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Curling Olympians Ben Richardson and Korey Dropkin

Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:57:02
Publish Date: 2026-01-29 10:00:00
Description:

Olympic Curling is all about precision. It’s a sport where less than half and inch can mean the difference between winning a Gold Medal and getting last place. Team USA Curling Olympians Ben Richardson and Korey Dropkin join us to talk Curling basics, the unique strategy behind each throw and falling on ice.

Then, it’s Curling and Ski Jumping vs. Figure Skating and Bobsled as we countdown the Top 5 Winter Olympic Sports.

00:00 Introducing Curling Olympians Ben Richardson and Korey Dropkin

01:16: The Extreme Precision of Olympic Curling

03:41: Curling Strategy

06:57: No Mistakes

09:03: Sweeping and Throwing in Curling

11:26: Curling Gold Medal Favorites

12:18: Curling Popularity

13:53: Curling Falls and Fails

17:30: Pointless

40:03: The Top 5 Winter Olympic Sports

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