Raymond J. de Souza: Forget the double touch, science doesn’t know why rocks curl

2026-02-17 - 17:53

Olympic curling’s raging controversy, with Canadians in the unusual role of foul-mouthed villains, seems to have been put on ice. The special umpires summoned into action on Saturday to watch for the dreaded “double touch” were gone by Monday. The last time there was such careful attention to fingers on stone in Italy Michelangelo was sculpting the Pietà. Read More