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SOCHI SCENE: British curling fixation

By Washington Examiner
Published February 20, 2014 12:44pm ET
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SOCHI SCENE: British curling fixation
Britain's women's curling team from left to right, Anna Sloan, Eve Muirhead, Vicki Adams and Claire Hamilton, celebrate after beating Switzerland in the women's curling bronze medal game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) | Wong Maye-E

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Curling fever has gripped Britain — again.

Ever since Rhona Martin won the gold medal for the British with her so-called “Stone of Destiny” in 2002, the country gets hooked on a sport that is mocked by some and loved by others.

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