Curling, yes curling, was delayed Thursday by bad weather conditions in Cortina, Italy. Heavy snow has repeatedly pushed back a number of Winter Olympic events this week — not an uncommon byproduct of holding outdoor sporting events during the winter.

"Milan has been very nice, and the people have been very hospitable. I'm walking everywhere, some people recognize me as the world's greatest curler, and some people have no idea who I am," said Shaq, laughing. When asked which winter sport he would compete in, the Big Diesel had two picks in mind.

The 2026 Winter Olympics have opened competition with the first curling matches in Cortina. A power outage moments after play begin briefly halted the action on Wednesday night and delayed training for men's luge at the nearby sliding center.

Team GB’s men have scraped into the semi-finals while the women are still battling to advance from the round robin stage at Milano-Cortina 2026

A curling cheating accusation at the 2026 Winter Olympics escalated into an international rules crisis — then unraveled in days.

Curling, which piques viewers' curiosity every four years at the Winter Olympics, is expanding its audience even more at the Milan Cortina Games.