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What Curling Tells Us About the Mystery of Ice

Scientists are still discovering new theories on why ice is slippery. Our meteorologist Judson Jones and multimedia editor Joel Eastwood go curling to see how these theories could help Olympians achieve gold medals.

By Joel Eastwood, Judson Jones, Edward Vega, Gilad Thaler, Joey Sendaydiego and Bernardo Garcia Elguezabal

February 20, 2026

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