Get a taste of a Winter Olympics sport right here in Austin

Some 2018 Olympics events began even before the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang, South Korea — including curling, the sport that some describe as shuffleboard on ice. Did you know you can learn curling in Austin? The Lone Star Curling Club was created in 2006, and in Sunset Valley there’s a bar called the Barn where curling memorabilia adorns the walls and curling takes priority on the TV.

Go to mystatesman.com to find out more about some Austin curling fans and how they hope to make the sport even more prominent in sunny Central Texas.