Every four years, many of us settle in for hours of Olympic figure skating—team events, ice dance, pairs, women’s, and men’s. It’s beautiful, dramatic, and sometimes baffling. What’s an Axel versus a Lutz?

The 2026 Winter Olympics opened competition Wednesday night with the first curling matches on the schedule in Cortina only for the action to come to a brief halt because of a power outage.

The two won the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in 2023 and qualified for the Winter Olympics with a fifth-place finish in 2025.