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BEIJING (AP) — Rocks and ice, meet mobile devices and big data. The 500-year-old sport of curling is sliding into the digital age at the Winter Olympics, with modern technology helping teams sift through game stats and performance data to maximize their chances at a medal.
Great Britain are guaranteed their first medal of the Winter Olympics after the men's curling team beat the United States 8-4 in a nail-biting semi-final.
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<p>Eileen Gu — the American-born 18-year-old who already has two medals in these Games representing China — earned her second gold of the Beijing Olympics in the freestyle skiing halfpipe final.</p><p></p><p>With the win, she became the first freestyle skier to walk away with three medals from a single Olympics.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, John Shuster's curling team came up just short in their semifinal against Great Britain on Thursday, ending the defense of their Olympic title from Pyeongchang. They'll try for bronze Fr...