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02.02.2022 - 10:53

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Did you know the reason why they use brooms in curling? Let us know in the comments section below.This month's games will see a total of 109 medal events held across 15 disciplines in seven different sports, with the opening ceremony taking place on Friday.There will be three medal events in curling, with men's, women's and mixed doubles tournaments taking place.Team GB are in action in the mixed doubles event on Wednesday as Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat take on Sweden in the opening match of the round robin stage of the tournament.The mixed doubles event was only introduced at the Winter Olympics in 2018 and this year's games is the first time Team GB have been involved..

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