There was a brief delay in the opening curling matches at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.
Events got kicked off on Wednesday with mixed curling matches. Canada is taking on the Czech Republic, Sweden is going up against South Korea, Estonia faces off against Switzerland and Great Britain is battling Norway.
It's certainly an exciting day when the Olympics kick off, but that excitement turned into uncertainty just five minutes into the match as there was a power outage at the curling arena.It was only a brief outage; the lights came back on quickly at the arena and play was able to resume.As for the United States, their mixed curling matches will begin on Thursday. Coverage of the matches can be viewed on Peacock and USA.Mike McDaniel is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where he has worked since January 2022. His work has been featured at InsideTheACC.com, SB Nation, FanSided and more. McDaniel hosts the Hokie Hangover Podcast, covering Virginia Tech athletics, as well as Basketball Conference: The ACC Football Podcast. Outside of work, he is a husband and father, and an avid golfer.
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