The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina are approaching, with curling's mixed doubles competition set to kick off the action early. Team GB's Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds, former world champions, are aiming to improve on their performance from the 2022 Olympics, according to BBC Breaking. Their schedule begins with a challenging rematch against Norway, who defeated them in the previous Games' semi-finals, followed by a historic matchup against Estonia's first-ever Winter Olympic curlers.
In other curling news, Korey Dropkin, a curler from Duluth, Minnesota, is teaming up with Cory Thiesse for mixed doubles, according to Time. Dropkin, who failed to make the Beijing Olympics in 2022, sought a shake-up and approached Thiesse, a friend and former college classmate at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Dropkin said, "It's always been my belief that she is the best shotmaker in the United States." He invited Thiesse for a drink at the Pickwick, a Duluth pub owned by curlers, in April 2022 to discuss the partnership.
Beyond the Olympics, the world faces various challenges. The fourth winter of Russia's war on Ukraine has been particularly brutal, with repeated attacks on the energy grid leaving many in Kyiv without heat and electricity for days, NPR News reported. Residents are relying on candles and makeshift solutions amidst record low temperatures. Despite the harsh conditions, Ukrainians are demonstrating resilience.
In France, a 60-year-old art teacher was seriously injured after being stabbed multiple times by a 14-year-old student in front of classmates, according to Euronews. The incident occurred in southern France, and the student, who had no prior criminal record but was reportedly known to child protective services, was taken into custody. The school was evacuated, and counseling services were made available. The attack may have stemmed from recent tensions between the two and family problems of the student.
Other global events include the rising trend of solo travel, the impact of heavy snowfall in Japan, and proposed social media restrictions for children in Spain, Time reported. Antitrust concerns surround Netflix's potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, while Google's Gemini AI faces scrutiny over privacy issues, and China has banned hidden EV door handles.
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