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    U.S. Curling Team Beats Russian Athletes To Kick Off Pyeongchang Olympics

    The first games of the Winter Olympics have begun, with two U.S. curlers taking on a Russian team to start things off in a mixed-doubles tournament.
    by Bill Chappell Feb 07, 2018 2 minutes
    American siblings Matt and Becca Hamilton (far left and far right, respectively) beat the Russian team of Alexander Krushelnitskiy and Anastasia Bryzgalova, as the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics' first competitions began on Thursday.

    The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics' opening ceremony is Friday, but the first competitions are already under way. The U.S. curling team of Matt and Becca Hamilton led off a mixed doubles tournament by defeating a team from Russia.

    There was a smattering of applause for each team as they were announced.

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