"The sun rises late in Cortina d'Ampezzo, like everything else in this little alpine town. It's gone eight o'clock in the morning by the time the daylight has made it over the high peaks to the east, and it's another two hours from that before the Olympic day gets under way. It's slow out, as if everyone's still sleeping off the night before, when the town was out cheering for the athletes as they made their parade around the square."
"The police are still packing away all the railings, and the street sweeps are brushing up the confetti. Non c'e fretta. No one's in a rush. Maybe your bus will turn up, but no one's making any promises. Fortunately, you don't need it for the curling, which is only a short walk. They built this arena for the last Olympics here, back in 1956, when it was the venue for the figure skating competition and, like everything else around town, it's looking very well-dressed."
Sun rises late in Cortina d'Ampezzo, delaying the Olympic day's start until mid-morning. The town wakes slowly after nightly celebrations, with police removing railings and street sweepers brushing up confetti. Luxury boutiques and a pop-up Dior with an ice sculpture coexist with classic art-deco architecture and black-and-white 1950s photographs. The curling arena, built for the 1956 Olympics, hosts mixed-doubles round-robin matches. Competitors include siblings, married couples, and a Canadian pair who began dating while forming a team to qualify for Pyeongchang. On the ice, players broom vigorously under teammates' shouts of instruction, striving to sweep harder and gain advantage.
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