MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. \u2014 Curling at the Olympics always seems to captivate the world, but at the Pittsburgh Curling Club in McKees Rocks, it\u2019s far more than something that comes up once every four years; it\u2019s a way of life.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone\u2019s intrigued by it. It\u2019s a weird-looking sport. You\u2019re running on ice, you\u2019re bent over sweeping a giant rock that\u2019s sliding down the ice. It\u2019s like, there\u2019s nothing else in the Winter Olympics that\u2019s even close to it,\u201d Pittsburgh Curling Club Dustin Devine said.<\/p>\n
That often sparks curiosity far beyond the Olympic village. <\/p>\n
\u201cPretty much everybody in America that does, is we watch curling on the Olympics and we\u2019re like, I can do that,\u201d Devine said.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s how Dustin Devine got hooked, during the 2014 games.<\/p>\n
His search to get started led him to the Pittsburgh Curling Club. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou make that first shot that actually, you know, you slide out and actually make that first shot, boom, you\u2019re hooked,\u201d Devine said.<\/p>\n
The club hosts tournaments throughout the year, often drawing teams from across the country and Canada.<\/p>\n
Every winter Olympic cycle brings a familiar surge of interest, one Devine says means everything for a sport that doesn\u2019t see much airtime outside of the games.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we\u2019re hoping that eventually changes. I know that the curling community and some of the curling organizations are trying to change that to make it more visible, you know, in mass to the country. But until then, whenever the four years come around, this Olympic time, we just really ramp up and get ready for that and get set to welcome another group of Olympians-at-heart.\u201d Devine said.\t<\/p>\n
If the sport looks like a lot of fun to you, the Pittsburgh Curling Club is beginner-friendly. They offer learn to curl classes and leagues throughout most of the year.<\/p>\n
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