Moneyrock: How Olympic Curlers Are Crunching Data to Get Edge on Ice
The intricate strategy — successful teams must plan several throws in advance — has earned the sport the nickname “chess on ice.” And that strategy is now driven by data and technology that gives the players real-time insights into the best shot to take.
“It’s the future,” said U.S.A. curling's director of coaching, Phill Drobnick. “It’s doing everything you can do to give ourselves that little bit of an edge.” An Olympic curling match has 10 ends, like innings in baseball. Teams throw eight rocks apiece in each round. Much of the in-end strategy involves protecting one's own rocks from an opponent's takeout, but the end-game management often centers around the significant advantage of throwing last.
NFL coaches have become more aggressive about going for it on fourth down, or going for two points after a touchdown, based on similar statistical analysis.
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