CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Norway's curlers were back wearing their funky pants at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday — but it might be a one-off. The men's team's donned bold, diamond-printed trousers for its 7-4 loss to Sweden at Cortina Curling Center as a tribute to former Norway skip Thomas Ulsrud,

Norway’s remarkable consistency at the Winter Olympics stems from a decades‑old culture that puts children’s happiness, equal access to sport and shared expertise ahead of fast results, the country’s head of delegation Tore Oevreboe said.