The art of the perfect shot in wheelchair curling, where there’s no ‘cheating’ (sweeping)

Liam Tharme Mon, 9 March 2026 at 8:16 am UTC·8 min read CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Stewart Pimblett, who throws third for Great Britain in their mixed wheelchair curling team, has strong thoughts on the difference between Paralympic and Olympic events. “Once we release, it’s in the lap of the gods,” he said at the athlete village in Cortina. “That stone will stop when it stops, it will curl when it wants to.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement “I say to Bruce Mouat (Team GB skip and 2026 Olympic silver medallist) that it’s cheating. ‘Do you ever play pool? Does your mate lift the table (to help the ball go in)?'” He’s joking. Sort of. The “cheating” he refers to is sweeping, a...