Age is not a problem for Chinese curlers

VANCOUVER, Canada - In most sporting disciplines, the age of 26 is regarded, politely, as being on the more mature side of the spectrum.

Not so in curling, where the steady hands and temperaments of veterans often prove decisive on the ice.

However, with an average age of 26, the Chinese women's curling team showed youth is not necessarily a stumbling block on the road to success.