Putting a cool spin on the competition

World Cup event serves as testing ground for China's ice-makers

The 'roaring game' brought a cool new look to Shougang Industrial Park in western Beijing with Wednesday's launch of the final leg of the World Curling Federation's inaugural World Cup series at Shougang Ice Rink.

The series opened in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, last September, followed by stops in Omaha, Nebraska, in December and Jonkoping, Sweden, in January.