Sweden pickles Korea's 'Garlic Girls' in curling showdown

If the Korean women's curling team thought winning an Olympic silver medal was fun, wait until they get their mobile phones back.

The "Garlic Girls" who sparked a national phenomenon in the quirky sport with their sweeping and shouting, lost to Sweden 8-3 in Sunday's Olympic final, a result that only slightly diminished the excitement in the host country.

The hubbub was so great, in fact, that their coach confiscated their mobile phones to shield them from any pressure that might come from all the attention in a country that had no real curling tradition before being selected to host the 2018 Winter Games.