They just profiled two of the Japan team – Onodera and Hayashi – on the NHK 10:00 news. Apparently, they both come from the same town in Hokkaido, where curling is THE big thing. Over fifty percent of the population has taken part in curling.
They actually made a movie based on these two women, and how they came to be world-class curlers in high school.
And yah, they sure are cute…