Valuable lessons learned ahead of 2022 Games

The ice could have been better and the lighting should have been brighter. But overall, the first global championship of any winter sport to be held in Beijing since the city won its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics was a resounding success.

The two-week World Women's Curling Championships, which wrapped up at Capital Gymnasium on the weekend, was a valuable learning experience that went a long way toward popularizing the sport in China.