Aileen Geving

The sport with the frenzied sweeping and clacking rocks has rules that literally require players to treat opponents with kindness. Referees aren’t needed, because curlers police themselves. And the winners generally buy the losers a beer.

The U.S. women’s curling team members have been playing together for nearly two years after being grouped by USA Curling’s High Performance Program in 2016. The team, skipped by Nina Roth, is looking to do better than the last two Olympics in which the U.S. finished in last place both times. Although all five players – Roth, lead Becca Hamilton, second Aileen Geving,...

Many people may see curling and think that the athletes don’t have to do much in the gym to prepare for the sport. In the past, that may have been true. But recently, curlers have started to realize that getting in shape and putting in hours at the gym can have a tremendous benefit when it comes to the sport....

Registered nurse Nina Roth led her team to victory in the U.S. curling trials on Saturday to earn the American women’s spot in the Olympics. Fellow first-time Olympians Tabitha Peterson, Aileen Geving and Becca Hamilton are set to join her at the Winter Games in Pyeongchang. Roth’s rink beat the one led by Jamie Sinclair 7-6 to win the best-of-three...