The tension in a luge sled allows athletes to manipulate it just so, digging in the runners and steering with sharp precision around curves.
—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
The downhill was already one of the signature events of Alpine skiing, a can’t-look-away showcase as women carve down mountains, around curves and over jumps, pushing 80 mph.
But recently TikTok is discovering the face-framing magic that comes from turning your curls inward.
—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
5 Feb. 2026
These handles are usually coloured red or yellow, to identify each team’s stones, and the players control which way the stone curls by rotating the handle in one direction or the other.
Each year there are new twists to the game and activities during the three-day celebration of the best basketball players in the world.
—
Dan Loumena,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
And the pastas deliver, whether trofie, tiny twists of fresh pasta, with a vibrant green pesto or farfallone, essentially bowties on steroids, in a Calabrian chile butter with bits of smoky pancetta.
—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
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