These 'Athletes' Hurl Cast-Iron Pans on Ice
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February 5, 2026
Olympic curling it isn't, but in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the hottest thing on ice right now is a flying cast-iron pan. NPR dropped in on the city's Annual Skillet Curling Championship , where 32 costumed teams spend three days sliding frying pans toward a moving target they call "the bacon"—in actuality,...
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