Västerstrandsskolan in Karlstad has achieved viral success on social media with its homemade curling rink, according to SVT Nyheter. 5 million people on Instagram. ' Red and green ice stones glide across the makeshift rink in the schoolyard, with growing lines of children waiting for their turn to play.
' The inspiration behind the curling fever is reportedly linked to what's being called the 'Wranå effect' - referring to siblings Isabella and Rasmus Wranå's Olympic gold medal in mixed doubles curling. Few could have predicted that a flooded schoolyard and homemade curling stones created in buckets would become such a viral sensation.
It was pretty crazy actually.
It's quite difficult.