Swedish women's curler Margaretha Sigfridsson in the semifinal against the Swiss team, at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 19, 2014. Sigfridsson and other curlers often communicate with teammates by hand signals.

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Swedish women's curler Margaretha Sigfridsson in the semifinal against the Swiss team, at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 19, 2014. Sigfridsson and other curlers often communicate with teammates by hand signals.