The Simpsons Episode · 2010
Homer and Marge win Olympic gold in curling, beating Sweden.
What Really Happened · 2018
The US men's curling team defeated Sweden to win their first-ever Olympic gold medal.
2018
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In 'Boy Meets Curl', Homer and Marge accidentally join Springfield's Olympic curling team and, against all probability, win gold at the Winter Games as a completely ordinary middle-aged married couple — defeating Sweden in the final. At the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the US Men's Curling team — rank underdogs — defeated Sweden 10–7 in the gold medal match to win America's first-ever Olympic curling gold. Homer had called it eight years earlier.
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foreshadowed real-world events. This prediction appeared in S21E12 ("Boy Meets Curl"), which aired in 2010.
It was confirmed true in 2018.
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