By Kevin Gray For the next few weeks, the world’s best winter athletes will gather in Beijing to fly down mountains, navigate hairpin turns on icy tracks, and lift other humans above their heads while balancing on razor-thin blades. And you … will be safely watching from your couch, probably with a beer and a bag of chips. But should you want to try some of these sports for yourself, that can be arranged. Curling, figure skating, and hockey are all disciplines you can attempt within state borders. And while Texas is conspicuously missing mountains (and meaningful amounts of snow), you only nee…
