Curling

Linda Alduin

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Curling (also called Chess on Ice) is a 4-player team winter sport that involves sliding polished granite stones toward targets (homes) on an ice sheet. Topic includes curling rules and regulations, sport history, notable records and athletes and international competitions.

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Linda Alduin

@lindaalduin

Curling (also called Chess on Ice) is a 4-player team winter sport that involves sliding polished granite stones toward targets (homes) on an ice sheet. Topic includes curling rules and regulations, sport history, notable records and athletes and international competitions.

USA Luge - Features, Events, Results - Team USA

The latest news, events and results for USA Luge from the USOC official site.
http://www.teamusa.org/usa-luge
A Beginner's Guide To Curling

Don't know the rules of curling? Worse, don't know what curling even is? That's too bad, because curling is elegant, fun and competitive. Even better, it doesn't demand world-class speed or the muscles of a god. You too can be a curling superstar after reading our tutorial.
http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/67541594/beginners-guide-to-curling-greatest-sport-on-earth
Basics of Curling

Two four-person rinks (teams) compete, with each rink throwing (sliding) 8 rocks per "end" of play.
http://www.curldc.org/basics-of-curling/
Curling For Dummies Cheat Sheet - For Dummies

Curling has a rich history with many traditions that continue to this day. Though the origins of curling are unclear, most people regard Scotland as curling's birthplace.
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/curling-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html
Top 10 Curling Shots - Roar of the Rings - YouTube

Top 10 Curling Shots - Roar of the Rings by TSN This video is presented to you be CurlingCoach.net and it's team of International and Canadian Curling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYcYaUBaEeI
World Curling Federation - Home

The official website of the World Curling Federation - the world governing body of the Olympic sport of curling and Paralympic sport of wheelchair curling.
http://www.worldcurling.org
USA Curling

The latest news, events and results for USA Curling from the USOC official site.
http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling
Equipment and History

Equipment and history of Olympic Curling
http://www.olympic.org/curling-equipment-and-history?tab=history
History of Curling

Curling has been described as the "Roarin' Game", with the "roar" coming from the noise of a granite stone as it travels over the ice. The exact origins of the game, however, are unclear, but curling is widely believed
http://www.worldcurling.org/history-of-curling
ESPN - Curling

Get the latest curling news, schedule, results, pictures and more on ESPN.com.
http://espn.go.com/olympics/curling/
Curling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curling

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Curling
Characteristics
Curling games taking place during the 2005 Tim Hortons Brier
Highest governing body	World Curling Federation
Nicknames	Chess On Ice, The Roaring Game
First played	Approximately late medieval Scotland
Registered players	est. 1.5 million^[1]
Contact	No
Team members	4 per team (2 in doubles)
Mixed-sex	Yes; see mixed curling
Type	Precision and accuracy
Equipment	Curling brooms, stones (rocks), curling shoes
Venue	Curling sheet
Glossary	Glossary of curling
Presence
Olympic	First event in 1924 (retroactively made official in 2006) Demonstration sport in 1932, 1988 and 1992 Officially added in 1998
Paralympic	Wheelchair curling officially added in 2006

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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USA Luge - Features, Events, Results - Team USA

The latest news, events and results for USA Luge from the USOC official site.
http://www.teamusa.org/usa-luge
A Beginner's Guide To Curling

Don't know the rules of curling? Worse, don't know what curling even is? That's too bad, because curling is elegant, fun and competitive. Even better, it doesn't demand world-class speed or the muscles of a god. You too can be a curling superstar after reading our tutorial.
http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/67541594/beginners-guide-to-curling-greatest-sport-on-earth
Basics of Curling

Two four-person rinks (teams) compete, with each rink throwing (sliding) 8 rocks per "end" of play.
http://www.curldc.org/basics-of-curling/
Curling For Dummies Cheat Sheet - For Dummies

Curling has a rich history with many traditions that continue to this day. Though the origins of curling are unclear, most people regard Scotland as curling's birthplace.
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/curling-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html
Top 10 Curling Shots - Roar of the Rings - YouTube

Top 10 Curling Shots - Roar of the Rings by TSN This video is presented to you be CurlingCoach.net and it's team of International and Canadian Curling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYcYaUBaEeI
World Curling Federation - Home

The official website of the World Curling Federation - the world governing body of the Olympic sport of curling and Paralympic sport of wheelchair curling.
http://www.worldcurling.org
USA Curling

The latest news, events and results for USA Curling from the USOC official site.
http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling
Equipment and History

Equipment and history of Olympic Curling
http://www.olympic.org/curling-equipment-and-history?tab=history
History of Curling

Curling has been described as the "Roarin' Game", with the "roar" coming from the noise of a granite stone as it travels over the ice. The exact origins of the game, however, are unclear, but curling is widely believed
http://www.worldcurling.org/history-of-curling
ESPN - Curling

Get the latest curling news, schedule, results, pictures and more on ESPN.com.
http://espn.go.com/olympics/curling/
Curling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curling

Curling
Characteristics
Curling games taking place during the 2005 Tim Hortons Brier
Highest governing body	World Curling Federation
Nicknames	Chess On Ice, The Roaring Game
First played	Approximately late medieval Scotland
Registered players	est. 1.5 million^[1]
Contact	No
Team members	4 per team (2 in doubles)
Mixed-sex	Yes; see mixed curling
Type	Precision and accuracy
Equipment	Curling brooms, stones (rocks), curling shoes
Venue	Curling sheet
Glossary	Glossary of curling
Presence
Olympic	First event in 1924 (retroactively made official in 2006) Demonstration sport in 1932, 1988 and 1992 Officially added in 1998
Paralympic	Wheelchair curling officially added in 2006

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Curling (also called Chess on Ice) is a 4-player team winter sport that involves sliding polished granite stones toward targets (homes) on an ice sheet. Topic includes curling rules and regulations, sport history, notable records and athletes and international competitions.

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