At the start of an end, and the game, the two Skips go down to the far house and begin to direct play for their teams (they are team captain).Each team alternates throwing with the other team one stone at a time. Each player throws two stones.When the Lead is
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Facts & Finer Points
Fact 1:Canada is the world leader in curling and has won 27 of a possible 42 Men’s World Championships.Fact 2:Curling has been an olympic sport since 1998.Fact 3:Curling player Paul Gowsell once ordered a pizza to ice level during a match, briefly earning him the
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The Curlers At Rawyards
‘The Curlers at Rawyards’ is a nineteenth century painting that shows the sport of curling. It was painted by John Levack in 1857 and deserves to be better known than it is at present. It is a large oil on canvas, in the care of North Lanarkshire Council and CultureNL, and
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DO’S AND DONT’S
Curling is a winter sport, played on ice. Ice is slippery, hard, cold, and wet. When normal caution is ignored, you can discover any or all of those facets, probably in that order.Warm up before the game. Stretching and warming muscles before going out onto the ice can
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The Origins of Curling as a Sport
Curling is one is the oldest ice sports played globally and it dates back to the 16th century. Since its invention it has spread all over the world from Scotland to mainland Europe and even to China where it is seen as a national sport!The game is played on real ice and the
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