Although curling (for men) was on the medal menu at the first
Winter Olympics, in Chamonix 1924, it didn't appear
again until Nagano 1998.
Curling may have originated from Scotland; where the game was played
on frozen ponds and lochs, with stones used from river beds; the earliest written records
of curling are found at Scotland’s Paisley Abbey and date back to 1541.
Olympic Curling
In the Olympics there are two events: curling men and curling women;
each event starting with ten teams.
A team consists of four players with two stones each. Team members
take it in turns to push their stones along the ice towards a series of circles. The
object being to get as close to the centre as possible and knock your opponents' stones
out of the way.
The game lasts for ten ends; an end being when all 16 stones have been
released by the players, and the winner is the team with the most points.
Curling
Rules:
It all sounds simple but officially there's more to curling than that.
Canada and Switzerland make quite a habit of getting on the podium
for sliding stones across the ice.
Curling Medal History
Chamonix 1924 (men): Great Britain;
Sweden; France.
Men's Curling
Nagano 1998: Switzerland; Canada;
Norway.
Salt Lake City 2002: Norway;
Canada; Switzerland.
Turin 2006: Canada; Finland; USA.
Women's Curling
Nagano 1998: Canada; Denmark; Sweden.
Salt Lake City 2002: Great
Britain; Switzerland; Canada.
Turin 2006: Sweden; Switzerland;
Canada.
     
World Curling
Federation:
All the latest news from the curling world.
Canadian Curling Association:
Includes a searchable index of all the members of the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame and a
growing links directory devoted to curling.
Finnish Curling Association:
Also known as Suomen Curlingliitto.
European Curling Federation:
A few links to previous and forthcomming European Championships.
New Zealand Curling Association:
The New Zealand Curling Association (NZCA) is the National Governing Body for the Olympic
sport of curling -- New Zealand's coolest game.
Royal Caledonian
Curling Club:
Established, in 1838, to regulate the ancient Scottish game of Curling.
US Curling Association:
With links and contact numbers of curling clubs around the United States.
General Curling Links
Curling Basics:
An excellent Macromedia presentation showing basic curling situations by way of animated
examples. A must visit to get a feel for the game of curling.
Foreign Language Curling Sites
Dansk Curling Forbund.
Norges Curlingforbund.
Svenska Curlingförbundet.
Schweizerischer
Curling-Verband.
Curling.
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