Category: Сurling

Three curlers share the Olympic record with three medals each: Anette Norberg, John Morris and Niklas Edin. Here is how their medal hauls compare through Beijing 2022.

Curling stones begin as carefully selected granite and pass through quarrying, precision shaping, polishing, assembly, and testing before they reach the rink.

Learn how curling time clocks measure a team’s thinking time, when the clock starts and stops, what happens during timeouts, and what occurs if a team runs out of time.

Most curling games are played over 10 ends, although mixed doubles and some recreational matches use eight. Here is how ends work and what happens when the score is tied.

A curling stone does not travel in a perfectly straight line because its rotating running band interacts with the pebble ice. Here is how friction, rotation, speed and sweeping make the stone curl.

Learn how to improve curling skills through better delivery technique, accurate weight control, effective sweeping, and smarter shot decisions.

Curlers sweep the ice to reduce friction, help the stone travel farther, and influence its line. Here is how sweeping changes speed, direction, and curl.

A double touch in curling usually describes one delivered stone making contact with two stones, although the standard terms are double takeout, double raise, or double runback depending on the shot.

Curling was not invented on a single known date. The earliest widely accepted written reference comes from Scotland in 1540, while modern organized curling developed in the 19th century.

The US curling team does not come from one city or state. Learn where American curlers train, which clubs produce national players and how Olympic teams are selected.