Curling

Curling Clubs
Sport of Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. Two teams of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, known as "rocks", across the ice towards the house (a circular target marked on the ice). Each team has eight stones per end. The purpose of the game is to accumulate the highest score for a game; points are scored for the stones resting closest to the centre of the house at the conclusion of each end, which is completed wh...

Curling in Sochi 2014 Olympics
The World Curlers are Preparing for Sochi 2014 Olympics
Greater Sochi is known as the longest city in Europe at 145 km (90 mi) as it sprawls along the shores of the Black Sea and against the background of the snow-capped peaks of the Caucasus Mountains.. The highest peak in the Caucasus range is Mount Elbrus in the Greater Caucasus, which rises to a height of 18,506 feet (5,642 meters) above sea level. Mountains near Sochi will host part of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Understanding the Winter Sport of Curling
Curling is a Game of Skill and Strategy -- It's Like Crokinole on Ice
Curious about curling? I'm not a curler myself, but I grew up in the Canadian Province of Manitoba. This is the heart of curling country, and my dad was an avid curler. In fact, he was a Skip -- which I will explain later if you don't know the term. I spent many hours during my youth sitting in curling rinks watching my dad and his teammates play for recreation and in competitions. Curling originated in Scotland. The joke has it that a Scotsman dropped a haggis on a frozen pond. As the haggi...