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Curling: The Casual Fan’s Guide
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Introduction
Introduction
If you are already a die-hard curling fan, talking about last stone advantage at cocktail parties or describing a critical eighth end…
Brian Reich
Feb 14, 2018
How Curling Works
How Curling Works
Before the Shot
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Feb 14, 2018
Types of Shots
Types of Shots
There are three primary types of shots in curling: a guard, a draw and a takeout. Each type of shot serves a different function. The GUARD…
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Feb 14, 2018
Team Roles
Team Roles
Each curling team consists of four players and an alternate. Each player has a unique role.
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Time and Scoring
Time and Scoring
Time clocks are used to control the speed of the games, and prevent a team from taking enormous amounts of time to execute its shots. Each…
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Feb 14, 2018
Measuring and The Sheet (Ice)
Measuring and The Sheet (Ice)
If two or more stones are too close to measure by eye, vice skips are responsible for measuring. There are three types of measuring…
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Feb 14, 2018
Equipment
Equipment
Stones
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Rules
Rules
Following are a sample of some important curling rules. The complete World Curling Federation rules are available at www.worldcurling.org.
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Feb 14, 2018
How to Watch Curling
How to Watch Curling
When watching curling on screen, fans are treated to many angles — a top-down view of the house to show stone placement, and a view down…
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Feb 14, 2018
Statistics
Statistics
Like most sports, advanced statistics are increasingly used in curling to measure and analyze performance. In curling, players are graded…
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Feb 14, 2018
Curling History
Curling History
The exact origins of curling are unknown, but the sport is believed to date back as far as the 1500s. The first rules of curling were drawn…
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Key Curling Terms
Key Curling Terms
Back end: The vice-skip and skip on a curling team.
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Feb 14, 2018
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