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Although curling has officially been an Olympic medal event only since 1998, it was periodically a demonstration event as far back as 1924.
However, there is one in particular that seems to capture the hearts and minds of many every time: curling. Whether it be the seemingly manic brushing done in front of the stone or the incredible ...
Jason Warda, 41, demonstrates how to send a curling stone down the playing surface, or curling sheet, at The Barn in Fenton on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Warda, the proprietor of The Barn ...
By Rick Rojas For generations, the stones used in Olympic curling events have been forged from granite mined from a quarry on an uninhabited volcanic island off the Scottish coast, employing the ...
BEIJING, China — Curling isn't a new sport to the Olympics, but sometimes it can seem like one of the most complicated. If you've watched any mixed doubles games so far, you may have some ...
A single curling stone certified for the Olympics costs over $600. That makes a full set of 16 stones worth $9,600. Since 2006, every stone used in the Olympic Winter Games has come from Kays of ...
Fourteen or more hours and continents away, viewers will watch curling from the comfort of home and come to a similar conclusion — give me a broom, a stone and some practice, and that could be me.
"Ho, ho, ho, ho," Nelson said, talking to the stone as it made its way down the ice. For 60 years, Nelson has been curling in Fargo-Moorhead. After moving from Hallock, North Dakota to Fargo after ...