Curling

Curling is an Olympic Sport in which two teams take turns sliding heavy granite stones (called rocks) across a stretch of ice. The goal is to land the stones closest to the target in order to earn a point for that round. After 10 rounds, whichever team earned the most points wins the game.

On their turn, a team works together to move the rock. One player throws a rock by launching it across the ice. The other players on the team use special brooms to sweep the ice around the stone. This helps direct, or curl, the rock towards the target.

Curling is an event in the Winter Olympics. While it debuted at the 1924 Olympics, the sport was not included again until 1998. Traditional teams include four players. A mixed doubles division (a team of one male and one female) was added to the Olympics in 2018. Notable US curlers include John Shuster and Tabitha Peterson.

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