The Royal Montreal Curling Club, the oldest established sports club still active in North America, was established in 1807.
The first curling club in the United States was established in 1830, and the sport was introduced to Switzerland and Sweden before the end of the 19th century, also by Scots.
The International Olympic Committee recognises the Royal Caledonian Curling Club (founded as the Grand Caledonian Curling Club in 1838) as developing the first official rules for the sport. In the early history of curling, the playing stones were simply flat-bottomed stones from rivers or fields, which lacked a handle and were of inconsistent size, shape and smoothness.
Kays have been involved in providing curling stones for the Winter Olympics since Chamonix in 1924 and has been the exclusive manufacturer of curling stones for the Olympics since the 2006 Winter Olympics. Trefor granite comes from the Yr Eifl or Trefor Granite Quarry in the village of Trefor on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales and has produced granite since 1850.
In the past, most curling stones were made from Blue Hone but the island is now a wildlife reserve and the quarry is restricted by environmental conditions that exclude blasting. Kays of Scotland has been making curling stones in Mauchline, Ayrshire, since 1851 and has the exclusive rights to the Ailsa Craig granite, granted by the Marquess of Ailsa, whose family has owned the island since 1560.
Russell of Toronto, Ontario, Canada sometime after 1870, and was subsequently adopted by Scottish stone manufacturer Andrew Kay. The granite for the stones comes from two sources: Ailsa Craig, an island off the Ayrshire coast of Scotland, and the Trefor Granite Quarry in Wales. Ailsa Craig is the traditional source and produces two types of granite, Blue Hone and Ailsa Craig Common Green.
According to the 1881 Census, Andrew Kay employed 30 people in his curling stone factory in Mauchline.
Paul, Minnesota – Founded in 1885.
Central Canadian curlers often used 'irons' rather than stones until the early 1900s; Canada is the only country known to have done so, while others experimented with wood or ice-filled tins. Outdoor curling was very popular in Scotland between the 16th and 19th centuries because the climate provided good ice conditions every winter.
It currently includes men's, women's and mixed doubles tournaments (the mixed doubles event was held for the first time in 2018). In February 2002, the International Olympic Committee retroactively decided that the curling competition from the 1924 Winter Olympics (originally called Semaine des Sports d'Hiver, or International Winter Sports Week) would be considered official Olympic events and no longer be considered demonstration events.
Thus, the first Olympic medals in curling, which at the time was played outdoors, were awarded for the 1924 Winter Games, with the gold medal won by Great Britain, two silver medals by Sweden, and the bronze by France.
Kays have been involved in providing curling stones for the Winter Olympics since Chamonix in 1924 and has been the exclusive manufacturer of curling stones for the Olympics since the 2006 Winter Olympics. Trefor granite comes from the Yr Eifl or Trefor Granite Quarry in the village of Trefor on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales and has produced granite since 1850.
A demonstration tournament was also held during the 1932 Winter Olympic Games between four teams from Canada and four teams from the United States, with Canada winning 12 games to 4. Since the sport's official addition in the 1998 Olympics, Canada has dominated the sport with their men's teams winning gold in 2006, 2010, and 2014, and silver in 1998 and 2002.
It is mandatory in high-level national and international competition, but its cost, around US$650 each, currently puts it beyond the reach of most curling clubs. === Curling broom === The curling broom, or brush, is used to sweep the ice surface in the path of the stone (see sweeping) and is also often used as a balancing aid during delivery of the stone. Prior to the 1950s, most curling brooms were made of corn strands and were similar to household brooms of the day.
From there Ernie Richardson and his family team dominated Canadian and international curling during the late 1950s and early 1960s and have been considered to be the best male curlers of all time.
In 1958, Fern Marchessault of Montreal inverted the corn straw in the centre of the broom.
Today, curling is played all over Europe and has spread to Brazil, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, China, and Korea. The first world championship for curling was limited to men and was known as the Scotch Cup, held in Falkirk and Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1959.
From there Ernie Richardson and his family team dominated Canadian and international curling during the late 1950s and early 1960s and have been considered to be the best male curlers of all time.
Club with largest active membership in the United States (over 1000 members). Utica Curling Club – Utica, New York Kilsyth Curling Club – the first constituted curling club in the world Wausau Curling Club – Wausau, Wisconsin – Home of the Tietge Bonspiel, the oldest and largest high school curling bonspiel in the U.S. == In popular culture == The Beatles participate in a game of curling during one scene of their 1965 film Help!.
The 1990 Brier (Canadian men's championship) was considered by many curling fans as boring to watch because of the amount of peeling and the quick adoption of the free guard zone rule the following year reflected how disliked this aspect of the game had become. The free guard zone rule was originally called the Modified Moncton Rule and was developed from a suggestion made by Russ Howard for the Moncton 100 cashspiel in Moncton, New Brunswick, in January 1990.
The quarry supplies curling stone granite exclusively to the Canada Curling Stone Company, which has been producing stones since 1992 and supplied the stones for the 2002 Winter Olympics. A handle is attached by a bolt running vertically through a hole in the centre of the stone.
Canada kept to the traditional rules until a three-rock free guard zone rule was adopted for the 1993–94 season.
The episode also features cameos by Canadian curlers Randy Ferbey and Dave Nedohin. In Louise Penny's mystery novel A Fatal Grace, published in 2007, the main character investigates a murder at a local Christmas bonspiel. The music video for LMFAO's song "Yes" showed the band competing in a fictional curling tournament, the 1996 Broom Cup.
(The skip is the team member who calls the shots; see below.) Curling was one of the first sports that was popular with women and girls. === Olympic curling === Curling has been a medal sport in the Winter Olympic Games since the 1998 Winter Olympics.
A demonstration tournament was also held during the 1932 Winter Olympic Games between four teams from Canada and four teams from the United States, with Canada winning 12 games to 4. Since the sport's official addition in the 1998 Olympics, Canada has dominated the sport with their men's teams winning gold in 2006, 2010, and 2014, and silver in 1998 and 2002.
The women's team won gold in 1998 and 2014, a silver in 2010, and a bronze in 2002 and 2006.
Future (2007) World Champion Kelly Scott scored eight points in one of her games against 1998 World bronze medalist Cathy King. == Curling culture == Competition teams are normally named after the skip, for example, Team Martin after skip Kevin Martin.
Sandra Schmirler led her team to the first-ever gold medal in women's curling in the 1998 Winter Olympics.
The Canadian Curling Association Rules of Curling allows the use of a delivery stick in club play but does not permit it in championships. The delivery stick was specifically invented for elderly curlers in Canada in 1999.
It currently includes men's, women's and mixed doubles tournaments (the mixed doubles event was held for the first time in 2018). In February 2002, the International Olympic Committee retroactively decided that the curling competition from the 1924 Winter Olympics (originally called Semaine des Sports d'Hiver, or International Winter Sports Week) would be considered official Olympic events and no longer be considered demonstration events.
A demonstration tournament was also held during the 1932 Winter Olympic Games between four teams from Canada and four teams from the United States, with Canada winning 12 games to 4. Since the sport's official addition in the 1998 Olympics, Canada has dominated the sport with their men's teams winning gold in 2006, 2010, and 2014, and silver in 1998 and 2002.
The women's team won gold in 1998 and 2014, a silver in 2010, and a bronze in 2002 and 2006.
The quarry supplies curling stone granite exclusively to the Canada Curling Stone Company, which has been producing stones since 1992 and supplied the stones for the 2002 Winter Olympics. A handle is attached by a bolt running vertically through a hole in the centre of the stone.
The bomb eventually goes off after a delay, creating a big hole in the ice. Men with Brooms is a 2002 Canadian film that takes a satirical look at curling.
However, a European Mixed Curling Championship was inaugurated in 2005, a World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was established in 2008, and the European Mixed Championship was replaced with the World Mixed Curling Championship in 2015.
A demonstration tournament was also held during the 1932 Winter Olympic Games between four teams from Canada and four teams from the United States, with Canada winning 12 games to 4. Since the sport's official addition in the 1998 Olympics, Canada has dominated the sport with their men's teams winning gold in 2006, 2010, and 2014, and silver in 1998 and 2002.
The women's team won gold in 1998 and 2014, a silver in 2010, and a bronze in 2002 and 2006.
Kays have been involved in providing curling stones for the Winter Olympics since Chamonix in 1924 and has been the exclusive manufacturer of curling stones for the Olympics since the 2006 Winter Olympics. Trefor granite comes from the Yr Eifl or Trefor Granite Quarry in the village of Trefor on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales and has produced granite since 1850.
The example illustrates the men's final at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Eight points – all the rocks thrown by one team counting – is the highest score possible in an end, and is known as an "eight-ender" or "snowman".
Probably the best-known snowman came at the 2006 Players' Championships.
The episode also features cameos by Canadian curlers Randy Ferbey and Dave Nedohin. In Louise Penny's mystery novel A Fatal Grace, published in 2007, the main character investigates a murder at a local Christmas bonspiel. The music video for LMFAO's song "Yes" showed the band competing in a fictional curling tournament, the 1996 Broom Cup.
However, a European Mixed Curling Championship was inaugurated in 2005, a World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was established in 2008, and the European Mixed Championship was replaced with the World Mixed Curling Championship in 2015.
A demonstration tournament was also held during the 1932 Winter Olympic Games between four teams from Canada and four teams from the United States, with Canada winning 12 games to 4. Since the sport's official addition in the 1998 Olympics, Canada has dominated the sport with their men's teams winning gold in 2006, 2010, and 2014, and silver in 1998 and 2002.
The women's team won gold in 1998 and 2014, a silver in 2010, and a bronze in 2002 and 2006.
A TV adaptation, also titled Men with Brooms, debuted in 2010 on CBC Television. The Corner Gas episode "Hurry Hard" involves the townspeople of Dog River competing in a local curling bonspiel for the fictitious "Clavet Cup".
The episode aired on the Fox network in the United States on 14 February 2010. In 2021, the sitcom The Great North aired the episode "Curl Interrupted Adventure" in which two characters join a curling league. == See also == Glossary of curling Grand Slam of Curling List of curlers World Curling Federation Women's curling Drummuir Curlers' Platform railway station == Notes == == Further reading == Smith, David B.
The last harvest of Ailsa Craig granite by Kays took place in 2013, after a hiatus of 11 years; 2,000 tons were harvested, sufficient to fill anticipated orders through at least 2020.
A demonstration tournament was also held during the 1932 Winter Olympic Games between four teams from Canada and four teams from the United States, with Canada winning 12 games to 4. Since the sport's official addition in the 1998 Olympics, Canada has dominated the sport with their men's teams winning gold in 2006, 2010, and 2014, and silver in 1998 and 2002.
The women's team won gold in 1998 and 2014, a silver in 2010, and a bronze in 2002 and 2006.
These are easier to make because they impart less speed on the object stone, therefore increasing the chance that it remains in play even if a bigger chunk of it is hit. With the tick shot reducing the effectiveness of the four-rock rule, the Grand Slam of Curling series of bonspiels adopted a five-rock rule in 2014.
The new brooms were temporarily banned by the World Curling Federation and Curling Canada for the 2015–2016 season.
However, a European Mixed Curling Championship was inaugurated in 2005, a World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was established in 2008, and the European Mixed Championship was replaced with the World Mixed Curling Championship in 2015.
In early 2016 an international initiative started to allow use of the delivery sticks by players over 60 years of age in World Curling Federation Senior Championships, as well as in any projected Masters (60+) Championship that develops in the future. == Terminology == Terms used to describe the game include: The ice in the game may be fast (keen) or slow.
In 2017, the five-rock rule was adopted by the World Curling Federation and member organizations for official play, beginning in the 2018–19 season. === Hammer === The last rock in an end is called the hammer and throwing the hammer gives a team a tactical advantage.
It currently includes men's, women's and mixed doubles tournaments (the mixed doubles event was held for the first time in 2018). In February 2002, the International Olympic Committee retroactively decided that the curling competition from the 1924 Winter Olympics (originally called Semaine des Sports d'Hiver, or International Winter Sports Week) would be considered official Olympic events and no longer be considered demonstration events.
The mixed doubles team won gold in 2018. == Equipment == === Curling sheet === The playing surface or curling sheet is defined by the World Curling Federation Rules of Curling.
In 2017, the five-rock rule was adopted by the World Curling Federation and member organizations for official play, beginning in the 2018–19 season. === Hammer === The last rock in an end is called the hammer and throwing the hammer gives a team a tactical advantage.
The last harvest of Ailsa Craig granite by Kays took place in 2013, after a hiatus of 11 years; 2,000 tons were harvested, sufficient to fill anticipated orders through at least 2020.
The episode aired on the Fox network in the United States on 14 February 2010. In 2021, the sitcom The Great North aired the episode "Curl Interrupted Adventure" in which two characters join a curling league. == See also == Glossary of curling Grand Slam of Curling List of curlers World Curling Federation Women's curling Drummuir Curlers' Platform railway station == Notes == == Further reading == Smith, David B.
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