Curling
History
Invented in late medieval Scotland
The word curling first appears in print in 1620
In the early history the people played with flat stones
The first curling championship was limited to men `'Scatch
Chup''- in 1959
The first title was won by a Canadian Team
The first curling club in the United States began in 1830
A curling match at
Eglinton Castle, Ayrshire,
Scotland 1860.
A Curling House near
Stewarton in Ayrshire,
Scotland, now
converted into
dwelling.
Olympic Curling
An official sport in Winter Olympic Games since 1998
First Olympic medals were awarded for the Olympic Games in
1924
gold - Great Britain, Irland
silver - Swedan (2x)
bronze - France
The curling sheet
an area of ice, flat and level
146 to 150 feet (45 to 46m) in lenght, 14,5 to
16,5 feet (4,4 to 5,0m) in width
the house is marked at each end of the sheet
the house consists 3 rings formed by painting
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