If they have curling at the winter olympics why dont they have bowling?
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Mmm, bowling as a sport in the Summer Olympics. Well, it's in the Commonwealth Games and as you point out curling is simply bowling on ice. Hello, idea forming. In answer: You'd have to contact the people bidding for 2016 and ask them.
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Because the Commonwealth Games are a much smaller event than the Olympics. it would be impossible to organize the Olympics and the Paralympics at the same time in the same place. And even if it could be done, the Paralympics would probably loose the (small) media attention they have.
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Because not many people want a hockey team around there.  That is why they don't, but they do have a minor league team...so maybe someday they will get there
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Recently, the IOC voted to remove baseball and softball from the Olympics Games.  They will appear in Bejing, but not in London.  The sports will be able to reapply for the 2016 games.  \n\nThe committee may choose from a wide variety of sports to potentially replace baseball: squash, karate, gold, rugby, and even ballroom dancing have been considered.\n\nNetball is RECOGNIZED by the International Olympic Committee as conforming to the Olympic Charter.  Therefore it is one of the most likely sports to be considered for possible Olympic implementation.
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Curling is a lot like bowling, but on ice.  So what made bowling more popular?  BEER!  And there's your answer.
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Yes I agree with you. I also play lawn bowls and i coach the junior bowlers. I hope you get a good respnse to your question and then "BOWLING" might be added as a catagorie. Good luck.........Carol
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I don't know but I did ask my husband how these athletes come about that compete in curling. What kid grows up running to their friend's house to say, "Lets go curling". It is pretty cool though isn't it???? I wonder what store sells these- not the average sporting goods store.
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Curling is a joke\nhahaha sorry, I love curling, but I don't know any jokes about it\n\nIt's easy to make fun of, I guess... :-&#92;
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The U.S. had both a Men's and Women's curling team in the 2002 Winter Olympics.\n\nYou can find their names and brief bios at:\n\nhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2002/uscurling_bios/
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Here's one picture I found: http://www.chiptech.com/images/curling/curling.jpg
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Maybe the Americans can have there own Olympics because they seem to only want to play sports that are played by such a small amount of countries. Im sorry your dream is gone for the moment but lets try and even up the playing field and play something thats played at a competitive level in the other 90% of the non americanized parts of the world.
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Anyone who doesn't like to curl should really go try it. There are plenty of people who would be willing to teach you how to curl. It is a great game. There are so many different levels to compete at. In My club there is a league where most of the people have only been curling for a few years. They are just there to have a great time and man do they ever. I take curling a little more seriously then they do. My team has regular practises and we compete with the best teams in the world.
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sadly not. the reason for not being included is that they could be playing even when the olympics has got over!
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The hacks are put in temprarily, and either frozen in, or drilled in. When the curling is done, they take them out and re-freeze the ice. Hockey ice is also very different from curling ice and has to be treated differently anyway...\n\nSkating rink ice is generally pretty awful by curling-club standards, and is usually quite a bit harder to play on.
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Curling first appeared in the Winter Olympics in 1924, was a demonstration sport in 1932 and then was out of the Olympics for 56 years. It was brought back as a demonstration sport in 1988 and 1992 games and was an official medal sport again in 1998 in Nagano.
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What are you talking about? There IS a women's pro bowling tour still. I dont know where you heard that.
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before you ask about curling you should ask about chess. Yes they are both sports... and to be honest if you dont know the rules or you arent playing they turn out to be the most boring sports ever