any websites on curling?
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This is fairly comprehensive, and will lead to other sites:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curling
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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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http://www.championsgolftour.com/
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Here's one picture I found: http://www.chiptech.com/images/curling/curling.jpg
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www.poolandspa.com\n\nGood Resource
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Curling, definitely. Thats all I can think of right now. lol
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Unfortunately the World Championships are over (Scotland took the gold) but you could have watched the round robin matches for Canada on Curl TV's website (www.curltv.com). You can see highlights of the entire event on ESPN2 April 16 from 3:00 - 5:00
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Did you ever watch curling?
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http://www.weider.com\n\nhttp://www.bowflex.com
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http://www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp
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check out http://www.softballspunk.com/  and http://www.softballcorner.com/Softballcheers.asp?typ=s&srt=1
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Curling is a precision team sport similar to bowls or bocce, played on a rectangular sheet of prepared ice by two teams of four players each, using heavy polished granite stones which they slide down the ice towards an archery-like target called the house. Points are scored by the proximity of a team's rocks to the center of the target. The level of precision and complex nature of the strategic thinking required to win has led curling to be referred to as "chess on ice."\n\nOrigins and history\nThe game was probably invented in late medieval Scotland, with the first written reference to a contest using stones on ice coming from the records of Paisley Abbey, Renfrew, in February, 1541. Two paintings (both dated 1565 [1]) by Pieter Brueghel the Elder depict Dutch peasants curling (Scotland and the Low Countries had strong trading and cultural links during this period, which is also evident in the history of golf).\n\nThe word curling first appears in print in 1620 in Perth, Scotland, in the preface and the verses of a poem by Henry Adamson. The game was (and still is, in Scotland) also known as "the roaring game" because of the sound the stones make while travelling over the pebble (droplets of water applied to the playing surface). The word derives from the Scots language verb curr [2] which describes a low rumble (a cognate of the English language verb purr). The word does not take its name from the motion of the stones, which due to their deviation from a straight-line trajectory are said to curl.\n\nIn the early history of curling, the rocks were simply flat-bottomed river stones which were sometimes notched or shaped; the thrower had little control over the rock, and relied more on luck than skill to win, unlike today's reliance on skill and strategy.\n\nOutdoor curling was very popular in Scotland between the 16th and the 19th centuries as the climate provided good ice conditions every winter.\n\nScotland is home to the international governing body for curling, the World Curling Federation, Perth, which originated as a committee of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, the mother club of curling.\n\nToday the game is most firmly established in Canada, having been taken there by Scottish emigrants. The Royal Montreal Curling Club, the oldest active athletic club of any kind in North America, was established in 1807. The first curling club in the United States began in 1832, and the game was introduced to Switzerland and Sweden before the end of the nineteenth century, also by Scots. Today, curling is played all over Europe and has spread to Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and even China and Korea.\n\nThe first world curling championship in the sport was limited to men and was known as the "Scotch Cup" held in Falkirk and Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1959. The first ever world title was won by the Canadian team from Regina, Saskatchewan, skipped by Ernie Richardson.\n\nCurling has been an official sport in the Winter Olympics since the 1998 Winter Olympic Games. In February 2006, the International Olympic Committee retroactively decided that the curling competition from the 1924 Winter Olympic Games (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 outside, were awarded for the 1924 Winter Games with the gold medal won by Great Britain and Ireland, two silver medals by Sweden and the bronze by France.\n\n\nBasics of the game\nCurling is played on a rectangular sheet of prepared ice into which two round, painted, archery-like targets (called the house) have been embedded. The game involves two teams of four players. These teams are called rinks and named for the team’s captain, who is known as the “skip”. Each team has eight polished granite stones, called stones or rocks, with which they try
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It's like chess. Easy to learn, but not so easy to master. Getting used to sliding on the ice and learning to sweep are the hardest parts. Just finished my first year. Very addicting once you try it. If you are interested in finding a place to curl next season, try the USA Curling website. If you're not in the US, there's a link on the website to the International Curling Federation that may be able to help you find your national association.
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Try these web sites:\n\nOfficial Olympics web page\nhttp://www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp\n\nNBC Sports\nhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9134568/\n\nCBC Sports\nhttp://www.cbc.ca/olympics/
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Try the forum at http://www.LadderGolfPlans.com
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www.tensports.com\nwww.espnstar.com\nwww.cricinfo.com
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http://dir.webring.com/rw?d=Recreation___Sports/Sports/Wrestling/