What is Curling?

Wikipedia describes curling as “a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles.”  

Curling’s history dates to the 16th century in Scotland and was brought to North America by Scottish emigrants.  The Royal Montreal Curling Club, established in 1807, remains the oldest active sporting club of any kind in North America today.

Curling is a lifelong sport that is enjoyed equally by men and women.  

It became an official medal sport in the Winter Olympic Games in 1998.  Today, three medals are awarded for men’s, women’s and mixed doubles events.

Sport Canada statistics indicate that curling consistently ranks among the top 10 most popular sports played by Canadians and one of the most watched women’s sporting events in Canada. In short . . .