In curling, what is the name given to the target area towards which teams slide polished granite stones?
"Curling house A curling house was used to store curling stones, brushes and other equipment used to maintain a curling pond and play the game of curling in Scotland and elsewhere. The houses were often purely functional in character, being relatively small and often located in quite isolated places. Some curling houses were built as part of country estates and were much grander in appearance. A fireplace was sometimes present and this ensured some welcome heat for players, night watchmen, etc. The construction was of stone, brick or wood as shown by paintings or surviving examples. Curling stones are heavy"
"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 also features cameos by Canadian curlers Randy Ferbey and Dave Nedohin. Curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called ""rocks"", across the ice ""curling"
"men's team also captured the bronze medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin under the guidance of skip Pete Fenson. Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1926 in Chamonix, although, the results of that competition were not considered official by the International Olympic Committee until 2008. Curling was considered to be an isolation sport at the 1928 games. Curling is a sport in which players slide granite stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles representing different point values. The sport is known"
"four rocks, known as the ""three-rock rule"" and ""four-rock rule"" respectively). This rule, a relatively recent addition to curling, was added in response to a strategy of ""peeling"" opponents' guard stones (knocking them out of play at an angle that caused the shooter's stone to also roll out of play, leaving no stones on the ice). A team in the lead would often employ this strategy during the game. By knocking all stones out, the opponents could at best score one point (if they had the hammer). Alternatively, the team with the hammer could peel rock after rock, which would"
"and played world-wide, but especially in Poland where it originated as far the 1600s by ice-fisherman. It's popularity is mostly spread about Canada and Western Europe. More recently has it become more popular in America, due to the USA men's curling team winning gold in 2018. 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. These sites are chosen because of their inexpensive and abundant source of the raw material. USA Curling member clubs are organized into eleven regional curling associations. The United"
"in both the pro and amateur ranks. Curling, a sport that earned Olympic status in 1998, arrived with Scottish soldiers in the 1750s. the Royal Caledonian Curling Club in Scotland standardized the rules in the 1830s. It involves sliding a 42-pound teapot-shaped granite curling stone by its handle toward a goal painted on the ice, with players using brooms to alter its course. The sweeping removes debris, and warms the surface, creating a hydroplane-like effect. By 1903 Winnipeg had become the world's curling capital of an intensely competitive winter sport played throughout Canada. Cricket never caught on, despite efforts by"
"ice. As the stone moves over the pebble, any rotation of the stone causes it to ""curl"" to the inside or outside. The amount of curl (commonly referred to as the ""feet of curl"") can change during a game as the pebble wears; the ice maker must monitor this and be prepared to scrape and re-pebble the surface prior to each game. The curling stone (also sometimes called a ""rock"" in North America) is made of granite and is specified by the World Curling Federation, which requires a weight between , a maximum circumference of and a minimum height of"
"by Henry Adamson. The sport was (and still is, in Scotland and Scottish-settled regions like southern New Zealand) also known as ""the roaring game"" because of the sound the stones make while traveling over the ""pebble"" (droplets of water applied to the playing surface). The verbal noun ""curling"" is formed from the Scots (and English) verb ""curl"", which describes the motion of the stone. Kilsyth Curling Club claims to be the first club in the world, having been formally constituted in 1716; it is still in existence today. Kilsyth also claims the oldest purpose-built curling pond in the world at"
"great deal of strategy and teamwork go into choosing the ideal path and placement of a stone for each situation, and the skills of the curlers determine the degree to which the stone will achieve the desired result. This gives curling its nickname of ""chess on ice"". Evidence that curling existed in Scotland in the early 16th century includes a curling stone inscribed with the date 1511 uncovered (along with another bearing the date 1551) when an old pond was drained at Dunblane, Scotland. The world's oldest curling stone and the world's oldest football are now kept in the same"
"the rock handle, allowing the rock to be pushed while applying correct rotation. Stones delivered between the house and the near hogline must be placed within 18 inches either side of the centre line and must be released prior to reaching the near hogline. National and international competitions are played under rules devised by the World Curling Federation. These rules mandate that teams be of mixed gender, and that games be eight ends in duration. Time limits of 68 minutes for each team with one 60 second time out will be enforced by time clocks. Eligibility is limited to people"
"last stones, such as the Margaretha Sigfridsson rink, who would win winning an Olympic Silver and numerous World silvers and Europeans golds by skipping while throwing lead stones, and Jim Cotter throwing last rocks for John Morris who would together reach the finals of both 2014 Olympic Curling Trials and 2014 Brier. The Ferbey Four also popularized the ""numbered zones"", when calling out the weight of various draw shots. Many consider the quartet together at its peak from 2002-2006 to be either the best team or very near to the best team in curling history. Nedohin's often near perfect shotmaking"
"Glossary of curling This is a glossary of terms in curling. During a game, sweepers might call out numbers. These numbers indicate how far the sweepers think the rock in play will travel. This system is relatively new to the game and is often attributed to the Randy Ferbey rink since they were the first major team to use the system, but it is not known whose idea it originally was. 1 to 3 indicates a rock in the free guard zone, 4 to 6 the rings in front of the tee line, 7 being on the button, and 8"
"diameter of approximately 12mm (half an inch). Two teams of six players of any age, gender or skill level, take turns using the tip of the finger to aim and project the ""tolley"", a larger marble (commonly referred to as the ""shooter"" or ""taw""), which is a glass or ceramic sphere of 18mm diameter (three-quarters of an inch), deploying top spin, back spin and side spin, to drive other marbles out of the ring. A player's knuckle must be touching the ground when shooting, known as ""knuckling down"". Moving the tolley closer to the target marbles, known as ""cabbaging"", is"
"teams that compete against each other. There is no fixed numbers of players on the teams, but too many players make the game slower and cumbersome. So, normally seven players on each team is the maximum number for an ideal game. Unlike shot put, each player hurls a pair of spherical stones to the targets from one end to the other by swinging the arm below the shoulders. The target pegs are nailed into the ground with their tips at ground level. As in horseshoes, the players try to make their stone land and remain closest to the target peg."
"at the conclusion of each ""end"", which is completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones. A game usually consists of eight or ten ends. The curler can induce a curved path by causing the stone to slowly turn as it slides, and the path of the rock may be further influenced by two sweepers with brooms who accompany it as it slides down the sheet, using the brooms to alter the state of the ice in front of the stone. Sweeping a rock makes it curl less, and decreases the friction that slows the rock down. A"
"Hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic and Irish origin. It is administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). The game has prehistoric origins, and has been played for 4,000 years. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players, and much terminology. There is a similar game for women called camogie ('). It shares a common Gaelic root with the sport of shinty (""""), which is played predominantly in Scotland. The objective of the game is for players"
"the house. In the 2015-16 season, a new rule called ""power play"" was added, which each team can exercise in one end per game, only when they have the hammer. Instead of positioning the rock in the house on the center line, it is placed to a position straddling the edge of the eight-foot circle, with the back edge of the stone touching the tee line. The opponent's guard stone is placed in line with the stone in the house and the hack. The power play cannot be used in an extra end. Mixed curling Mixed curling, also known as"
"won their first world curling medals. The IOC did not approve the events for inclusion into the 2010 Winter Olympics, but an attempt to include the mixed doubles in the following winter Olympiad succeeded, making its Olympic debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics. At the start of each end, two rocks start in play — one in the back 4 foot with the front of the rock at the very center of the house, and a rock of the opposite color guarding on the center line, halfway between the front of the house and the hog line. Five rocks are"
"as the surface must be rolled to preserve flatness. Clay courts favor the ""full western grip"" for more topspin. ""Clay-courters"" generally play in a semicircle about behind the baseline. Clay courts are considered ""slow"" because the balls bounce relatively high and lose much of their initial speed when contacting the surface, making it more difficult for a player to deliver an unreturnable shot. Points are usually longer as there are fewer winners. Therefore, clay courts heavily favor baseliners who are consistent and have a strong defensive game, which has allowed players such as Rafael Nadal, Björn Borg, Chris Evert, and"
"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 mixed doubles team won gold in 2018. The playing surface or ""curling sheet"" is defined by the World Curling Federation Rules of Curling. It is a rectangular area of ice, carefully prepared to be as flat and level as possible, in length by in width. The shorter borders of the sheet are called the backboards. Because of the elongated shape, several sheets may be laid out side by side"
"Lead (curling) In curling, the lead is the person who delivers the first two stones of the end for their team. On most teams, where the lead does not act as skip or vice, the lead will sweep for each of their teammates. Because of the free-guard rule, which prevents leads from removing most of an opponents stones, leads are usually proficient at throwing guards and other draws, and throw few takeouts or other power shots. In some regions, such as Eastern Ontario and the Eastern United States, the lead is responsible for determining who has hammer, using random selection,"
"when a team has no realistic chance of winning can be seen as a breach of etiquette. Curling has been adapted for wheelchair users and people otherwise unable to throw the stone from the hack. These curlers may use a device known as a ""delivery stick"". The cue holds on to the handle of the stone and is then pushed along by the curler. At the end of delivery, the curler pulls back on the cue, which releases it from the stone. The Canadian Curling Association ""Rules of Curling"" allows the use of a delivery stick in club play but"
"be gripped and rotated upon release; on properly prepared ice the rotation will bend (""curl"") the path of the stone in the direction in which the front edge of the stone is turning, especially as the stone slows. Handles are coloured to identify each team, two popular colours in major tournaments being red and yellow. In competition, an electronic handle known as the ""eye on the hog"" may be fitted to detect hog line violations. This electronically detects whether the thrower's hand is in contact with the handle as it passes the hog line and indicates a violation by lights"
"shot. The process of sliding a stone down the sheet is known as the ""delivery"". The ""skip"", or the captain of the team, will usually determine the required ""weight"", ""turn"", and ""line"" of the stone. These will be influenced by the tactics at this point in the game, which may involve taking out, blocking or tapping another stone. The skip may communicate the ""weight"", ""turn"", ""line,"" and other tactics by calling or tapping a broom on the ice. In the case of a takeout, guard, or a tap, the skip will indicate the stones involved. Before delivery, the running surface"
"are ""The Hurlers"". These consist of three separate Bronze Age stone circles with thirteen, seventeen and nine surviving stones. Local tradition maintains that they are men turned to stone for profaning the Lords Day by taking part in a hurling match. The arrangement of the stones led to the name and was recorded as far back as 1584 by John Norden. ""According to the law, or when the ball to throw;"" ""And drive it to the gole, in squadrons forth they goe;"" ""And to avoid the troupes (their forces that forlay);"" ""Through dykes and rivers make, in the rubustious play;"""
"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. ""Trefor"" granite comes in shades of pink, blue and grey. The quarry supplies curling stone granite exclusively to the Canadian, Canada Curling Stone Co., 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 handle allows the stone to"
"have too much weight, but require sweeping to prevent curling into a guard. The team must decide which is better: getting by the guard but traveling too far, or hitting the guard. Much of the yelling that goes on during a curling game is the skip calling the ""line"" of the shot and the sweepers calling the ""weight"". The skip evaluates the path of the stone and calls to the sweepers to sweep as necessary to maintain the intended track. The sweepers themselves are responsible for judging the weight of the stone, ensuring the length of travel is correct and"
"carefully preserved. Chunkey Chunkey (also known as ""chunky"", ""chenco"", ""tchung-kee"" or the ""hoop and stick game"" ) is a game of Native American origin. It was played by rolling disc-shaped stones across the ground and throwing spears at them in an attempt to land the spear as close to the stopped stone as possible. It originated around 600 CE in the Cahokia region of what is now the United States (near modern St. Louis, Missouri). Chunkey was played in huge arenas as large as 47 acres (19 ha) that housed great audiences designed to bring people of the region together"
"game is played by teams consisting of two players, trying to score points by throwing the stones into the center of the ice where the circles are marked. The highest circle is marked with twenty points. Crokicurl is played in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina and Fort St. John. Crokicurl Crokicurl is a Canadian winter sport invented by Public City Architecture and first played in Winnipeg, Canada. The game is a large scale hybrid of curling and the board game Crokinole. Crokinole is a game in which the players take turn to flick small discs on a circular board, to score highest"
"such as flipping a coin. However, in most regions, this is the responsibility of the third. Lead (curling) In curling, the lead is the person who delivers the first two stones of the end for their team. On most teams, where the lead does not act as skip or vice, the lead will sweep for each of their teammates. Because of the free-guard rule, which prevents leads from removing most of an opponents stones, leads are usually proficient at throwing guards and other draws, and throw few takeouts or other power shots. In some regions, such as Eastern Ontario and"
"Crokicurl Crokicurl is a Canadian winter sport invented by Public City Architecture and first played in Winnipeg, Canada. The game is a large scale hybrid of curling and the board game Crokinole. Crokinole is a game in which the players take turn to flick small discs on a circular board, to score highest depending on where the disc lands on the board where the regions are marked with score. In the crokicurl version of the game, rocks are used instead of discs which are roughly the size of a curling stone. The stones are made from a lighter material. The"
"does not permit it in championships. The delivery stick was specifically invented for elderly curlers in Canada in 1999. 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. Terms used to describe the game include: The ice in the game may be ""fast (keen)"" or ""slow"". If the ice is keen, a rock will travel farther with a given amount of weight (throwing force) on it. The speed"
"the tee line). A frozen stone is difficult to remove, because it is ""frozen"" (in front of and touching) to the opponents stone. At this point, a team will opt for ""peels"", meaning that the stones they throw will be to not only hit their opposition stones, but to roll out of play as well. Peels are hits that are thrown with the most amount of power. It is not uncommon at any level for a losing team to terminate the match before all ends are completed if it believes it no longer has a realistic chance of winning. Competitive"