What is Curling?
Curling is one of the newest medal sports in the Winter Olympics. It can be described as bocce ball or lawn bowling on ice. Curling is often identified by the two sweepers who walk or slide with the stone and sweep the ice in front of the rock to help it travel further and straighter.
The object of the game is to slide, or throw, stones down a 145-foot sheet of ice into a set of concentric circles known as the “house. Two teams, or rinks, of four members alternate throwing rocks. When all the stones are thrown, the rink with the stone closest to the center of the house, or button, scores points, one for each stone closer to the button than the other rink’s closest stone.
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This winter, we’ve come to an arrangement with the Ardsley Curling Club to use their curling facility. See the following News article for more details.
Remember to check out the News section for the latest happenings at the club, and the Calendar for upcoming curling dates and time.
2012 Curling Nationals in Philadelphia
The 2012 USA Curling Nationals are being held in Philadelphia this coming February. Visit the event’s website for more details on this exciting happening in our area.
Here is a short video from United States Curling Association explaining the basics of the sport of curling
Watch Explore TV host Mark La Monica begin his quest for Olympic glory with the members of the Long Island Curling Club