CURLING

   Curling is a sport that most of us come across only during the winter Olympic games, but it actually has an underestimated audience around the world. Curling, also called chess on ice, is a sport that requires both skill and a bit of luck. So what is this curling? Let’s start explaining right away.

The History of the Curling

   The history of the curling game goes back to the 1500s. The game, which emerged in Scotland in those years, took place in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in 1924. However, it was with the 1998 Winter Olympic Games that it regularly took place in the program of the Olympic Games.

   We continue to give information about the curling game with curling terms.

Terms related to curling sport

• End: The name given to a game in the match.
• Home: The center where the stone is targeted.
• Curling stone: Granite stone weighing 19.96 kg.
• Curling broom: Special based broom to guide the stone
• Hammer right: Right to make the last shot at the End

Let’s get to know the equipment of curling, whose history and terms you have learned.

Curling Equipments

   The curling’s main equipment is of course stones. The weight of these granite stones is 19.96 kg. The handles on them are also specially produced to make it easier to direct the stones during shooting. Brooms are also used to determine the speed and direction of stones. In the past, even household type brooms were used, and now specially made curling brooms are used.

Another important piece of equipment is shoes. The shoes worn by athletes have removable, slippery soles. Thanks to these slippery soles, the athlete who shoots can move more easily on ice.

   Now that you have learned everything, we can tell you how to play curling.

How to Play Curling?

   Curling is a sport played between two teams of four. The aim is to throw the greatest number of granite stones towards the center of the circular area called “home” on the other side of the ice rink. Each player in the team has two shots. The team captain makes the last two shots, but first directs the shots of his teammates from behind the home. After the athlete has fired, the other two teammates try to sweep the ice in front of the stone with their brooms to make the stone accelerate or change direction.

   In curling matches played over 10 games called End, one team at each end has the right to throw the last stone. After the last shot, whichever team’s stone is near the center of the home, he gets the number A team has the same chance to score if more than one piece is closer to the center than the other team’s pieces. For this reason, the hammer right, in the words of throwing the last stone or curling, is one of the most important details of the game.

   After the information we give you about the curling sport, which is fun to play and watch, you will understand better what is in the game and become more excited and enjoyable.

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