Curling was originally a northern hemisphere sport and mostly concentrated in Scotland and Northern Europe. Now it is an international sport and features prominently in the winter olympics.

The stone is carved from granite found on Ailsa Craig, the tiny volcanic island off the south west coast of Scotland. Curling has been popular past time in Scotland for several hundred years and ...

For our purposes, the hog line is the edge of the curling endpaper, or the bottom of the CBC Kids logo. A stone must cross the hog line on the other end of the ice to be "in play". If it does not ...

Pebbles, the secret of ice sheets of curling Curling, which comes from the root word “curl,” is a sport in which the delicate delivery of a stone and control of its speed affect the outcome of the ...

A single curling stone certified for the Olympics costs over $600. That makes a full set of 16 stones worth $9,600. Since 2006, every stone used in the Olympic Winter Games has come from Kays of ...

Curling has become one of the most fascinating events in the Winter Olympics. Team USA member Martin Sather teaches us the fundamentals of the sport, featuring a 45-pound stone sliding on ice ...