Curling is often called “chess on ice” for good reason. The Olympic sport blends strategy, physics and teamwork as two teams ...
The Winter Olympics are once again upon us, which means we get to see our favorite cold weather sports unfold over three action-packed weeks of competition at the highest level. And, of course, we get ...
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WAUWATOSA (WITI) -- The sport of curling has been around forever. It has a great history in Wisconsin, and it's having a lasting impact on many lives. "So much strategy I call it chess on ice," Allen ...
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Pebbling, sweeping, hacks and stones. These are all curling sports terms that can be learned as students slide around on ice during community classes taught by the Grand Rapids ...
Big stones, brooms and long sheets of ice: the essential components to the unique sport of curling. Much like chess, curling is a game of strategy and precision. Two teams battle for the most accurate ...
Curling, a sport where players throw heavy granite stones also known as “rocks” across sheets of ice towards a painted target, is widely recognized as being one of the world’s oldest team sports.
As the rock glides across the ice, a roar echos throughout the Superior Curling Club. A curler glides across the ice like butter sliding off a hot pancake. Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, go the brooms, then ...
There is skill in making the stone go where you want, but beyond that, there is a fiendish amount of chess-like cunning and ...
The Winter Olympics are once again upon us, which means we get to see our favorite cold weather sports unfold over three action-packed weeks of competition at the highest level. And, of course, we get ...