If you’re anything like me, Olympic curling is a curious obsession that peeks out from behind the TV every four years bearing a playful smirk the likes of which no one can resist. It calls to us ...

The recorded history of curling indicates that the game developed during the 16th century in Scotland, the Netherlands and possibly Belgium. The earliest curling stone dates back to 1511 and includes ...

Curling often has people saying 'I can do that,' but it's harder than it looks. — -- As someone who has almost exclusively rooted for the halftime performer for the past 20 Super Bowls, I totally ...

(From our Gazette archives during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.) Yet another great question, this time from Corinna, via Facebook. “I heard someone say you have to throw the rock 150 feet to the ...

Most brooms have synthetic bristles. Straw brooms were used in the past, but leave remnants of straw on the ice and thus are not commonly used in Olympic-level competition. Special curling shoes are ...

MARIETTA, Ga -- The 2018 Winter Olympic Games has sparked an interest in some sports here in metro Atlanta, and that includes the intriguing competition known as curling. 11Alive's Jerry Carnes joined ...

(From our Gazette archives during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.) How many times do you throw stones down the ice in a game? Each game, or match, in national or international competition consists of ...

The 2021 World Curling Championships and three Olympic Qualification Events will determine which countries send curling teams to the 2022 Beijing Olympics. A maximum of 30 teams and 120 athletes will ...

A curling team is made up of five players. The player that shoots first is known as the lead. The skip of the team is considered the leader of the team and directs the play of others. He is ...

The recorded history of curling indicates that the game developed during the 16th century in Scotland, the Netherlands and possibly Belgium. There is some question as to who played the game first – ...

When curling appeared as a medal sport at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games, many believed it was making its debut as an official Olympic sport after years. However, a 2006 discovery by the Scottish ...