Hockey may be Canada's game, but curling is Canada's life.
The game of curling was invented in Scotland. The game of curling was already in existence in Scotland in the early sixteenth century as evidenced by a curling stone inscribed with the date 1511, uncovered along with another bearing the date 1551, when an old pond was drained at Dunblane, Scotland.
Scottish immigrants introduced curling to Canada where it thrived and attained a level of excellence that remains unsurpassed. Canada currently has an estimated 1,000,000 curlers and is generally considered the dominating force both in innovations to the sport and in competitive curling success. I have in the spotlight a Canadian women curler - Sandra Schmirler. In view of the fact that March is "Women's Month" ('Women's Month' which is the period between March 8 and April 7.)
Curling
A curling rock is smarter than a human being.
The Roaring Game: The Sweeping Saga of Curling
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It is estimated there are more than 1.2 million curlers worldwide. While as many as 90 per cent are registered in Canada.
Curling is a complex and maddeningly difficult game to perfect, and the competition can be ruthless. Its not surprising that competitive curling attracts larger and larger crowds every year.
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Kevin Martin (Canada) wins 2008 World Curling Championships
Kevin Martin wins 2008 World Curling Championships
Some highlights from the Men's World Curling final.
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Men's World Curling Championship - April 5 to 13 in Grand Forks, ND
The Results Page - CBCSports Alberta's Martin and Co. will represent Canada at the world men's curling championship, April 5 to 13 in Grand Forks, ND
Rosters for the World Men's Curling Championship
Australia Hugh Millikin, Ian Palangio, Sean Hall, Steve Johns, Steve Hewitt
Canada Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert, Adam Enright China Fengchun Wang, Rui Liu, Xiaoming Xu, Jialiang Zang, Dongyan Li
Czech Republic Jiri Snitil, Martin Snitil, Jindrich Kitzberger, Marek Vydra, Milos Hoferka
Denmark Johnny Frederiksen, Lars Vilandt, Bo Jensen, Ulrik Schmidt, Mikkel Poulsen
France Thomas Dufour, Tony Angiboust, Jan Ducroz, Richard Ducroz, Raphael Mathieu
Germany Andy Kapp, Andreas Lang, Holger Hohne, Andreas Kempf, Felix Schulze
Norway Thomas Ulsrud, Torger Nergard, Christoffer Svae, Havard Vad Petersson, Thomas Due
Scotland David Murdoch, Graeme Connal, Peter Smith, Euan Byers, Peter Loudon
Sweden Anders Kraupp, Peder Folke, Bjorn Brandberg, Anton Sandstrom, Mats Nyberg
Switzerland Claudio Pescia, Patrick Hürlimann, Pascal Sieber, Marco Battilana, Toni Muller
United States Craig Brown, Rich Ruohonen, John Dunlop, Peter Annis, Kevin Kakela
The complete draw and scoreboard from Grand Forks, N.D.
Women's World Curling Championship
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Gold Medal Game - Canada 7 vs China 4
Canada Wins the Gold Medal
Sunday March 30 - 1:30 ET - Gold Medal Game - Canada vs China
March 25 Canada vs China 11:30am ET on TSN.ca
Canada vs United States 9:00pm ET
Current Results page of Women's World Curling
Watch the win here! Canada defeats China in the Gold Medal Match in Women's World Curling
Canada defeats China in the Gold Medal Match in Women's Curl
The third time was the charm for the Canadian women. China had defeat them twice in earlier draws, but edging past Japan, Canada was set to face and then finally defeat China 7 to 4 in the championship match of the 2008 Ford World Curling Championships in Vernon, Canada. This is the second year in a row for Canada.
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Sandra Schmirler's Canadian Curling Team is truly "Gold on Ice."
Gold on Ice: The Story of the Sandra Schmirler Curling Team
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You'll be mesmerized as the tales of ice being furiously swept and wood gliding across it are told with a never-before-achieved drama.
- The Life and Times of Sandra Schmirler
- Schmirler's team defined the sport of women's curling for most of the 1990s and was also the first ever to win a gold medal in curling in Canada. Between 1991 and 1997, Schmirler skipped her Regina team to three Canadian and World titles - something that had never been done before. She topped that off by leading her team to the first-ever Olympic gold medal in women's curling in the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan.
- Sandra Schmirler Foundation
- By supporting the Sandra Schmirler Foundation, you are helping babies to grow and reach their potential, because ultimately all "Champions Start Small", like Sandra.
Sandra Schmirler (Canadians)
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Sandra Schmirler won three Canadian and world titles, but it was her Olympic gold medal at the 1998 games in Nagano, Japan, that saw her crowned as Canada's "Queen of Curling."
Sandra Schmirler was voted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame just two years before her tragic death from cancer at age 36.
Curling in Canada
Canada Curls: The Illustrated History of Curling in Canada
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Today, over one million people in Canada are curlers, and Canada boasts more curling world championships and trophies than any other country in the world.
Curling in Canada
- The Early Development of the Sport as it Crossed into Canada
- Curling was brought to Canada from Scotland and some curling was played informally before 1800.
- Alberta claims 2008 Brier crown
- Alberta's Kevin Martin became just the 14th skip to win a Canadian men's curling championship with an unbeaten record on Sunday night at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg.
Martin's half-Edmonton, half-Calgary team - third John Morris, second Marc Kennedy and lead Ben Hebert - defeated defending national and world champion Glenn Howard of Ontario 5-4 in the final of the Tim Hortons Brier. - 2008 Canadian Women's Curling Championship
- REGINA -- And in the end, eight was exactly enough.
Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones won her second Canadian women's curling championship in three years here Sunday afternoon, defeating Alberta's Shannon Kleibrink 6-4 in a thrilling Scotties Tournament of Hearts final.
Alberta claimed the Brier Crown
2008 promo video for the Brier in Winnipeg
Season of Champions
Tim Hortons / Brier present: Season of Champions
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Between the Sheets: Creating Curling Champions
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Curling champion Cheryl Bernard teams up with curler and writer Guy Scholz to uncover the keys to success on and off the ice.
Curling Rocks!
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Curling defined
Curling is a team sport with similarities to bowls and shuffleboard, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared ice. Teams take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones down the ice towards the target (called the house). Two sweepers with brooms accompany each rock and use timing equipment and their best judgment, along with direction from their teammates, to help direct the stones to their resting place. The complex nature of stone placement and shot selection has led some to refer to curling as "chess on ice."[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/olympics/2006/writers/02/10/curling.good/index.html SI.com ? 2006 Winter Olympics ? Mark Bechtel: I'm cuckoo for curling ? Saturday February 11, 2006 1:11PM]
Category: Image - :Brier 045.jpg|thumb|300px|Curling is a game played on ice with granite stones; in this picture, four curling sheets are shown.
Category: Image - :FingaskCurlingfromILN.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The Fingask Curling Club, Perthshire, Scotland, in 1854.
New Link List of World Champions
- List of World Curling Men's Champions
- List since 1959
- List of World Curling Women's Champions
- List of champions since 1979
- 2008 World Women's Curling Championship
- 2008 -- The 2008 Ford World Women's Curling Championship will be held from March 22-30, 2008 at the Vernon Multiplex in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada.
- 2008 World Men's Curling Championship
- 2008 -- The 2008 World Men's Curling Championship will be held in April 5-13, 2008 at Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, North Dakota in the USA. The 12-team tournament will take place in the 11,500 seat hockey arena on the grounds of the University of North Dakota.
Canada's Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones wins 2008 Canadian Curling Championships
Some highlights from the last end of a great match.
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Dr H. S. Lunn a Noted Curling Player Crouches Down to Take His Shot Giclee Print
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LaurieDarroch-Meekis wrote...
Nice job on this lense. For someone who only knows the bare minimum about the sport of curling, this was very informative. Why am I NOT surprised the Scots invented this? Think about the caber toss, the putting the stone and their influence on the modern game of golf, this fits in just fine with that track record.
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chefkeem wrote...
You did good, Barbara. Now, don't party too much, y'all hear? Congrats from the soccer fan. :-)
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Amanda_Blue wrote...
Fascinating lens. I don't know a great deal about curling but it has always interested me...and now you are giving me an education! Merci Madame.
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New Table of Contents
- Curling
- Curling Brooms
- Kevin Martin (Canada) wins 2008 World Curling Championships
- Men's World Curling Championship - April 5 to 13 in Grand Forks, ND
- Women's World Curling Championship
- Watch the win here! Canada defeats China in the Gold Medal Match in Women's World Curling
- Posted March 29 -- 2008 women curling japan vs canada
- Sandra Schmirler's Canadian Curling Team is truly "Gold on Ice."
- Curling in Canada
- Curling in Canada
- Alberta claimed the Brier Crown
- Curling Rocks!
- Curling defined
- New Link List of World Champions
- Canada's Jennifer Jones
- Thank you for visiting.
- Inflatable Labeling Globe
- Super Fast Shopping Site
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