A curling team is made up of four players. The player that shoots first is known as the lead, the player who goes next is the second, the next player is the third and the final player to shoot is the ...

BEIJING — The smooth, glistening ice on which curlers play — it is called a “sheet” — looks pristine, perfectly flat, to casual observers. Chris Plys sees something different as he crouches, squinting ...

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 ...

Willmar is the center of the American curling world this week and the rocks are roaring. The curling centers on that 42-pound stone and a lot of strategy at the USA Curling Mixed National Championship ...

Curling has been an Olympic staple for more than a century − it was one of the original sports featured in 1924 when the first Winter Games were held in Chamonix, France. This year's competition will ...

In curling, a sport that’s been referred to as “chess on ice” because of the strategy and precision involved, a robot named Curly beat Korean national teams in three out of four official matches.

It's a lot of fun watching curling at the Winter Olympics, but how well do you actually know the sport? If you're like most casual viewers, your knowledge of curling is probably pretty limited. It isn ...

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 10: Anna Sloan of Great Britain in action during ...