Definition of curling
: a game in which two teams of four players each slide curling stones over a stretch of ice toward a target circle
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Advertisement The Paralympics consist of six sports — ice hockey, wheelchair curling, alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, and snowboard — making for over 80 medal events in total.
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Wish your opponent 'good curling' Bars and other places are cashing in on the quirky world of curling, which involves sliding a hefty stone across ice toward the house (a giant bull's eye) while teammates use brooms to sweep in front of the stone.
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The city of Gangneung included new stadiums for curling, ice hockey, speed skating and figure skating events.
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Here is a partial list of sports in play at the Winter Olympics: cross-country skiing, Alpine skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, snowboarding, ice dancing, biathlon, curling, bobsled and skeleton.
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The Winter Games are here and while millions will watch the curling, skiing and luging, the NHL, and the IOC, just gave us one more reason not to watch a hockey game.
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There is no room for error in mixed doubles, which is a more compact version of curling, the sport that involves using brooms to direct a heavy granite rock down a sheet of ice toward a target.
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The event will feature demonstrations of curling, figure skating, hockey, and speed skating by local organizations from 5 to 10 p.m.
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Overall, Pyeongchang athletes will compete in seven sports (biathlon, bobsleigh, curling, ice hockey, luge, skating, and skiing), across 15 disciplines, for 102 medals.
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: a game in which two teams of four players slide special stones over ice toward a circle
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