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List Of Curling Clubs In British Columbia
This is a list of curling clubs in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Curling in British Columbia is organized by the Curl BC. Curl BC divides the province into 11 regions: Region 1 (West Kootenay) *Beaver Valley Curling Club - Fruitvale, British Columbia, Fruitvale *Castlegar Curling Club - Castlegar, British Columbia, Castlegar *Grand Forks Curling Club - Grand Forks, British Columbia, Grand Forks *Nelson Curling Centre - Nelson, British Columbia, Nelson *Riondel Curling Club - Riondel, British Columbia, Riondel *Salmo Valley Curling Club - Salmo, British Columbia, Salmo *Trail Curling Centre - Trail, British Columbia, Trail Region 2 (East Kootenay) *Cranbrook Curling Club - Cranbrook, British Columbia, Cranbrook *Creston Curling Club - Creston, British Columbia, Creston *Elkford Curling Club - Elkford, British Columbia, Elkford *Fernie Curling Club - Fernie, British Columbia, Fernie *Golden Curling Club - Golden, British Columbia, Golden *Invermere Curling Club - Inverme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called ''rocks'', across the ice ''curling sheet'' toward the ''house'', a circular target marked on the ice. Each team has eight stones, with each player throwing two. The purpose is to accumulate the highest score for a ''game''; points are scored for the stones resting closest to the centre of the house at the conclusion of each ''end'', which is completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones once. A game usually consists of eight or ten ends. The player can induce a curved path, described as ''curl'', by causing the stone to slowly rotate as it slides. The path of the rock may be further influenced by two sweepers with brooms or brushes, who accompany it as it slides down the sheet and sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
