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List Of Curling Clubs In Quebec
Curling clubs in the Canadian province of Quebec are organized by Curling Quebec into 10 regions. East * Club de curling de la Vallée - Amqui * Club de curling de Rimouski - Rimouski * Club de curling Murdochville - Murdochville * Club de curling Rivière-du-Loup - Rivière-du-Loup North Coast * Club de curling Baie-Comeau - Baie-Comeau * Club de curling Forestville - Forestville * Club de curling Sept-Îles - Sept-Îles * Club de curling Port-Cartier - Port-Cartier Quebec City *Club de curling Nairn - Clermont *Club de curling Etchemin - Saint-Romuald * Club de curling Jacques-Cartier - Sillery *Club de curling Portneuf - Donnacona *Club de curling Thetford - Thetford Mines *Club de curling Victoria - Sainte-Foy * Club de curling les balais verts - Charlesbourg Mauricie * Club de curling du Cap - Cap-de-la-Madeleine * Club de curling Grand-Mère - Grand-Mère * Club de curling Lanaudière - Notre-Dame-des-Prairies * Club de curling Laviolette - Trois-Rivières * Club ... [...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] |
