Norwegian Women's Curling Championship
The Norwegian Women's Curling Championship ( no, Norgesmesterskap i curling for damer) is the national championship of women's curling in Norway. It has been held annually since 1979. It is organized by the Norwegian Curling Association ( no, Norges Curlingforbund). List of champions and medallists (Team line-up in order: skip (marked bold), third, second, lead, alternate(s), ''coach'') References See also *Norwegian Men's Curling Championship *Norwegian Mixed Curling Championship *Norwegian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship *Norwegian Junior Curling Championships Women's curling competitions in Norway National curling championships Recurring sporting events established in 1979 1979 establishments in Norway 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 ...

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 ...
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