query: when did curling become a winter olympic sport

pos: Curling at the Winter Olympics Curling at the Winter Olympics Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix although the results of that competition were not considered official by the International Olympic Committee until 2006. Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Games, and then again after a lengthy absence in 1988 and 1992. The sport was finally added to the official program for the 1998 Nagano Games. Until 2018, men's and women's events were contested. An additional event, mixed doubles, was rejected for 2010 because the Olympic Programme Commission felt it had not developed enough,

pos: History of Canadian sports in both the pro and amateur ranks. Curling, a sport that earned Olympic status in 1998, arrived with Scottish soldiers in the 1750s. the Royal Caledonian Curling Club in Scotland standardized the rules in the 1830s. It involves sliding a 42-pound teapot-shaped granite curling stone by its handle toward a goal painted on the ice, with players using brooms to alter its course. The sweeping removes debris, and warms the surface, creating a hydroplane-like effect. By 1903 Winnipeg had become the world's curling capital of an intensely competitive winter sport played throughout Canada. Cricket never caught on, despite efforts by

pos: Curling the Canadian team from Regina, Saskatchewan, skipped by Ernie Richardson. (The "skip" is the team member who calls the shots; see below.) Curling was one of the first sports that was popular with women and girls. Curling has been a medal sport in the Winter Olympic Games since the 1998 Winter Olympics. It currently includes men's, women's and mixed doubles tournaments (the mixed tournament was held for the first time in 2018). In February 2002, the International Olympic Committee retroactively decided that the curling competition from the 1924 Winter Olympics (originally called "Semaine des Sports d'Hiver", or International Winter Sports

pos: Sport in Germany has been a regular competitor in Olympic Curling since the sport was reintroduced at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The German men's and women's teams both won World Curling Championships in 1992 and 1994. A related sport, known as Eisstockschiessen or ice stock sport, is played in southern Germany. While a minor sport in the country, Germany national bandy team has qualified for Division A of the 2017 Bandy World Championship. In terms of licensed athletes, bandy is the second biggest winter sport in the world. The two most successful German tennis players of all time are Steffi Graf and Boris

pos: Curling Week) would be considered official Olympic events and no longer be considered demonstration events. Thus, the first Olympic medals in curling, which at the time was played outdoors, were awarded for the 1924 Winter Games, with the gold medal won by Great Britain, two silver medals by Sweden, and the bronze by France. A demonstration tournament was also held during the 1932 Winter Olympic Games between four teams from Canada and four teams from the United States, with Canada winning 12 games to 4. Since the 1998 Olympics, Canada has dominated the sport with their men's teams winning gold in

pos: Günther Hummelt an official Olympic sport in 1998 at the Nagano Winter Olympics. Hummelt fell ill shortly before his death. He died peacefully at the age of 78. Günther Hummelt Günther Hummelt (21 July 1931 – 3 July 2010) was an Austrian curler and curling coach who contributed greatly to the development of the sport of curling. Most notably, he served as the first president of the World Curling Federation following its succession of the International Curling Federation, which Hummelt was also a part of, and served as president of the Austrian Curling Association from 1980 to 2010. In 2012, Hummelt was

pos: Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place at Karuizawa, who had hosted the equestrian events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The 1998 Nagano Olympics marked the second time that curling was held as an official Olympic sport. It was the first time the same city hosted events for both the Summer and Winter Olympics. "All times shown are in Japan Standard Time" "9 February, 14:00" "10 February, 9:00" "10 February, 19:00" "11 February, 14:00" "12 February, 9:00" "12 February, 19:00" "13 February, 14:00" "13 February, 19:00" "14 February, 9:00" "14 February,

pos: Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics 18:00" "15 February, 9:00" "15 February, 17:00" "All times shown are in Japan Standard Time" "9 February, 9:00" "9 February, 19:00" "10 February, 14:00" "11 February, 9:00" "11 February, 19:00" "12 February, 14:00" "13 February, 9:00" "14 February, 14:00" "15 February, 9:00" "15 February, 13:00" Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics Curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place at Karuizawa, who had hosted the equestrian events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The 1998 Nagano Olympics marked the second time that curling was held as an official Olympic sport. It was the first time the same city hosted

pos: Denmark at the Olympics Denmark at the Olympics Denmark first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the sparsely attended 1904 Games. Denmark has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games several times since 1948, including every Games since 1988. Danish athletes have won a total of 179 medals, with sailing as the top medal-producing sport. Denmark has won only a single medal at the Winter Games, in curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The National Olympic Committee for Denmark was created in 1905. According to

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pos: Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics official introduction at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Canada failed to medal in men's and women's curling, but did win gold in mixed doubles curling, a category making its Olympic debut. On Day 2 of the Games, Mark McMorris won the bronze medal in the men's slopestyle. This was eleven months after the snowboarder ended up in a coma. Pairs skater Eric Radford became the first openly gay man to win a gold medal at any Winter Olympics, as part of the Canadian team that won the team figure skating competition. A corner of Canada Olympic House was set aside as

pos: Madison Curling Club USA in every Winter Olympics since curling was instated as a full Olympic sport in 1998. Through the curling season Madison Curling Club members participate in leagues including Men's, Women's, Open (mixed men and women), Doubles, and Instructional. MCC members are assigned a point value based on their experience and skill. Many leagues have a point cap not to be exceeded by each team. The Botham Event is an open league with no point cap. It began in 1975. The Botham Event is considered the top league at the MCC. The Leifer Event is an open league with a 56-point

pos: Olympic sports latest winter sport added to the Winter Olympics was curling in 1998. Previous Olympic Games included sports which are no longer present on the current program, like polo and tug of war. In the early days of the modern Olympics, the organizers were able to decide which sports or disciplines were included on the program, until the IOC took control of the program in 1924. As a result, a number of sports were on the Olympic program for relatively brief periods before 1924. These sports, known as discontinued sports, were removed because of lack of interest or absence of an

pos: Canadian Olympic Curling Trials added to the Olympic programme in 1998, and a Canadian Olympic Trials have been held the year prior since 1997. There were also Olympic Trials held in 1987 for the curling demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics. The 1987 Trials were known as the Labatt National Curling Trials and were held April 19–25, 1987 in Calgary, the same site of the 1988 Winter Olympics. Linda Moore would skip the women's winning team and Ed Lukowich skipped the men's winner. There were no trials for the 1992 Winter Olympics curling demonstration event. The winner of the 1991 Scott Tournament of

pos: United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics women's team sprint event. Skip John Shuster led his team to the United States' first-ever gold medal in curling, winning the men's curling over Sweden. The United States women's national ice hockey team also won the gold in the women's ice hockey tournament for the first time since the inauguration of the sport in 1998 over the four-time defending gold medalist Canada in an overtime penalty shootout. The United States earned medals in at least one event in 11 different sports, the most of any nation. These Games also witnessed the 100th Winter Olympic gold medal for the Americans, won

pos: Olympic results index [[Cross-country skiing at the 1992 Winter Olympics|1992]] [[Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics|1994]] [[Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics|1998]] [[Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|2002]] [[Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006]] [[Cross-country skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010]] [[Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] [[Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018]] [[Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022]] [[Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics|1924]] [[Curling at the 1928 Winter Olympics|1928]] [[Curling at the 1932 Winter Olympics|1932]] [[Curling at the 1936 Winter Olympics|1936]] [[Curling at the 1948 Winter Olympics|1948]] [[Curling at the 1952 Winter Olympics|1952]] [[Curling

pos: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Statistics Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Statistics This is a statistical synopsis of the curling tournaments at the 2014 Winter Olympics. A total of thirty-three curlers are Olympic veterans. Two female curlers from the inaugural Olympic curling event in Nagano in 1998 returned to the Olympics. Seven female curlers and one male curler who competed in Salt Lake City in 2002 have qualified again. Ten curlers from the Torino Olympics in 2006 are competing at these Olympics, and fifteen women and eighteen men who participated in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics have returned. In curling, each player is graded on

pos: Denmark at the 2010 Winter Olympics competes for Denmark during the Olympics. Team: Ulrik Schmidt (skip), Johnny Frederiksen, Bo Jensen, Lars Vilandt and Mikkel Poulsen (alternate). Team: Angelina Jensen, Madeleine Dupont, Denise Dupont, Camilla Jensen and Ane Håkansson Hansen (alternate). The following athletes did not qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics, but were listed by the Danish Olympic Committee as aspirants. Denmark at the 2010 Winter Olympics Denmark competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The highest result came in women's curling, where the Danish team finished fifth. Denmark's only medal at the Winter Olympics came in women's curling in 1998. Kilsgaard

pos: 1998 Winter Olympics 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the , and commonly known as Nagano 1998, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. 72 nations and 2,176 participants contested in 7 sports and 68 events at 15 venues. The Games saw the introduction of women's ice hockey, curling and snowboarding. National Hockey League players were allowed to participate in the men's ice hockey. The host was selected on June 15, 1991, over Salt Lake City, Östersund, Jaca and Aosta. They were the third Olympic Games and second Winter Olympics to be held

pos: Denmark at the 1968 Winter Olympics having sent three athletes to the first modern Olympics in 1896. Since then, the only Summer Olympic Games they have missed is the 1904 Summer Olympics. Denmark first competed at the Winter Olympics at the 1948 Winter Olympics. Grenoble was accordingly their fifth time participating in the Winter Olympics. Denmark has won at least one medal in every Summer Olympics they have participated in, but won a medal in the Winter Olympics only once, in 1998 at Nagano in the sport of curling. The 1968 Winter Olympics were held from 6–18 February 1968; a total of 1,158 athletes competed representing

pos: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Statistics their shots on a scale of zero to four. Their cumulative point total is then marked as a percentage out of the total points possible. This score is just for statistical purposes, and has nothing to do with the outcome of the game. Percentages by draw. Percentages by draw. Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Statistics This is a statistical synopsis of the curling tournaments at the 2014 Winter Olympics. A total of thirty-three curlers are Olympic veterans. Two female curlers from the inaugural Olympic curling event in Nagano in 1998 returned to the Olympics. Seven female curlers and

pos: Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics The curling competition of the 2010 Olympics was held at Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver. It is the fifth time that curling was on the Olympic program, after having been staged in 1924, 1998, 2002 and 2006. The competition followed the same format that was used during the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, with 10 teams playing a round robin tournament, from which the top four teams advance to the semi-finals. The women's competition concluded on Friday, February 26, 2010. In the bronze medal match, the Chinese team made history by becoming the first team

pos: Curling on CBC CBC aired Olympic curling as part of its Olympic coverage in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2014, and 2018. The announcers for Olympic curling were Don Wittman (1998, 2002 & 2006), Don Duguid (1998), Joan McCusker (2002, 2006, 2014 and 2018), Mike Harris (2002, 2006, 2014, and 2018) and Bruce Rainnie (2006 "as sideline reporter" & 2014 and 2018 "as main commentator"). Curling on CBC CBC Sports covered the sport of curling from 1962 to 2011. The CBC began it curling coverage with the 1962 Macdonald Brier. From 2007 to 2011, it covered the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling. Previously, CBC's

pos: Erika Brown Craig is also an Olympic curler. She works as a physician assistant in Hamilton, Ontario. She has three children. 1998 Nagano Olympic Games 1999 Saint John World Championships 2010 United States National Curling Championships 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship Erika Brown Erika Brown (born January 25, 1973 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American curler, currently residing in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. She started curling in 1980 and throws right-handed. As a 15-year-old, Brown represent the United States at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration event. Brown played third on the team, skipped by Lisa Schoeneberg, and the

pos: United States Curling Association in 1988 and 1992. The sport was officially added as a medal event in 1998 at the Nagano Winter Olympics with eight-team events for both men and women. The United States Curling Association is sponsored by corporate partners such as United States Curling Association The United States Curling Association (USA Curling) is the national governing body of the sport of curling in the United States. The goal of the USCA is to grow the sport of curling in the United States and win medals in competitions both domestic and abroad. Curling’s recent popularity has swelled the USCA to 165 curling

neg: Kate Caithness It is a great honour and is wonderful recognition for the sport of curling and wheelchair curling and all those involved in playing and developing the sport.” In an interview in the Edmonton Sun, Caithness speaks about the growth of Curling “Curling has become the world’s fastest growing sport and I’m not sure most Canadians realize that fact. We’re widely acknowledged as this being the case. There’s no doubt that that the Olympic Winter Games has put curling in the spotlight. And Vancouver was the launching pad. Vancouver is where we became a sexy sport. Vancouver was huge. It just

neg: Günther Hummelt Curling Federation in 1991, and Hummelt served as president of the World Curling Federation for a ten-year tenure, which ended in 2000 when he retired. Following his retirement, Hummelt was named as the first Honorary President of the World Curling Federation in recognition of his contributions. Hummelt continued to serve as Austria's representative to the World Curling Federation until his death. Hummelt led a World Curling Federation committee that lobbied for the sport of curling to become an Olympic sport. After much effort, the International Olympic Committee approved curling's bid for Olympic sport status, and curling made its debut as

neg: Curling at the Winter Olympics for each team in each tournament is shown in the following tables. Note: The three medal winners in 1924 were the only teams entered that year. Standings in curling medals won as of the 2018 Winter Olympics. Curling at the Winter Olympics Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix although the results of that competition were not considered official by the International Olympic Committee until 2006. Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Games, and then again after a lengthy absence in 1988 and 1992. The sport was finally added

neg: United States Curling Association men's team also captured the bronze medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin under the guidance of skip Pete Fenson. Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1926 in Chamonix, although, the results of that competition were not considered official by the International Olympic Committee until 2008. Curling was considered to be an isolation sport at the 1928 games. Curling is a sport in which players slide granite stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles representing different point values. The sport is known

neg: Broomstones Curling Club and sense of camaraderie was established, and in 1992, Broomstones became more than just the facility owner; it became a curling club in its own right. Today, the Brae Burn, Wellesley and Weston curling clubs still exist as independent entities, but most curlers at Broomstones are members of the Broomstones Curling Club, Any Broomstones member can choose to also join one of the other three clubs. Broomstones Curling Club, like many American curling clubs, has enjoyed a huge increase in membership since Curling has become a Winter Olympic Sport in the 1990s. Broomstones is part of the Grand National Curling

neg: Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials did qualify for the Olympics as part of a four-player team, they must name a replacement to compete alongside them in the Trials. Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials The Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials, known as the Canad Inns Canadian Mixed Doubles Trials since 2018 for sponsorship reasons, occur every four years, in the year preceding the Winter Olympic Games. These trials have been used to determine the Canadian representatives in the year's Winter Olympic Games since Mixed Doubles Curling was added to the Olympic programme for the 2018 Winter Olympic games. Members of Canada's Olympic four-player teams

neg: United States Curling Association States Curling Association typically holds ten national championship events each season. The United States has placed twice in the Olympics for curling events. The country earned a bronze medal for the men's curling team at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics and a gold medal for the men's curling team in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. John Shuster and Joe Polo were the medal leaders in both years. Curling for men was included in the Olympic program in 1924, but was dropped and replaced as a demonstration sport in 1932. It continued as a demonstration sport for both men and women

neg: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics The curling competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held between 8 and 25 February 2018 at the Gangneung Curling Centre. This was the seventh time that curling is on the Olympic program. In each of the men's and women's competitions, ten nations competed. As decided in 2015, a third competition, mixed doubles curling, has graduated from a spectator sport to a full medal competition. Teams consisted of one woman and one man. There were eight participating countries in the mixed competition. Qualification to the curling tournaments at the Winter Olympics was determined through

neg: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics with hosts South Korea. Curling competitions started the day before the Opening Ceremony and finish on the last day of the games, meaning the sport was the only one to have a competition every day of the games. The following was the competition schedule for the curling competitions: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics The curling competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics was held between 8 and 25 February 2018 at the Gangneung Curling Centre. This was the seventh time that curling is on the Olympic program. In each of the men's and women's competitions, ten nations competed. As decided

neg: World Curling Federation World Curling Federation The World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation, with offices in Perth, Scotland. It was formed out of the International Curling Federation (ICF), when the push for Olympic Winter Sport status was made. The name was changed in 1990. The ICF was initially formed in 1966 as a committee of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club in Perth after the success of the Scotch Cup series of world championships held between Canada and Scotland. At the outset, it comprised the associations of Scotland, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, and the United States. In the

neg: Israel Curling Federation Israel Curling Federation The Israel Curling Federation (ICF) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2007 which nationally represents curling, the winter world sport which played on ice surfaces. On 2009, the ice surface was marked in "Canada Centre" in town of Metulla. The Curling Federation in Israel continuously expands its activities and now also gives sponsors to Olympic pistol shooting clubs. As of 2013 Israeli shooting Olympian Alex Tripolski was heading the sport of curling in Israel, and that year the World Curling Federation reinstated Israel as a full member. In 2015 Tripolski was President of the Israel Curling Federation.

neg: Ice stock sport Ice stock sport Ice stock sport (also known as "Bavarian Curling") is a winter sport, somewhat similar to curling. In German, it is known as . Competitors slide ice stocks over an ice surface, aiming for a target, or to cover the longest distance. Ice stocks have a gliding surface, to which a stick (ca 30 cm) is attached. The sport, mostly practised in southern Germany, Austria and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in Italy, has been demonstrated at the Winter Olympic Games on two occasions. Although the sport is traditionally played on an ice surface, events are also held on tarmac in

neg: 2009 United States Olympic Curling Trials "Friday, February 27, 4:00 pm" "Saturday, February 28, 10:00 am" 2009 United States Olympic Curling Trials The 2009 United States Olympic Curling Team Trials were held from February 21 to 28, 2009 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Trials have been held ever since curling returned to the Olympics as a demonstration sport in 1988. The trials also constituted the 2009 United States National Curling Championships. The winning men's and women's teams represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2009 men's and women's World Championship. The teams are listed as follows: "Saturday, February 21,

neg: 2009 United States Olympic Curling Trials 2009 United States Olympic Curling Trials The 2009 United States Olympic Curling Team Trials were held from February 21 to 28, 2009 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Trials have been held ever since curling returned to the Olympics as a demonstration sport in 1988. The trials also constituted the 2009 United States National Curling Championships. The winning men's and women's teams represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2009 men's and women's World Championship. The teams are listed as follows: "Saturday, February 21, 20:00" "Sunday, February 22, 12:00" "Sunday, February 22, 20:00" "Monday,

neg: Ice stock sport distance shooting, the aim is simply to slide away the ice stock as far as possible. Ice stock sport Ice stock sport (also known as "Bavarian Curling") is a winter sport, somewhat similar to curling. In German, it is known as . Competitors slide ice stocks over an ice surface, aiming for a target, or to cover the longest distance. Ice stocks have a gliding surface, to which a stick (ca 30 cm) is attached. The sport, mostly practised in southern Germany, Austria and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in Italy, has been demonstrated at the Winter Olympic Games on two occasions. Although

neg: Canada Cup (curling) Canada Cup (curling) The Home Hardware Canada Cup is a major men's and women's curling championship in Canada. It is organized by Curling Canada and is one of its major events on its "Season of Champions". The event is frequently used as a qualifier for various other events, such as the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials or Pre-Trials, Continental Cup, and the Curling World Cup. Since 2013, the Canada Cup is not held during the same curling season as the Winter Olympic Games. The first event was held in 2003 at the Sport Mart Place in Kamloops, British Columbia, the Cup's

neg: United States Curling Association United States Curling Association The United States Curling Association (USA Curling) is the national governing body of the sport of curling in the United States. The goal of the USCA is to grow the sport of curling in the United States and win medals in competitions both domestic and abroad. Curling’s recent popularity has swelled the USCA to 165 curling clubs and 16,500 curlers in the United States. The United States Olympic men's curling teams have seen success in recent years, most notably winning the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, led by skip John Shuster. The

neg: Sport in Scotland Club team, the Scottish national team, and the women's curling gold in Salt Lake City in 2002 was won by the top Scottish team at the time, skipped by Rhona Martin. There is a long-running Campaign for a Scottish Olympic Team In 2009, two sports of Scottish origin, golf and rugby sevens were accepted into the Olympics. Curling has been an event at the Winter Olympics for many years. For a list of Scottish Olympic medal winners, see Scottish Olympic medallists. Scotland has a notable track record of success in the world of motor sport, being one of only five

neg: Curling at the 1932 Winter Olympics teams were from New York, Michigan and Massachusetts. Teams representing Canada: Teams representing the United States: "Afternoon, February 4" "Evening, February 4" "Morning, February 5" "Afternoon, February 5" Curling at the 1932 Winter Olympics Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Winter Olympics. The venue was the Olympic Indoor Arena in Lake Placid, New York. Eight teams from two countries (4 American teams and 4 Canadian Teams) competed in this event. Only men's curling was contested at these Olympics. The matches were held on February 4 and 5, 1932. Each of the Canadian teams played against each of the

neg: Curling at the 1932 Winter Olympics Curling at the 1932 Winter Olympics Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Winter Olympics. The venue was the Olympic Indoor Arena in Lake Placid, New York. Eight teams from two countries (4 American teams and 4 Canadian Teams) competed in this event. Only men's curling was contested at these Olympics. The matches were held on February 4 and 5, 1932. Each of the Canadian teams played against each of the American teams. The medalists were from the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. The highest placed American team was from Connecticut in 4th place. The other American

neg: 2010 Winter Olympics was raised on February 28, 2006, in a special ceremony and was on display at Vancouver City Hall until the Olympic opening ceremony. The event was officially opened by Governor General Michaëlle Jean, who was accompanied by the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge. For the first time, Canada won gold in an official sport at an Olympic Games hosted at home, having failed to do so at both the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary (although Canada won the woman's curling event in Calgary when it was

neg: Russ Howard "free guard zone", part of international and Olympic rules. This makes his 2006 medal particularly significant, as it is likely that without the excitement this rule adds to the sport it would not have become an Olympic event in the 1990s. In the 2009-10 curling season, although he played in bonspiels throughout the year, Howard did not curl in the New Brunswick Tankard due to his broadcasting commitments with The Sports Network (TSN). Howard has been commentating curling events for TSN since 2001. In 2006, he was inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame. In 2013, he was

neg: Great Britain at the 2014 Winter Olympics bobsleigh and curling events. The games proved to be highly successful for Team GB, exceeding the initial target of three medals and achieving all of the targets for each of the winter sports that were set. In the Winter Olympic Cycle running from 2010 to 2014 the UK government body UK Sport allocated a then record budget of over £13 million to fund Team GB for the individual athletes as well as the bobsleigh and curling teams for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The sports receiving the highest funding were bobsleigh, curling and skeleton, whilst speed skating, ski and

neg: Rhona Martin Martin had considered quitting curling, but her two children encouraged her to stay. Martin skipped the British Olympic team during the 2006 Winter Olympics, where the team was eliminated during the round-robin stage. In 2007, Martin halted playing for the time being and focused on coaching. She spent 3 years doing the UK Sport Elite Coach Programme whilst delivering the Performance Development Coach role within the national governing body for curling, the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, looking after the National and Regional Academies. Martin joined the BBC commentary team for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, overseeing the curling along with

neg: Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Paralympics The team received the same preparation as Great Britain's Olympic Curlers; funding came from the National Lottery as well as the Scottish Institute of Sport. The team's coach, Tom Pendreigh, was also personal coach of the men's Olympic skip David Murdoch. Paralympic wheelchair curling is played according to the rules of the World Curling Federation, the only modification is that there is no sweeping. The sport was open to both male and female athletes who competed in mixed teams, with a requirement that each team had at least one member of each sex. The format was a round-robin tournament; each

neg: Great Britain at the 2014 Winter Olympics UK Sport medal target of three medals from the Games. On 19 February 2014, the men's curling team won their semifinal against Sweden 6–5 and on 21 February 2014, they won the silver medal after being defeated by Canada in the gold medal match 9–3, but the result still confirmed Great Britain's most successful Olympics for ninety years by equaling the medal count of the 1924 Winter Olympics. On 11 February Great Britain matched an Olympic scoreline record by beating USA 12–3 in women's curling. They also set a new Olympic record by scoring seven points in a single end.

neg: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament The women's curling tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia on 10–20 February 2014. Ten nations competed in the round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round robin qualified for the medal round. South Korea made their Olympic debut in curling. A new Olympic record was established when Great Britain scored seven points in one end against the United States. Great Britain also equalled the record for total points scored in one game, scoring

neg: 2011 Asian Winter Games in each sport." Olympic sports Bobsleigh, Luge, Skeleton, Snowboarding, Curling and Nordic Combined will not be contested. Bandy and Ski Orienteering were included for the first time in the Games, while curling and snowboarding was excluded from the list, ski jumping returns to the Games, after not being contested in the last Games in Changchun. 26 countries have registered to take part and they are listed below, this is an increase of 1 from the 2007 games. Bahrain, Qatar and Singapore made their debuts, while Macau and Pakistan did not compete after competing in 2007. One country only sent officials.

neg: Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials The Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials, known as the Canad Inns Canadian Mixed Doubles Trials since 2018 for sponsorship reasons, occur every four years, in the year preceding the Winter Olympic Games. These trials have been used to determine the Canadian representatives in the year's Winter Olympic Games since Mixed Doubles Curling was added to the Olympic programme for the 2018 Winter Olympic games. Members of Canada's Olympic four-player teams are not eligible to compete in the Canadian Mixed Doubles Trials because of the rigours of the Olympic curling schedule. If their teammate

neg: Winter Olympic Games the Summer and Winter Games on separate four-year cycles in alternating even-numbered years, the next Winter Olympics after 1992 was in 1994. The Winter Games have evolved since their inception. Sports and disciplines have been added and some of them, such as Alpine skiing, luge, short track speed skating, freestyle skiing, skeleton, and snowboarding, have earned a permanent spot on the Olympic programme. Some others, including curling and bobsleigh, have been discontinued and later reintroduced; others have been permanently discontinued, such as military patrol, though the modern Winter Olympic sport of biathlon is descended from it. Still others, such as

neg: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament "Monday, 17 February, 09:00" "Monday, 17 February, 19:00" "Wednesday, 19 February, 14:00" "Thursday, 20 February, 12:30" "Thursday, 20 February, 17:30" Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament The women's curling tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia on 10–20 February 2014. Ten nations competed in the round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round robin qualified for the medal round. South Korea made their Olympic debut in curling. A new Olympic record was established when Great Britain scored seven points in

neg: Dawn McEwen a silver medal at the 2015 World Women's Curling Championship. In the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, Team Jones lost in the semifinal to Rachel Homan, whose team would go on to represent Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. McEwen, along with her husband and fellow curler Mike McEwen, participated in the 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials but did not qualify for playoffs with a 2-6 round robin record. Following her fifth Scotties title at the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, McEwen and the Jones team went undefeated at the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship for her

neg: Sports in Canada games, Canada is usually one of the top nations in terms of medals won. Canada is traditionally strong in the sports of ice hockey, speed skating (especially the short track variation), figure skating and most of the national men's and women's curling teams have won medals since the sport was added to the Olympic program. Because Canada failed to win any gold medals at the 1976 Summer and 1988 Winter games, soon after Vancouver-Whistler was awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics several organizations including Sport Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee began collaborations to launch "Own the Podium – 2010", a

neg: Anna Sidorova Anna Sidorova Anna Vladimirovna Sidorova (; born 6 February 1991 in Moscow) is a curler from Russia. Sidorova was a figure skater until age 13, when a leg injury forced her to give up the sport. At that point, she took up curling. As a junior, Sidorova represented Russia at four World Junior Curling Championships (2009, 2010, 2011 & 2012). She won the bronze medal as the skip of the Russian junior team in 2011 and 2012. At the age of 19, Sidorova was named late to the Russian Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia,

neg: Boy Meets Curl explore the issues of spouses competing together. The writers used some artistic license, because although curling is an Olympic sport, mixed-doubles, which is featured in the episode, was not an Olympic event at the time of airing (and made its Olympic debut eight years later). However, in the episode, it is explained that the event is being held as a demonstration sport. Curling had previously been shown in the season 13 episode "The Bart Wants What It Wants", when the family visits Toronto. In order to try to make the depiction of curling in the episode accurate, the writers visited

neg: Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics All games were 18 ends in length. "Monday 28 January 1924; 10:00 am" "Tuesday 29 January 1924; 10:00 am" "Wednesday 30 January 1924; 10:00 am" Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics The curling event at the 1924 Winter Olympics was contested only by men. It is the first curling event in Olympic history. In February 2006, a few days before the start of the 2006 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee ruled that the curling medals were part of the official Olympic programme in 1924, and not a demonstration event as many authoritative sources had previously claimed (although the IOC

neg: Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics The curling event at the 1924 Winter Olympics was contested only by men. It is the first curling event in Olympic history. In February 2006, a few days before the start of the 2006 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee ruled that the curling medals were part of the official Olympic programme in 1924, and not a demonstration event as many authoritative sources had previously claimed (although the IOC itself had never done so). This official confirmation was the culmination of an investigative campaign begun by the Glasgow-based newspaper "The Herald", on behalf of

neg: Pål Trulsen and bad luck. A large part of his inability to add to his Olympic Gold in 2002 with another World or Olympic win was increasing knee problems from 2002 onwards. Prior to the 2006 Winter Olympics, it was reported that Trulsen was considering retiring from curling, largely to his growing knee pain. He finally did retire in January 2007. While remembered for his easy going and fun personality, he was also remembered as being an extremely fierce and hungry competitor in the heat of battle. Trulsen coached the Norwegian Olympic curling team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

neg: Winter Olympic Games in the Nordic countries and Russia. In the latter it's considered a national sport. It was demonstrated at the Oslo Games. Ice stock sport, a German variant of curling, was demonstrated in 1936 in Germany and 1964 in Austria. The ski ballet event, later known as ski-acro, was demonstrated in 1988 and 1992. Skijöring, skiing behind dogs, was a demonstration sport in St. Moritz in 1928. A sled-dog race was held at Lake Placid in 1932. Speed skiing was demonstrated in Albertville at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Winter pentathlon, a variant of the modern pentathlon, was included as a demonstration

neg: Wheelchair curling stick-curling. Wheelchair curling began in Europe in the late 1990s and in North America in 2002. The first World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held in Sursee, Switzerland in 2002, and was won by the host nation who beat Canada 7 - 6 in the final. It started as a Paralympic sport at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy. Canada, skipped by Chris Daw, won the gold medal, beating Great Britain, skipped by Frank Duffy, 7-4 in the final. The 2009 World Championship was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in the same venue used for the 2010 Olympic and

neg: Valeria Spälty at the 2007 European Curling Championships. In March 2008 they won the bronze medal at the 2008 Vernon World Championships. Spälty has played in 86 Games at Junior Worlds, Worlds, Europeans and Olympic Games. She is studying Sport science, Psychology and Education at the University of Berne. Valeria Spälty Valeria Spälty (born 24 June 1983 in Glarus) is a Swiss curler. Spälty started curling in 1992. She plays second for Mirjam Ott and is right-handed. She won the silver medal at the Winter Olympic Games 2006 in Turin with Mirjam Ott, Binia Beeli, Manuela Kormann, and Michele Moser. She is

neg: 2006 Winter Paralympics curling made its Paralympic debut at these games. The sport venues were also used during the Winter Olympics, although not all Olympic venues were in use for the Paralympics. Alpine skiing events were held at Sestriere. Cross-country skiing and biathlon events were held at Cesana San Sicario. All skiing athletes were accommodated in the Alpine Paralympic Village in Sestriere. Ice sledge hockey was held in Turin, and wheelchair curling was held in Pinerolo. These athletes were accommodated in the City Paralympic Village in Turin. ! March ! 10th ! 11th ! 12th ! 13th ! 14th ! 15th ! 16th

neg: Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics host nation, qualified automatically. Scotland's points counted as Great Britain (Scotland does not compete at the Olympic level separately). <nowiki>*</nowiki>Scotland, England and Wales all compete separately in international curling. By an agreement between the curling federations of those three home nations, only Scotland can score Olympic qualification points for Great Britain. <nowiki>*</nowiki>Scotland, England and Wales all compete separately in international curling. By an agreement between the curling federations of those three home nations, only Scotland can score Olympic qualification points for Great Britain. Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics The curling competition of the 2010 Olympics was held at Vancouver

neg: Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Olympics Pyeongchang with the target to win at least five medals which if achieved would be a record-breaking haul for a Winter Olympic Games. Although the target was set at three medals the funding body predicted that Great Britain had the potential to win as many as ten medals, this total was not widely expected to be reached. In the Winter Olympic Cycle running from 2014 to 2018 the UK government body UK Sport allocated a record budget of over £28 million to fund Team GB for the individual athletes as well as the bobsleigh and curling teams for the 2018

neg: Kate Caithness 2006, Caithness was elected Vice-President, and in 2010 President, of the World Curling Federation. She is the first female president of the World Curling Federation, as well as the first female president of any Olympic Winter Sports Federation. On the 29th of December 2012 Kate Caithness was bestowed the honour of an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for services to curling and international disability sport. It was presented to her by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at a ceremony in Edinburgh, Scotland. Speaking about the award, Caithness said: “I am absolutely thrilled and delighted.

neg: Brazilian Ice Sports Federation Brazilian Ice Sports Federation The Brazilian Ice Sports Federation (, CBDG) was founded by Eric Maleson, Brazil's first bobsled athlete. The CBDG was established in 1996 and affiliated to the Brazilian Olympic Committee in 1999. The federation qualified 7 athletes for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah (5 bobsled athletes and 2 luge athletes) and a 4-man bobsled team for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino. The federation is responsible for the development of all winter Olympic ice sport modalities for Brazil including bobsled, skeleton, luge, figure, long track and short track speed skating, curling, and ice

neg: 2013 United States Olympic Curling Trials 2013 United States Olympic Curling Trials The 2013 United States Olympic Curling Trials was held from November 10 to 17, 2013 at the Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota. The trials were held to determine the women's team that will represent the United States at the curling tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics and the men's team that will represent the United States at the qualification event for the 2014 Winter Olympics curling tournament. Teams on the men's and women's sides will qualify to the Olympic Trials in one of two ways. Teams will be able to qualify directly to

neg: Plainfield Curling Club annual bonspiels, and has programs for juniors (teenagers) and “little rockers” (ages 6–12). The club had a significant increase in membership for the 2002–2003 season, after U.S. television coverage of curling in the 2002 Winter Olympics increased awareness of the sport. There was a similar spike in membership for the 2006-2007 season due to the 2006 Winter Olympics television coverage. Interest in the sport at the club again peaked after the 2010 Winter Olympics. Plainfield Curling Club is part of the Grand National Curling Club and part of the United States Curling Association. The Plainfield Curling Club hosts six annual

neg: Joël Retornaz Joël Retornaz Joël Thierry Retornaz (born 30 September 1983 in Chêne-Bougeries, Genève, Switzerland) is an Italian curler from Cembra. He was the skip of the Italian men's Olympic curling team in 2006 and 2018. Retornaz gained sudden notoriety in Italy in occasion of the 2006 Winter Olympics. Despite the fact Italy has no curling tradition, and that the sport is practiced only by some hundred of amateurs, Retornaz led the semi-professional Italian team to a number of unexpected victories against strong national teams like that of Canada. This breakthrough inspired a sudden national curiosity for curling, a previously almost unknown

neg: Joël Retornaz and Fabio Ribotta. In addition to curling, Retornaz breeds and races quarter horses. He is employed as a businessman. Joël Retornaz Joël Thierry Retornaz (born 30 September 1983 in Chêne-Bougeries, Genève, Switzerland) is an Italian curler from Cembra. He was the skip of the Italian men's Olympic curling team in 2006 and 2018. Retornaz gained sudden notoriety in Italy in occasion of the 2006 Winter Olympics. Despite the fact Italy has no curling tradition, and that the sport is practiced only by some hundred of amateurs, Retornaz led the semi-professional Italian team to a number of unexpected victories against strong

neg: San Francisco Bay Area Curling Club year-round as well as various educational activities such as Learn-to-Curl sessions. In September 2017 the SFBACC announced they had signed a lease agreement for a building in Oakland with the intention of building California's only dedicated curling center. The facility will have five curling sheets and is expected to open in the fall of 2018. The SFBACC has hosted the Golden Gate Bonspiel annually each spring during Memorial Day weekend since 2008. The tournament is held at Solar4America Ice at Fremont. The club teaches Learn-to-Curl events throughout the year to expose new people to the sport. During the Winter Olympic

neg: Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics The curling competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Ice Cube Curling Center, nicknamed "the Ice Cube". It is the sixth time that curling was on the Olympic program. In both the men's and women's competitions, ten nations competed. These two events took place from 10 to 21 February 2014. The Canadian women's team went through the whole competition undefeated, the first time this has happened in an Olympic women's curling competition. Additionally, both the Canadian men's and women's teams won the gold medal, becoming the first country to do so

neg: Curling at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival "Wednesday February 15, 13:00" "Thursday February 16, 9:00" "Friday, February 17, 9:00" "Friday, February 17, 14:30" "Friday, February 17, 14:30" Curling at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Curling at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held from February to February 7 at the Milli Piyango Curling Arena in Erzurum, Turkey. "Official Round Robin Standings" All draw times are listed in (UTC+3). "Monday, February 13, 19:00" "Tuesday February 14, 13:00" "Wednesday February 15, 9:00" "Wednesday February 15, 17:00" "Thursday February 16, 13:00" "Friday, February 17, 9:00" "Friday, February 17, 14:30" "Friday, February 17, 14:30" "Official Round Robin

neg: Curling at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Curling at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Curling at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held from February to February 7 at the Milli Piyango Curling Arena in Erzurum, Turkey. "Official Round Robin Standings" All draw times are listed in (UTC+3). "Monday, February 13, 19:00" "Tuesday February 14, 13:00" "Wednesday February 15, 9:00" "Wednesday February 15, 17:00" "Thursday February 16, 13:00" "Friday, February 17, 9:00" "Friday, February 17, 14:30" "Friday, February 17, 14:30" "Official Round Robin Standings" All draw times are listed in (UTC+3). "Monday, February 13, 15:00" "Tuesday February 14, 9:00" "Tuesday February 14, 17:00"

neg: Ski ballet 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1993. George Fuehrmeier competed in ski ballet during 1985. He gained popularity after a video of his routine was circulated on the internet during the 2018 Winter Olympics. Ski Ballet was a demonstration sport in the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics. The sport has significantly declined in popularity in recent years due to the fact that it did not become an Olympic sport. The International Ski Federation ceased all formal competition of ski ballet after 2000. Ski ballet Ski ballet, simply know as Ballet in the ski world, is just that, ballet on skis.

neg: Olympic sports For most of the 20th century, demonstration sports were included in many Olympic Games, usually to promote a non-Olympic sport popular in the host country, or to gauge interest and support for the sport. The competitions and ceremonies in these sports were identical to official Olympic sports, except that the medals were not counted in the official record. Some demonstration sports, like baseball and curling, were later added to the official Olympic program. This changed when the International Olympic Committee decided in 1989 to eliminate demonstration sports from Olympics Games after 1992. An exception was made in 2008, when the

neg: Canadian Olympic Curling Trials Canadian Olympic Curling Trials The Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, known as the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings since 2005 for sponsorship reasons, occur every four years, in the year preceding the Winter Olympic Games. They are held to determine the men's and women's representatives at the next year's Olympic Games. The system of qualification for the Curling Trials varies for each event, and can be quite complicated. One main reason for an Olympic qualifying event apart from the national championships (The Brier and the Scotties) is that provincial residency rules do not apply to the Olympic team. Curling was

neg: New Zealand at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alan Henderson did compete in the two-man event, but did not qualify for the final run. The New Zealand national men's team qualified for the games after placing 8th at the 2005 World Championships. The team heading to Turin was skipped by Sean Becker, out of Ranfurly CC. The New Zealand men's team is the first team from the southern hemisphere to compete in curling as an official sport at the Olympics. Australia had previously competed in curling at the Olympics, but that was as a demonstration sport. Sean Becker's rink twice lost games late, including giving up two in

neg: Mixed curling won their first world curling medals. The IOC did not approve the events for inclusion into the 2010 Winter Olympics, but an attempt to include the mixed doubles in the following winter Olympiad succeeded, making its Olympic debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics. At the start of each end, two rocks start in play — one in the back 4 foot with the front of the rock at the very center of the house, and a rock of the opposite color guarding on the center line, halfway between the front of the house and the hog line. Five rocks are

neg: Kotomi Ishizaki to face a rematch against Team Switzerland. They would lose this match 9 - 7 which would become the second best performance by a Pacific region team at the Curling World Championships. Kotomi Ishizaki played Lead position for Team Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics. and at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship. 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games Moe Meguro, "Skip" Anna Ohmiya, "Third" Mari Motohashi, "Second" Mayo Yamaura, "Alternate" 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games Akiko Katoh, "Skip" Yumie Hayashi, "Third" Ayumi Onodera, "Second" Kotomi Ishizaki She made her World Championship debut at the 2003 Winnipeg World Championships playing

neg: 2017 United States Olympic Curling Trials 2017 United States Olympic Curling Trials The 2017 United States Olympic Curling Trials was held from November 11-18, 2017 at Baxter Arena in Omaha, Nebraska. Five teams qualified for the men's tournament and three teams qualified for the women's tournament. The winner of each tournament will represent the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang County, South Korea. USA Curling used a number of selection criteria to determine which teams would qualify for the Olympic Trials. If an American team placed in the top five at the 2017 World Men's Curling Championship or 2017 World Women's Curling Championship,

neg: World Curling Rankings World Curling Rankings The World Curling Rankings system is designed to track and list the amount of success achieved by each member association of the World Curling Federation (WCF) in a given curling season. The system, which was implemented in December 2006, is similar to the ranking system used by FIFA. The events taken into account when calculating each nation's score include the Winter Olympics, the World Curling Championships, the European Curling Championships, and the Pacific Curling Championships. The system was developed by Patrick Hürlimann, who is a former Olympic champion and was the vice president of the WCF from

neg: Australia at the 1984 Winter Paralympics Paralympic was representative of the beginning of a much closer working relationship between the International Organising Committee (IOC) and the disability sport movement, when the IOC Executive Board meeting of 1982 agreed to permit the logo to incorporate the Olympic Rings. This did however come at a cost, as this incorporation of the rings was only permitted in exchange for the term 'Olympic' being dropped from the name of the games (then known as the 3rd Winter Olympic Games for the Disabled). The 3rd Winter Olympic Games for the Disabled was the preferred choice for the disability movement at the

neg: Culture of Switzerland paragliding, sailing, swimming, volleyball, floorball, mountain biking and hiking in the forests and mountains are all popular pastimes. Fishing is commonplace in the many lakes and rivers, but often a licence is necessary. Many mountain lakes freeze over during winter and are used for curling, horse and dog racing, particularly around St. Moritz. Lausanne is headquarters for many international sport organisations, notably the International Olympic Committee, the Court of Arbitration for Sport and some 55 international sport associations. FIFA is headquartered in Zürich. Culture of Switzerland Switzerland lies at the crossroads of several major European cultures. Three of the continent's

neg: Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification A total of 10 teams in each tournament (5 athletes per team) qualified for a quota of 100 athletes in curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics. A further 8 mixed doubles pairs qualified for a total of 16 athletes. Therefore, a total of 116 athletes qualified in total to compete in the curling competitions. Qualification to the curling tournaments at the Winter Olympics was determined through two methods. Nations qualified teams by earning qualification points from performances at the 2016 and 2017 World Curling Championships. Teams also qualified through an Olympic qualification

neg: Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics Men's Women's Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in the town of Pinerolo, Italy from February 13 to February 24. It proved to be the sleeper hit in terms of television ratings in Italy. According to a CBC feature, curling at the 2006 Winter Games drew 5 million viewers, eclipsing ice hockey and figure skating. This, and the success of the Italian men's curling team created a surge of interest in curling within Italy, where there was no previous tradition of the sport and only a few hundred players. A few days

neg: Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in the town of Pinerolo, Italy from February 13 to February 24. It proved to be the sleeper hit in terms of television ratings in Italy. According to a CBC feature, curling at the 2006 Winter Games drew 5 million viewers, eclipsing ice hockey and figure skating. This, and the success of the Italian men's curling team created a surge of interest in curling within Italy, where there was no previous tradition of the sport and only a few hundred players. A few days before the

neg: Wang Bingyu team also became the first non-Canadian team to reach a Grand Slam final, when they lost to Jennifer Jones at the 2009 Trail Appliances Curling Classic. In February 2010, Wang and her team entered the 2010 Winter Olympics as the defending world champions. Wang skipped her team to a 6–3 record in round robin play, earning a spot in the medal round. After losing to Sweden in the semifinals, China defeated Switzerland to win the bronze medal. The bronze medal was the first Olympic medal for China in curling and the first team medal for China in Winter Olympic history.

neg: Victoria Moiseeva Olympic Reserve "School of Highest Sports Mastership in Winter Disciplines" in St. Petersburg. She finished the St. Petersburg State University of Telecommunications. Moiseeva graduated from Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health. She announced an engagement with Danish curler Oliver Dupont in June 2017. They are planning to marry in June next year. 2016 European Curling Championships Victoria Moiseeva Victoria Alexandrovna Moiseeva (; born 10 January 1991) is a Russian curler. She won gold as an alternate of the Russian national women's team at the 2013 Winter Universiade and the 2015 Winter Universiade. She plays for CC

neg: 2017 Russian Olympic Curling Trials All draw times are listed in Moscow Time (). "December 27, 8:30" "December 27, 18:30" "December 28, 8:30" "December 28, 18:30" "December 29, 8:30" Video broadcasting are on official "Russian Curling TV" channel on YouTube. 2017 Russian Olympic Curling Trials The 2017 Russian Curling Olympic Trials were held from December 27 to 29 at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi. The winner of this event, which was determined by a "best of seven" series, will represent the Olympic Athletes from Russia team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. There was only a women's event, as the men's team representing Russia

neg: 1924 Winter Olympics Olympic Winter Games every four years, independent of the Olympic Games proper, and recognized the International Winter Sports Week as the first Olympic Winter games in retrospect. In 1974 the final individual medal of Chamonix 1924 was presented. Anders Haugen, who until then had been recorded as finishing fourth in the ski jumping event, received a bronze medal. After fifty years an error had been discovered in the score of Thorleif Haug. In 2006, the IOC confirmed that the awarded medals to 1924 curling teams were official. The IOC verified that curling was officially part of the program, after the

neg: Jill Officer Women's Curling Championship. Officer and the Jones team attempted but failed to repeat as the Canadian Olympic team after losing in the semifinal of the 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials. Officer joined Reid Carruthers in the 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Olympic Trials, where they advanced to the playoffs but were eliminated. The Jones team won the 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Officer's record-tying sixth title, with Shannon Birchard replacing Lawes, who, with John Morris, represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in mixed doubles curling. At the 2018 World Women's Curling Championship, Officer, along with Jones, Lawes, McEwen,

neg: Bids for the 2018 Winter Olympics would take place in Chamonix, which would also host ice hockey. All freestyle skiing and snowboard were centered on Annecy. Curling was relocated to Annecy, the hub of most ice sports, meaning that the Olympic Village would have been a little bigger than previously, to accommodate 2,500 athletes and officials. The revised bid moved the second Olympic Village (1,500 beds) from the Mont Blanc valley into the center of Chamonix. On March 28, 2011, the CAO (Annecy Anti-Olympic Committee) stated that it wanted to tell people about what "not only the excesses of the Olympics, the sport business, the financial

neg: Canadian Olympic Curling Trials Hearts (Julie Sutton) and the 1991 Labatt Brier (Kevin Martin) got to represent Canada at the event. Canadian Olympic Curling Trials The Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, known as the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings since 2005 for sponsorship reasons, occur every four years, in the year preceding the Winter Olympic Games. They are held to determine the men's and women's representatives at the next year's Olympic Games. The system of qualification for the Curling Trials varies for each event, and can be quite complicated. One main reason for an Olympic qualifying event apart from the national championships (The Brier

neg: Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club by Olympic skaters Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson, who have coached many elite level skaters to national, international, world and olympic titles including skaters such as Yuna Kim [2010 Olympic Champion, 2014 Olympic Silver medalist], Gabrielle Daleman [2018 Olympic Team Gold medalist], Yuzuru Hanyu [2014, 2017 World Champion and 2014, 2018 Olympic Champion] and Javier Fernandez [2015, 2016 World Champion and 2018 Olympic Bronze medalist] Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club The Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club is a private sport and social club located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Club offers a variety of sporting and social programs