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General Information Slide a stone down a sheet of ice and have it stop as near the center of a set of  rings (called house), the problem being that your opposition will do everything tactically to stop you from achieving this goal. So the game contains elements of great skill, strategy, finesse, exertion and endeavour. More...



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   History

    
  Brief History of Curling "the fascinating game of curling appeared in Scotland in the early sixteenth century - as evidenced by a curling stone, bearing the date of 1511, which was unearthed near Stirling....". Read on for all the background on the sport from the Anchorage Curling Club, Alaska
History of Curling  from the Canadian Curling Association
 

   Basics
  The Basics of Curling in English and German illustrated with animated practical examples
See also useful information from the following Curling Clubs: Bridge of Weir, Dartmouth, Lumby, North Shore
Learn Curling with flash animations from Canadian Curling Association
Curling For Dummies
Basics if Curling from Wikipedia
What the heck is it - from Allsports Olympic coverage
Tecnique good advice to improve your game
Tips archived articles from Calgary Youth
        from Elmira and District

   Rules
  Curling Rules  from the Canadian Curling Association. There is also a very useful opportunity to ask questions on the rules and a FAQ
World Curling Federation Rules  - information from the top
 
General Information, news, results etc
  In The Hack  Curling portal
Curling Zone  news, community, information, results
Curling.com Directory with a strong Canadian section, but worldwide coverage
Icing Curling Information; news, the Game, Clubs, Community ...
Internet Curling Club  is a virtual internet curling club who services all levels of interest in the sport of curling.  Software, equipment, and everything curling. Membership is free and the benefits are never ending.
Mycurling.com  This searchable curling site has information on rules, associations, tours, teams, clubs, draw sheets, and much more.
 
International
  World Curling Federation  Official site of the World Curling Federation. The National Associations, news, results, statistics
World Curling Championships, 2002 Besmark ND USA
UK Gold at Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics from BBC Sport
AST World Curling Tour - Europe
World Curling Tour 
 

National Regional or City sites               National Associations from the World Curling Federation
                                                                                               Canada,  UK,  Germany

      Canada    
  Canadian Curling Association with news of events in Canada and  good links  section for the sport as a whole; newsletter available
 Calgary Youth Curling
 Curling Zone forums, chat, polls, news, clubs,  calendar, games to improve strategy, results of Major Curling League; extensive curling links, arranged alphabetically.
The Premier Curling League news, teams, scores, history, etc
Slam Sports Curling news
Saskatchewan  Curling Centre; news, results, forum, chat, events, links
The Moose Call Northern Ontario news and information
Tsn Canada Curling news, headlines, schedules, results chat, links
Sportsnet Canada Curling also keeps you up to date
Sweep magazine Canadian and World news events and results
 
    UK
  English Curling Association basics, history, news, events, results, links, area information
Scotland 
  Curling Shoes 'real home of Scottish Curling' - a family business, owned and run by curlers, for the benefit of curlers.
  Gourock Curlers  
  Royal Caledonian Curling Club with good coverage of news results and calendar of curling in Scotland
 
   USA
  USA Curling what's happening on the US scene
 
   Germany       German Curling Association  - in German only
  Hamburg Curling Club the largest curling club in Germany; they have 4 separate rinks and hold International Competitions; history, tournaments, joining the club, equipment, rules, links to clubs in Europe and Germany.