The event is slow, but it is entertaining, the players make a great effort so that the stones arrive at a precise spot to win the game. The player who delivers the stone is only the first phase of the game, two other players sweep the icy floor with brooms to make the stone move faster.

Anyone can play Curling, the equipment is basically a stone, a couple of brooms, shoes to avoid slipping on the ice, and a relatively large play area with an ice floor.

What are the curling brooms made of?

The brooms are as important as the stones in Curling, the brooms are made of fabric specially designed for ice, the handle is slightly hollow and made of a light material such as fibreglass. The gold medal curling event will live stream on Peacock

What other equipment is used for Curling?

Apart from the stones and the brooms, the players wear special shoes with a sole that can vary depending on the type of player. The stone throwers have slightly more slippery soles since those help them when it comes to delivering the stone. Special gloves and pants for the sport, and some players use a stopwatch to do throwing calculations.

The history of Curling is old, it is an old sport like most of the others that will take place in the Winter Olympics. The first records of Curling date back to 1511 in Scotland, but there are people who believe that this sport was invented in Canada.

Canada is the country with the most Curling gold medals with a total of 6 gold medals, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals. The rest of the top 5 winning countries or big favorites in Curling are Europeans: Sweden, Great Britain, Switzerland and Norway.

How many ends are in curling?

In the Winter Olympics players have five stones per end, and each game will last only eight ends. Some international Curling games have 10 ends, but in the Winter Olympics only 8 ends are allowed.

How do teams win a curling game?

After the players use all their stones in the ends the final score will determine the winner, the winners of the ends will be the team with the stone closest to the button (house center). All curling games will be availabe with live stream on Peacock

Who won the first Olympic medal in Curling?

In 1924 the first gold medal in a Curling event went to Great Britain, the bronze medal was won by Sweden and the bronze medal by France. But after that year, the event was officially absent from the Winter Olympics for decades.