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From Curling
with Ray Turnbull
The history of
the game has been well documented in many books over the years and is
generally considered to have originated by the Scots. The Sterling
stones of 1511 and a poem by Walter Watson certainly identify the
game played on the lakes of Scotland. Regardless, terminology
suggests that the Dutch may have founded an early version of the game
in the 1500's. Read
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 Halifax
awarded 2005 Canadian Curling Trials
Source: Canadian
Curling Association
March 11, 2004
- 3:11 PM EST
The 2005
Canadian Curling Trials will be played at the Metro Centre in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, December 3-11, it was announced today by the
Canadian Curling Association (CCA).
The
‘Trials’ will select both the men’s and women’s
curling teams which will represent Canada at the 2006 Olympic Winter
Games in Torino (Turin), Italy. The 10 men’s and 10 women’s
teams will compete in a round robin format, leading to a playoff in
which the first place teams advance to their respective finals, while
the second and third place teams meet in semi-finals. Read
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Canadian
Men's Curling Associations
Canadian
Women's Curling Associations
United
States Curling Associations
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