History Curling is a very old Scottish sport. The oldest know curling stone bears the date 1511, and a painting by Pieter Breughel (1560) shows a Dutch science of the sport. The sport was probably a Scottish invention, because in 1457, the Scottish parliament prohibited golf (!) because they aroused riots. Curling wasn’t endangered by this prohibition, although the rocks were a great weapon. The first stones weighted only 2 to 3 kg. They were called loofies, being they had a desig ...

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June 10, 2006 Hockey Baseball Basketball Football HELP SEARCH CANOE NAGANO '98 ISP DIRECTORY Pure prairie gold By TOM BRENNAN -- Team Sun The best part of it all? C'mon, we didn't even have to ask. Nor did Sandra Schmirler have to answer. She simply pointed -- at the gold medal Joan McCusker was posing with for pictures from fellow passengers. Even with shouldering all the pressure of a team supposed to win, their who ...

Olympics Front Sport by Sport Gallery History Nagano Countries Related Items Curling section Everything You Need to Know About Curling Venue 1994 Golds How It Works Equipment Glossary Scoring History Schedule U.S. Outlook Others to Watch Overview Trivia Post Graphic Venue: Curling will take place at Kazakoshi Park Arena, near Lake Shiozawa, where the equestrian events for the Tokyo Olympics in ...