curling: Quick Facts

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St. Thomas Curling Club gets $1M upgrade • Oct. 28, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (CTV News)

St. Thomas Curling Club completes $1M dollar renovation in time to host national event • Oct. 28, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (CTV News)

Photos and Videos

Three members of South Korea's women's curling team sweep the ice and guide a curling stone during the gold medal game at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

Curling equipment

A female curler in a Team Canada jacket crouches on the ice, shouting instructions, with curling stones and a scoreboard visible in the background.

A Canadian curler in a white jacket and black pants slides forward to release a curling stone during a women's Olympic match at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.

Wheelchair curling

Curling players sweeping vigorously as a teammate's stone nears the house.

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Former U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsledder Steven Holcomb, front, is greeted at the finish line after teaming with Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevicz to win the first Olympic bobsleigh gold medal in 62 years for Team USA ,(cont)

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