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Encyclopedia > Curling at the Winter Olympics
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Curling has been an official Winter Olympic sport since the 1998 games in Nagano. Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1924, 1932, 1948, 1964, 1998 and 1992 games. Jump to: navigation, search Curling is a game played on ice with granite stones Curling is a precision sport similar to bowls or bocce, but played on ice with polished heavy stones rather than plastic balls. ... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... Jump to: navigation, search The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ... Categories: Host cities of the Winter Olympic Games | Cities in Nagano Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ...


Medal summary since 1988

Women's

Olympiad Gold Silver Bronze
1988 Canada Canada: Linda Moore, Lindsay Sparkes, Debbie Jones, Penny Ryan, Patti Vande (alt) Sweden Sweden: Elisabeth Högström, Monika Jansson, Birgitta Sewik, Marie Henriksson, Anette Norberg (alt) Norway Norway: Trine Trulsen, Dordi Nordby, Hanne Pettersen, Mette Halvorsen, Marianne Aspelin (alt)
1992 Germany Germany: Andrea Schöpp, Stephanie Mayer, Monika Wagner, Sabine Hutt, Christiane Scheibel (alt) Norway Norway: Dordi Nordby, Hanne Pettersen, Mette Halvorsen, Anne Jøtun, Marianne Aspelin (alt) Canada Canada: Julie Sutton, Jodie Sutton, Melissa Soligo, Karri Wilms, Elaine Dagg-Jackson (alt)
1998 Canada Canada: Sandra Schmirler, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit, Anita Ford (alt) Denmark Denmark: Helena Blach-Lavrsen, Margit Pörtner, Dorthe Holm, Trine Qvist, Jane Bidstrup (alt) Sweden Sweden: Elisabet Gustafson, Katarina Nyberg, Louise Marmont, Elisabeth Persson, Margaretha Lindahl (alt)
2002 United Kingdom United Kingdom: Rhona Martin, Deborah Knox, Fiona MacDonald, Janice Rankin, Margaret Morton (alt) Switzerland Switzerland: Luzia Ebnöther, Mirjam Ott, Tanya Frei, Laurence Bidaud, Nadia Röthlisberger (alt) Canada Canada: Kelley Law, Julie Skinner, Georgina Wheatcroft, Diane Nelson, Cheryl Noble (alt)

Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Anette Norberg (born November 12, 1966) is a Swedish curler from Härnösand. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Dordi Nordby, (born 8 April 1964 in Baerum, Norway), is a Norwegian curler who has amassed an array of medals in major international competitions over a career spanning three decades, including two world championship gold medals. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Dordi Nordby, (born 8 April 1964 in Baerum, Norway), is a Norwegian curler who has amassed an array of medals in major international competitions over a career spanning three decades, including two world championship gold medals. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Curling medal winners at the 1998 Winter Olympics: Men Women Categories: 1998 Winter Olympics ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Sandra Schmirler (July 11, 1963–March 3, 2000) was a Canadian curler, an Olympic and triple World Champion. ... Jan Betker is a Canadian curler out of Regina, Saskatchewan. ... Team Canada after getting their gold medals Marcia Gudereit (born September 8, 1965) is a Canadian curler. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place from February 11 to February 18 in Ogden, Utah: Contents // Categories: Stub | 2002 Winter Olympics ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Rhona Martin is a Scottish curler who has skipped the Scotland womens team at both the European and World Championships, but is most famous as the skip of the unified Great Britain team that claimed the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in 2002. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Kelley Law (left) with teammate Georgina Wheatcroft Kelley Law (born January 11, 1966) formerly known as Kelley Atkins and Kelley Owen is a Canadian curler from Coquitlam, British Columbia. ...

Men's

Olympiad Gold Silver Bronze
1988 Norway Norway: Eigil Ramsfjell, Sjur Loen, Morten Søgaard, Bo Bakke, Gunnar Meland (alt) Switzerland Switzerland: Hansjörg Lips, Rico Simen, Stefan Luder, Peter Lips, Mario Fluckinger (alt) Canada Canada: Ed Lukowich, John Ferguson, Neil Houston, Brent Syme, Wayne Hart (alt)
1992 Switzerland Switzerland: Urs Dick, Jürg Dick, Robert Hürliman, Thomas Kläy, Peter Däppen (alt) Norway Norway: Tormod Andreassen, Stig-Arne Gunnestad, Flemming Davanger,

Kjell Berg, Pål Trulsen (alt) Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... PÃ¥l Trulsen (second from the right) and his team PÃ¥l Trulsen (born April 19, 1962) is a Norwegian curler from Oslo, and is the defending Olympic curling mens champion. ...

United States United States: Tim Somerville, Mike Strum, Bud Somerville, Bill Strum, Bob Nichols (alt)
1998 Switzerland Switzerland: Patrick Hürlimann, Patrik Lörtscher, Daniel Müller, Diego Perren, Dominic Andres (alt) Canada Canada: Mike Harris, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, George Karrys, Paul Savage (alt) Norway Norway: Eigil Ramsfjell, Jan Thorsen, Stig-Arne Gunnestad, Tore Torvbråten, Anthon Grimsmo (alt)
2002 Norway Norway: Pål Trulsen, Lars Vågberg, Flemming Davanger, Bent Ånund Ramsfjell, Tore Torvbråten (alt) Canada Canada: Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett, Ken Tralnberg (alt) Switzerland Switzerland: Andreas Schwaller, Christof Schwaller, Markus Eggler, Damian Grichting, Marco Ramstein (alt)



Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Curling medal winners at the 1998 Winter Olympics: Men Women Categories: 1998 Winter Olympics ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Mike Harris (born June 9, 1967 in Georgetown, Ontario) is a Canadian curler currently residing in Oakville, Ontario. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place from February 11 to February 18 in Ogden, Utah: Contents // Categories: Stub | 2002 Winter Olympics ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... PÃ¥l Trulsen (second from the right) and his team PÃ¥l Trulsen (born April 19, 1962) is a Norwegian curler from Oslo, and is the defending Olympic curling mens champion. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search Kevin Martin (left) with teammate Carter Rycroft Kevin Martin (born July 31, 1966) is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ...

Curling at the Winter Olympics
1924 | 1932 | 1948 | 1964 | 1988 | 1992 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006

Demonstation events indicated in italics. At the 1924 Winter Olympics, a curling competition was contested. ... Curling medal winners at the 1998 Winter Olympics: Men Women Categories: 1998 Winter Olympics ... Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place from February 11 to February 18 in Ogden, Utah: Contents // Categories: Stub | 2002 Winter Olympics ... Jump to: navigation, search Curling at the 2006 Winter Olympics will be held in the town of Pinerolo, Italy from February 13 to February 24. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Curling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2774 words)
The curling arena is a sheet of ice 146 feet (45.5 m) long by 14 feet 2 inches (4.32 m) wide, and is carefully prepared to be absolutely level and to allow the "rocks", as the polished granite stones are called, to glide with as little friction as possible.
Curling shoes are specially designed: the slider shoe (center), with its thin teflon surface, is worn during delivery to slide on the ice; a slip-on gripper (left) is worn over the slider at other times; the other shoe (right) has a rough surface to give traction on the ice.
Curling is the provincial sport of Saskatchewan, home of one of the most famous curlers, the late Sandra Schmirler who led her team to the first ever Gold Medal in the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Winter Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5573 words)
Curling and military patrol were no longer medal sports (although the latter was demonstrated) while skeleton made its first Olympic appearance.
The 1940 Winter Olympics had originally been awarded to Japan, and were supposed to be held in Sapporo, but Japan had to give the Games back in 1938, because of the Japanese invasion of China in the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945).
Winter pentathlon, a variant to the modern pentathlon, was included as a demonstration event in 1948.
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