curling Curling is a sport in which players slide #Curling stone, stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area that is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take t ...

, the second is the person who delivers the second pair of stones after the

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. On most teams, where the second does not act as

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, the second will sweep for each of their teammates. Due to the free-guard-zone rule, which prevents guards from being removed from play by the

s, the second is usually a curler with a high degree of proficiency throwing takeouts, peels, and other power shots. Following the adoption of the five-rock rule in 2018, the role of the second has become more of a finesse role, as seconds often have to throw guards and other finesse shots.

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