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Curling Québec
Curling Québec is the regional governing body for the sport of curling in Quebec. It was founded in 1976 and is one of Curling Canada's 14 member associations. Provincial championships Curling Québec hosts nine provincial championships annually:{{Cite web, url=https://curling-quebec.qc.ca/championships/elite-series/?lang=en, title=Elite Series, date=2016-07-13, website=Curling Québec, language=en-US, access-date=2019-03-26 * WFG Tankard (Men's) * Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts The Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts (French: ''Championnat Provincial des Cœurs Scotties'') is the Quebec provincial women's curling tournament. The tournament is run by Curling Québec, the provincial curling association. The winning team ... (Women's) * Mixed Doubles * Mixed * Masters Men's * Masters Women's * Wheelchair * Senior Men's * Senior Women's See also * List of curling clubs in Quebec References External links Official website Curling governing bodies in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called ''rocks'', across the ice ''curling sheet'' toward the ''house'', a circular target marked on the ice. Each team has eight stones, with each player throwing two. The purpose is to accumulate the highest score for a ''game''; points are scored for the stones resting closest to the centre of the house at the conclusion of each ''end'', which is completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones once. A game usually consists of eight or ten ends. The player can induce a curved path, described as ''curl'', by causing the stone to slowly rotate as it slides. The path of the rock may be further influenced by two sweepers with brooms or brushes, who accompany it as it slides down the sheet and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
