In curling competition, each game is played by two teams, and each team consists of four players. The game played 10 innings. Players from both teams have two curling opportunities, that is, two pitching opportunities. The two teams pitch alternately according to the order of first base, second base, third base and main force. When one player throws the ball, two players of our team quickly brush the ice in front of curling, so that curling can reach the center of the camp accurately. At the same time, in order to keep curling away from the center of the circle, the opposing team members can also sweep the ice in front of curling.

When the player throws the ball, he squats down, pushes the ice pedal forward on the pedal device to make his body kneel forward and slide, and at the same time pushes the ball forward from the center of home plate with a curling hand. When he reached the avant-garde line, he let go of curling and slid to the center of the camp in a straight or arc trajectory. While trying to slide the curling to the center of the camp, the bowler can also hit the curling of the opponent out of the camp or his own curling into the center of the camp under the command of the main players. Finally, when both players have finished curling, the winner will be decided according to the distance between curling on the court and the center of the camp. The team with more than one stone 1 minute wins.

The competition is divided into two teams, each with four people, who throw stones in turn. Before the competition, the throwing points of both sides are close to the center of the circle and throw first. Each game ended after each team alternately threw the ball, each person threw two balls respectively, and eight people * * * sixteen balls.

The main players should lead the game. When a player throws a ball, the main player should hold an ice brush as the goal of throwing the ball. The commander should also indicate the rotating direction of the stone ball and the sliding distance, so that the players can know the purpose of throwing the ball, so that the ice painter can decide how to brush the ice, because brushing the ice can increase the sliding distance of the stone ball and reduce the curvature of the action.

A game needs two groups of stone balls, eight in each group. These stone balls should be colored so that they can still be easily identified at the other end of the rink. Traditionally, in the first game, the team that has no right to throw the last ball can choose its ball color.

During the competition, athletes should wear sportswear and shoes (or shoe covers) with different soles. The bottom of skates is rubber, while the bottom of skates is plastic. The standard stones used in curling competitions are made of mica-free granite in Scotland. The stone has a diameter of 29 cm, a thickness of 1 1.5 cm and a weight of 19 kg.

Player position

In order to avoid crowding, the rules of the game also stipulate the position of players:

1. Non-throwing team: the main commander and deputy commander can stand behind the bottom line of the target end, and the main commander can also stand behind the main commander of the throwing team. The next draft pick thrower can stand near the backboard, while other players can stand behind the bottom of the ice course or between the poles.

2. Throwing team: The main commander (or deputy commander) with an ice brush can stand anywhere behind the center line of the target end.

exceptional case

If the thrower fails to release the ball before it reaches the throwing end fence, the other team has the right to choose the disposal method of the ball:

1. Still regard the ball as valid;

2. treat the ball as out of bounds and put all the balls hit by the ball back to their original positions.

Accidental touch of the ball

When a stone ball slides, if the player of the throwing party (usually an ice brush) accidentally touches the ball with his body, clothes or ice brush, the ball is regarded as touching the ball. After the slider is finished, the other team can punish the ball in one of the following three ways:

1. The ball is still considered valid.

2. treat the ball as out of bounds and put all the balls hit by the ball back to their original positions.

3. If the balls are not touched, estimate the position of each ball in the field. And move each ball on the court to its estimated position.

Law of brushing ice

The ice brush of the ball thrower can brush the ice for his own stone ball moving between the two center lines. However, after the center line, only one player of each team can brush ice for his own stone ball, and only the main player can brush ice for the other team's stone ball.

Calculated fraction

The team with the stone ball on the circular base and closest to the center of the circular base scores. Each stone ball of the team located on the round base and closer to the center of the circle than all the stone balls of other teams can get one point. Before moving any stone balls, the third team of the two teams should have a * * * understanding of the score.

measure

If two stone balls belonging to different teams are not sure which one is closer to the center of the circle, unless the other stone ball is closer to the center of the circle, the game will be considered as no score.

There are four people in each curling team. The two teams used 16 curling stone (also called rolling stone) in the match. Listen to the instructions of the main players and play one-on-one in the order of first baseman, second baseman, third baseman and main players. Players of the two teams throw the ball on the ice twice, each time throwing curling stones. The two teams threw 16 curling stones for a match.

The main players give countermeasures.

The ice sweeper brushes quickly on the ice to change the sliding direction and speed of the curling stone.

The thrown curling stone slides forward with an appropriate curve while rotating, and it is ideal for the curling stone to rotate for one and a half to two and a half times.

It is also one of the skills to sweep the curling stones of the opposing team out of the circle.

If the curling stone exceeds the warning line, it will be disqualified.

When throwing stones, be sure to release the hand holding the curling stone before the avant-garde line. When the thrown stone can't cross the opponent's avant-garde line, it will be disqualified.

The four players are integrated and need close cooperation.

The rink used in curling competition is 44.5 meters long and 4.75 meters wide. About 40 meters away from the pitching point, the place with the circular sign is the "base camp" (3.66 meters in diameter). The team that throws stones closest to the center of the base camp wins. At the moment when the hand holding the stone is released, even if there is a little angle deviation, it will slip out 40 meters away like the OB of golf, leading to greater mistakes. Curling stone weight 19. 1 kg, diameter 30 cm, thinnest thickness 1 1.5 cm.

One game 10 game, the game time is about 2 hours and 30 minutes. Two teams * * * threw 16 stones for a game. According to the number of stones thrown from the center of the base camp by both players, the score is calculated to decide the outcome.