Elegant music from Scotland
Curling originated in Scotland in the14th century, and stones engraved with the year 15 1 1 are still preserved in Scotland. 1795, the first curling club was established in Scotland. 1838, the first formal competition rules were formulated by the Scottish curling club.
Curling was introduced to Canada from 1807, and became popular in the United States and other places from 1820. Since then, curling as a winter sport has gradually developed in Europe and North America.
At the beginning of the 20th century, through the efforts of Canadian curling enthusiasts, the rules and methods of this sport were improved, and the first national curling competition was held in 1927. The first world curling championship started at 1959, formerly known as Scotch Whisky Cup, 1968 was renamed Canadian Silver Broom Championship, and 1986 was officially named world curling championship.
Curling was introduced to Asia from 65438 to 0955, and it is very popular in Japan and South Korea.
1924, curling first appeared as a performance in the Winter Olympics. 1966, the International Curling Federation was established. 199 1 year was changed to the World Curling Federation, which was recognized by the International Olympic Committee. Curling was listed as a performance item in the Winter Olympics six times: 1924, 1932, 1936, 1964, 1968 and 1992. 1993, the IOC decided to include curling as an official event of the Winter Olympics from 1998. In Asia, curling has been listed as an official competition since the 5th Asian Winter Games.
Friendly movement
The venue of curling competition is an ice track with a length of 44.5 meters and a width of 4.32 meters. Draw a circle with a diameter of1.83m at one end of the rink as the player's service area, which is called home plate. A circle is also drawn at the other end of the ice channel, which is called the camp. The camp consists of four concentric circles with radii of 0. 15m, 0.6 1m, 1.22m and 1.83m respectively. Paint red between the two circles outside. An inclined rubber pedal is installed at both ends of the site. There is a blue solid line at the front and back ends of the curling ground, which is called "avant-garde line" and "guard line". After curling, if you don't enter the avant-garde line or cross the back line, it will be considered invalid and will be cleared out.
Curling is a skill sport as well as a traditional sport. A beautiful curling action is extremely pleasing to the eye, and it is also a pleasure to watch a traditional game that truly embodies the spirit of curling and has a long history.
The cross section of curling track is U-shaped, not horizontal. The reason for this design is not the fault of the architect, but the professional level of the architect, because the U-shaped ice surface can help high-level athletes play beautiful curveballs.
Curling athletes want to win the game, but they must not respect their opponents. A real athlete would rather lose the game than win injustice. A good curling player never intentionally interferes with his opponent, nor does it prevent him from playing his best. No curling athlete should violate the rules of the game and any regulations. If an athlete commits an unintentional foul and knows it, he should take the initiative to inform him. If the score gap is too big, the side with the low score should take the initiative to admit defeat, so as not to waste the other side's physical strength. Therefore, although curling is a competitive sport, its spiritual essence needs friendly sportsmanship and friendly and respectable behavior.
Extended reading
China women's curling team was founded in 2003. Although it was established for a short time, the girls from China became the top teams in the world in just five or six years. In 2007, China team hired Daniel, a Canadian foreign teacher. Since then, China's women's curling achievements have made rapid progress.
In the 2008 Women's Curling World Championships, China girl won the runner-up blockbuster and got the tickets for the Vancouver Winter Olympics. In February 2009, they won the championship in Harbin University Winter Games. On March 25th, 2009, she won the women's curling world championship.
Knowledge link
Curling is a round pot, made of natural granite in Scotland, without mica. All the natural granite used to make high-quality curling in the world comes from a small island off the coast of Scotland, which is called Foces Island. Only the Scots have mastered the technology of making the world's top curling. The circumference of curling is about 91.44cm, the height (bottom and top) is about11.43cm, and the maximum weight (including handle and plug) is about19.96kg.. The reason for brushing ice on curling is to reduce friction.