{"id":1613,"date":"2010-02-21T16:09:03","date_gmt":"2010-02-21T20:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wmlinfospot.wordpress.com\/?p=1613"},"modified":"2016-07-20T16:11:03","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T20:11:03","slug":"curling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/2010\/02\/21\/curling\/","title":{"rendered":"Curling"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1614\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2010\/02\/800px-curlingrock.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1614\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2010\/02\/800px-curlingrock.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Copied under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License from http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Image:Curlingrock.jpg Author: Earl Andrew<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sport of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouver2010.com\/olympic-curling\/additional-information\/about-the-sport_145904zQ.html\" target=\"_blank\">curling<\/a> dates back to 16th century Scotland. The object of this game is to slide a round stone over a stretch of ice toward a target circle. Players often use a \u201ccurl\u201d (hence the sport\u2019s name) to alter the stone&#8217;s trajectory. Teammates use a broom to sweep the ice ahead of the oncoming stone in order to facilitate a longer slide or to adjust the arc of the curl. Blocking and knocking out an opponent&#8217;s stones are important strategies of the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Curling was added to the Winter Olympics in 1998. Currently leading the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouver2010.com\/olympic-curling\/schedule-and-results\/women_cuw400000vround_robin-ZQ.html\" target=\"_blank\">standings<\/a>, Canada\u2019s women&#8217;s team\u00a0appears headed to the medal round after winning all five of the preliminary games played to date.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouver2010.com\/olympic-quiz\/curling-quiz_233732wv.html\" target=\"_blank\">Take this quiz to find out how much do you know about curling. <\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sport of curling dates back to 16th century Scotland. The object of this game is to slide a round stone over a stretch of ice toward a target circle. Players often use a \u201ccurl\u201d (hence the sport\u2019s name) to alter the stone&#8217;s trajectory. 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