In 2006 Turin hosted the curling sport. Canada won gold medals, Silver was won by Finland and bronze was won by U.S.A. But in 2010 at the Vancouver winter games, Canada took home the gold medals again, with Norway taking silver and bronze was takin buy Switzerland.
This sport is played with 4 members per team (2 in mixed doubles). The sport is played with a rock like shape made out of Granite. The teams have two members out front brushing the ice so the Granite rock slows down. At the other end of the field is a target area which the teams have to try and get the Granite rock into. There are 4 areas at the other end and the middle one is worth most points. Each nation/team has 8 Granite rocks each.
This sport (curling) had it's first written reference on paper in 1541. Also thought to be played around the medieval times in Scotland. Curling was first played on frozen water with painted target areas at the other end. Curling was first played in the olympics in 1929 but was officially added to the olympics in 1998.
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