"Curling" is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards 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 towards the house, a circular target marked on the ice. Each team has eight stones. 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. A game usually consists of eight or ten ends.
The curler can induce a curved path by causing the stone to slowly turn as it slides, and the path of the rock may be further influenced by two sweepers with brooms who accompany it as it slides down the sheet, using the brooms to alter the state of the ice in front of the stone. A great deal of strategy and teamwork go into choosing the ideal path and placement of a stone for each situation, and the skills of the curlers determine how close to the desired result the stone will achieve. This gives curling its nickname of "chess on ice"
- Source TVMazeBC, NBCSN, Universal HD, and NBC Sports Live Extra will present more than 40 hours of Olympic winter sports coverage this weekend spanning alpine skiing, bobsled and skeleton, curling, and cross country skiing. Coverage is highlighted by U.S. Olympic skiersLindsey Vonn and Travis Ganong in FIS ...
NBCSN, Universal HD, and NBC Sports Live Extra will present more than 35 hours of Olympic winter sports coverage this weekend spanning alpine skiing, bobsled and skeleton, curling, ski jumping, cross country skiing, and Nordic combined. Coverage is highlighted by U.S. Olympic downhill champion Li...
Comedy Central announces the digital release of BRIAN REGAN: LIVE FROM RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL the first live stand-up special in Comedy Central history, today, November 27....
Comedy Central announces the digital release of 'Brian Regan: Live From Radio City Music Hall,' the first live stand-up special in Comedy Centralhistory, on Friday, November 27....
Smoke Fairies are set to release a holiday-themed collection of 10 songs entitled WILD WINTER. Last year, the LP sold out entirely when it was released in limited edition run and sold exclusively Rough Trade Record Store in the U.K as the December Album of the Month. On November 20, Full Time Hobby ...
Authors Guy Scholz and Claudia Church believe there is a masterpiece as breath-taking as Leonardo da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' or Michelangelo's 'David' waiting to be discovered inside of everyone. Together, Scholz and Church want to inspire readers to become the hero of their own life story. They have co...
Smoke Fairies are set to release a holiday-themed collection of 10 songs entitled WILD WINTER. Last year, the LP sold out entirely when it was released in limited edition run and sold exclusively Rough Trade Record Store in the U.K as the December Album of the Month. On November 20, Full Time Hobby ...
In GOD'S MAN IN TEXAS, multi-hyphenate David Rambo has written a very smart and involving script on the inner workings of a successful Baptist church empire. Rambo also quite ably directs his trio of highly skilled actors in a firmly-reined, tight, well-crafted production. All three actors adeptly...
Director Ryan Gibbs gives a production of the classic sports musical that's got miles and miles of heart behind it...
Gary Naylor sees a play that explores the impact of early success and the clash of egos as Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier joust for influence....
Lincoln Center Theater presents Patti LuPone, Dale Soules, Michael Urie, Jordan Dean, Lance Coadie Williams, and Zoe Winters in Shows For Days, a new play by Douglas Carter Beane, directed by Jerry Zaks. The production opens tonight, June 29 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 West 65 Str...
Good day, Bachelorette lovers! This week's episode was full of drama, musical theatre and bromances gone wrong, much like most of my early 20s! Thank you for joining me yet again as we delve even deeper into Kaitlyn's search for everlasting love, or at least someone with nice lips....
Dancer Emma O'Kane traces her horse-racing history in WillFredd's magical new production....
As part of its sixth and most ambitious season to date, Unexpected Stage Company-the fast-growing, Washington, D.C.-area professional theater company-will present its first Shakespearean production this summer. Romeo and Juliet: Love Knows No Age is a reimagining of Shakespeare's most famous pla...
Ars Nova has announced the lineup for its 8th Annual ANT Fest, running June 1 - 26. This year's festival of all new talent features four nonstop weeks of comedy, music & theater mash-ups, and invites audiences on a nightly adventure with the next wave of breakthrough artists at Ars N...
Adaptation from screen to stage is risky business. The songs can lose their magic, the characters can feel empty, and you can find yourself comparing - or missing - what you once loved about the original story. However, in some cases, an adaptation can shine and may make you love a story even more....
Kristin Chenoweth's frequent collaborator discusses ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY!...
I recently read a book that's been selling like hotcakes: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing(Ten Speed Press). I'd seen articles about the author, Marie Kondo--the New York Times called her 'a kind of Zen nanny'--and heard raves about the book from...
While most young girls are hooked on watching 'Frozen', playing on their cell phones and picking out great clothes, two talented gals are focused on footlights and furthering promising careers as Equity Actors!...
In conjunction with the World Curling Federation, U.S. Curling Association, and the U.S. Olympic Committee, NBC Sports Group and Universal Sports Network will debutCurling Night In America in 2015, combining to present 24 hours of coverage from the inaugural U.S. Curling Grand Prix on NBCSN and Uni...
A brand new adaptation of Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy's magical adventure The Lost Happy Endings opens at the Tabard Theatre tonight 17 December for the Christmas season....
Villanova Theatre will present the Philadelphia premiere of Michael & Edie, written by Rachel Bonds, directed by James Ijames, and on stage February 10 - 22....
The ABC Television Network and the PEANUTS gang will ring in the new year with the animated PEANUTS special, “Happy New Year, Charlie Brown,” created by late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, along with “She's a Good Skate, Charlie Brown,” MONDAY, DECEMBER 29 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Tele...
The American Irish Repertory Ensemble is bringing a colorful, lighthearted celebration of Christmas to the Studio Theatre at Portland Stage. The company presented staged versions of beloved Irish folktales, Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales and Susan and Tony Reilly's A Wren's Tale, told in...
New York-based electric guitar quartet Dither will perform a raucous evening of John Zorn's game pieces in conjunction with their forthcoming Tzadik release Dither Plays Zorn, tonight, December 13 at The Kitchen. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Zorn's influential game piece Cobra and the ear...
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