Curling will be a medal event for the
first time ever at the Nagano Games. The
sport developed from a 16th-century
Scottish game played by sliding rocks
across frozen rivers and ponds.
Question: Each team is made up of four
people. One person slides a stone down
the ice, and two of the remaining members
smooth the ice in front of the moving
stone with vigorous broom strokes. What
exactly is the goal of the sport of
curling?
- To slide your stones the farthest
down the ice
- To sweep the ice as much as
possible with your brooms
- To get your stones as close as
possible to the center of a round
target
|
 |