The playing area is called a "sheet" of ice, so a curling club with 4 playing areas is said to have 4 sheets. The actual ice surface is different than normal hockey/figure skating ice in that it has tiny bumps all over, called the "pebble," that reduce the friction between the ice and the 42 lb granite stones.
The playing surface played on in a game of curling is ice . The ice playing surface is called a 'sheet' and is within a 'curling' rink. Ice will melt along with paint. Paint will be washed away with the colours.
A curling tournament is typically called a "bonspiel", sometimes shortened to "spiel." An exception is that qualifying tournaments for national or world championships are typically called "playdowns," with the act of competing in such a tournament called "playing down."
No. The sound made by the pipes is sometimes referred to as a 'skirl'.
A curling tournament is typically called a "bonspiel", sometimes shortened to "spiel." An exception is that qualifying tournaments for national or world championships are typically called "playdowns," with the act of competing in such a tournament called "playing down."
the entire playing surface is called a green which is divided up into playing areas called rinks
A curling rink (usually called a sheet) is about 150 feet long and about 15 feet wide. The area of ice that is "in play" is 126 feet long, while the distance from hack to hack (the hack is where you push off from) is 138 feet.
If you mean 'curling (your hair)': Are you curling tonight = Ensortijas anoche? If you mean the game of curling (on ice), there is no Spanish equivalent, so you'd have to say: Juegas a 'curling' anoche = Are you playing at 'curling' tonight?
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between 146-150 feet (45-46 m) in length by 14.5-16.5 feet (4.4-5.0 m) in width. The proper name for the playing surface is a curling "sheet." Also, the term "rink" actually refers to a curling team (for example, the Pete Fenson rink).
It is called curling , the curling ROCK and you throw it at HOUSES the end of the curling rink
The target in curling is called the house.The innermost, one-foot circle of the house is called the button.
The captain of a curling team is known as the "skip."