Why Do Curling Stones Have Batteries? and Other Questions Answered
The hogline is the red line that stretches across the ice on both ends. When a team is throwing stones, they must release the stone before passing the line or it’s a violation.In the official USA Curling rulebook, each curling stone can be no greater than 44 pounds in weight, and no less than 38 pounds. That weight includes the handle.
Each stone can have a circumference no greater than 36 inches, and much be less than 4.5 inches in height. Stones are made of granite. According to Olympics.com, each stone used in the Olympics is made of a special granite found on the island of Ailsa Craig in Scotland. The Ailsa Craig granite is some of the hardest and purest found in the world and maintains its shape despite the moist, wet conditions of the ice surface curling is played onThe official USA Curling rulebook states the length of the ice sheet from the inside edges of the back boards is 150 feet. The width of the sheet is a maximum 16-feet, 5-inches.Power plays are only available in mixed doubles curling. In mixed doubles, each team starts with one stone in play before throwing begins.
But when a power play is used each stone is moved to the side, with the inside stone sitting on either the 8-foot or 12-foot line, and the guard stone away from the center of the ice.Yep! Though it doesn’t happen often.Copyright NBC Olympics - 2022 Winter Olympics
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