But for purely definition purposes -- used in conjunction with your regular Squatting, Leg Curling, Leg Extensor programs -- a heavy weight is not needed.

The Curling House is located to the left of the picture.

Curling is thought to have been invented in medieval Scotland, with the first written reference to a contest using stones on ice coming from the records of Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, in February 1541.

Kilsyth Curling Club claims to be the first club in the world, having been formally constituted in 1716 ; it is still in existence today.

Scotland is home to the international governing body for curling, the World Curling Federation, Perth, which originated as a committee of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, the mother club of curling.

The town is host to a number of annual curling championships, including the Scottish Ladies Curling Championship and the World Juniors Curling Championship.

Halden Curling Center is host to East-Norway 1 division.

* Inaugural World Curling Championships held in Falkirk and Edinburgh for men only and known as the " Scotch Cup "; it is won by a Canadian team from Regina, Saskatchewan, skipped by Ernie Richardson

Curling is also found in Nipawin for the young and old.

* Curling is a demonstration event at the 1932 Winter Olympic Games between four teams from Canada and four from the United States, Canada winning by 12 games to 4

Curling, who is black, also alleged that the show's producers ( including Barker ) created a hostile work environment in which black employees and contestants were discriminated against.

* Curling is played at the inaugural Winter Olympics.

Curling is also played close to the Clutha in the harsh Central Otago winters.

In the southwest corner just north of Queen St. East on Broadview Avenue is the Royal Canadian Curling Club.

Alvin Curling ( born November 15, 1939 ) is a prominent Black Canadian.

The Canadian Curling Association ( CCA ) is a Canadian organization responsible for encouraging and facilitating growth and development of the sport of curling.

The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply ( and more commonly ) the Brier, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association ( CCA ).

Ice stock sport ( also known as Bavarian Curling ) is a winter sport, somewhat similar to curling.

Curling was once an incorporated community but is now amalgamated with Corner Brook.

* Curling: The curling operation is used to roll the material into a curved shape.

Alongside the arena is the famous Ilderton Curling Club, with what is reputed to be the best ice around.

Curling has been an official sport in the Winter Olympic Games since the 1998 Winter Olympics.

* Rock, used in the sport of Curling

* Curling – a team sport using brooms and stones.

* Curling brush ( sport )

Curling was promoted to official Olympic sport at the Nagano 1998 Winter Olympics.

Curling, which was an official sport in 1924 and then discontinued, was reinstated as Olympic sport in 1998.

However after a disappointing 2006 European Curling Championships in which she failed to qualify Norway for the 2007 Worlds, Nordby announced her retirement from the sport in January 2007.

The United States Curling Association ( USA Curling ) is the national governing body of the sport of curling in the United States.

The WCF Mission Statement reads: " The World Curling Federation represents curling internationally and facilitates the growth of the sport through a network of Member Associations / Federations.

; Curling: A team sport which involves sliding granite stones on ice and sweeping in front of them with brooms to direct them to desired placements

Since curling became an Olympic sport in 1998, the World Junior Curling Championship of the year preceding the Olympic Games have been held at the site of the curling tournament for the upcoming Games.

Curling claimed that she was demoted to an " intolerable work environment " backstage which caused her to leave the job.

In 2005, Cho expressed interest in being the Ontario Liberal Party's candidate in the Scarborough — Rouge River provincial by-election which was made necessary by the appointment of incumbent Liberal MPP Alvin Curling to a diplomatic position.

Curling irons are typically made of Teflon, ceramic, tourmaline, metal, or titanium, each of which has its pros and cons.

However, in a decision made in 2004, the Canadian Curling Association awarded the new contract to CBC, which had a higher bid than TSN.

The Ottawa Curling Club is one of two clubs in Downtown Ottawa, the other is the Rideau Curling Club, which maintains a rivalry with the Ottawa.

The Mayflower Curling Club, which was founded in 1905, is located in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality in Halifax.

The most important Cashspiels in Scotland are part of Curling Champions Tour ( CCT ) which was previously called World Curling Tour Europe ( WCT-E ).

In the Europe Zone, teams participate in the European Junior Curling Challenge, in which the winner advances to the World Championships.

In the Pacific Zone, teams participate in the Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships, in which the winner advances to the World Championships.

After a very successful World Curling Tour season in which they qualified for every event they played in except for the Grand Slams, the team failed to qualify for the Northern Alberta Regionals.

Niverville has several recreational facilities, including the Niverville Centennial Arena, home of the Niverville Clippers, the Niverville Curling Club, an outdoor tennis court located at Niverville Collegiate, the Elite Fitness and Dance gym, Opa's Park, the fairgrounds ( located behind the arena ) which hosted the Heartland Rodeo Association finals in 2007, and Hespeler Park, which has a tobogganing hill, soccer pitches, baseball diamonds, a beach volleyball court, and a small biking trail.

The town is also home to the Montague Curling Club, which takes in curlers from all of Kings County.

Wainewright has been the subject of three biographical studies: Janus Wethercock by Jonathan Curling ( Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, 1938 ) and Robert Crossland's Wainewright in Tasmania ( OUP, Melbourne, 1954 ), and more recently his life and writings, and that which has been written about him were the basis of the poet Andrew Motion's creative biography, Wainewright the Poisoner ( 2000 ).

Harvey of Castle Semple refused the use of Castle Semple loch to the Royal Curling Club for the Grand Match or bonspiel ; he could spare no part of the 2 mile long loch, however his neighbour, McDowall of Gartland, offered the Barr Meadow which he flooded to a depth of two to three feet, thereby providing a safe alternative venue.