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This entertaining series features fascinating quick-reference guides to all the Winter Olympic sports and events. Filled with fun facts, dramatic stories, and dynamic photographs, each book is a terrific guide to both historical and current records, as well as to the reigning Olympic champions. He shoots...he scores! Readers will score with this full-colour book featuring two of the coolest sports on ice: hockey and curling. From the hard-hitting, puck-flying action of hockey to the precision sliding and sweeping of curling, these challenging team sports have it all. In this fantastic book, you'll learn about the rules, the records, and the heroes of the games. ... Read more

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A Basic Guide to Curling
This was one of the best books that I've ever read.Before I read this book about Curling I was not sure of the sport.But this book gave me the ideas of the book and taught me how to play. ... Read more

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Chapters: Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, 2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, 2010 United States Olympic Curling Trials, 2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, 2009 Swiss Olympic Curling Trials. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 41. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:The 1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials were held Nov. 22-30, 1997 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba . They were held to determine the Canadian National men's and women's Teams for the 1998 Winter Olympics.Men Final Standings Skip: W: L Playoffs Semifinal: Final Women Final Standings Skip: W: L Playoffs Semifinal: Final Source A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at The 2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials were held December 1-9, 2001 at the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan . They were held to determine the Canadian National men's and women's Teams for the 2002 Winter Olympics.Men Final Standings Skip: W: L Playoffs Semifinal: Final Women Final Standings Skip: W: L Playoffs Semifinal: Final item Kelley Law : textb... ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Wind Speaker, published by Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) on February 1, 2002. The length of the article is 944 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Dene curler to compete for men's Olympic team. (Sports: Edmonton).(Ken Tralnberg to compete for Canada in 2002 Winter Olympics)(Brief Article)
Author: Paul Barnsley
Publication: Wind Speaker (Newsletter)
Date: February 1, 2002
Publisher: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
Volume: 19Issue: 10Page: 19(1)

Article Type: Brief Article

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This digital document is an article from Notable Sports Figures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1317 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field. This work features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. It also includes not only the record-breakers that dominated and changed their sport, but also the controversial figures that made headlines even apart from athletic events. ... Read more

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Once a little known sport, played only in Scotland and Canada, curling has exploded onto the international sports scene, culminating in its debut as a full medal sport at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.Each year millions of players in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan take to the ice to play this fascinating game -- now an Olympic sport. "Curling" is the ideal book for anyone interested in the sport.

Written by Warren Hansen, a Canadian Men's Curling Champion andauthority on the game, "Curling" includes sections on:
The History: The game's Scottish origins, and its migration to Canada and the United States.
The Events: The history and highlights of the great tournaments; the Brier, Scott Tournament of Hearts, World Juniors and Curling Championships. Includes the exciting inside story of taking curling to the Olympics.
The Players: Legends, players of the '90s and members of the Hall of Fame - their stories and statistics.

In addition, sections on the basics of the game (equipment, objectives, rules and etiquette); as well as instructional sections on strategies and techniques make this the complete and essential book for curling fans, players and armchair enthusiasts. ... Read more

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A curling classic
Warren Hansen's 1999 book, Curling: The History, The Players, The Game, is probably the best general book on the sport of curling. The biggest problem with it is that it's out of print and hard to find. (I borrowed a copy from the Edmonton Public Library.)
Hansen, director of event management and media relations for the Canadian Curling Association, is a former Brier winner and founder of national curling schools. He is uniquely well placed to write this book.
Warren Hansen begins the book with the story of his own love of curling and his curling career. The story is well told and there is no hint of self-indulgence in his telling it.
He then provides a relatively brief history of curling - again, interesting and well told - before moving on to a discussion of the growth of competitive curling in Canada.
Hansen then gives brief biographies of 19 top men's and women's skips. Making such a list is, of course, a minefield. Some may quibble that all 17 Canadians chosen for this list - from Ken Watson to Sandra Schmirler -- hail from Ontario or, mainly, the Prairies. But it's hard to dispute Hansen's list and one has to give him credit for treating fairly those such as Ed Werenich with whom he crossed swords in his job with the CCA. All in all, he does an admirable job of recapping the careers of these skips and no doubt had to dig through some archives to provide such full accounts.
Hansen goes on to provide a thorough analysis of how to develop a good delivery - his description of that alone is well worth the price of this book. He analyzes curling strategy in light of the development of the free guard zone in the 1990s. The book concludes with 2 1/2 pages that examine the future of curling. This little conclusion has the qualities that permeate the book. It is honest, objective, fair and interesting.
This book is also well and thoughtfully illustrated. My only complaint is that the section on physical conditioning for curling is far too brief and contains the bizarre advice that "the recreational player needs to spend only about five minutes" a day on aerobic conditioning.
Nevertheless, a lot of planning, hard work, research and quality editing went into this book. It is a true classic. One can only hope that an updated version will soon find its way into print. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on March 22, 2009. The length of the article is 777 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Giving wheelchair curling a second chance.(U.S. Paralympics Forum)(Interview)
Author: Charlie Huebner
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2009
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: 24Issue: 4Page: 11(1)

Article Type: Interview

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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on October 18, 2007. The length of the article is 695 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Major curling for 'Peg; MTS Centre likely home for new pre-Olympic qualifying event in 2009.(Sports)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Winnipeg Free Press (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 18, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
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