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Throughout the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, I found myself unexpectedly glued to the curling, fascinated by all the shouting, sliding and sweeping. Dating back to 16th Century Scotland, curling is played in teams of four on a rectangular sheet of ice. Players slide granite stones towards a target (called the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»˜houseÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»™) and points are scored for the stones resting closest to the centre of the house at the conclusion of an Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»˜endÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»™.
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Throughout the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, I found myself unexpectedly glued to the curling, fascinated by all the shouting, sliding and sweeping.
Dating back to 16th Century Scotland, curling is played in teams of four on a rectangular sheet of ice. Players slide granite stones towards a target (called the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»˜houseÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»™) and points are scored for the stones resting closest to the centre of the house at the conclusion of an Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»˜endÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»™.
