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A Brief History of Curling: How a Sixteenth-Century Scottish Game Crossed Oceans, Survived Two World Wars, and Conquered the Winter Olympics

A Brief History of Curling: How a Sixteenth-Century Scottish Game Crossed Oceans, Survived Two World Wars, and Conquered the Winter Olympics

Biles, Ralph

Paperback

Series: Engrossing History

FictionGeneral Winter Sports

Currently unavailable to order

ISBN13: 9798250008105
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 26 2026
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.26 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In 1511, someone inscribed a date on a rough granite stone and sent it sliding across a frozen Scottish loch. That stone still exists. The game it belongs to never stopped.

A Brief History of Curling traces one of the world's oldest team sports from its origins on the frozen lochs of sixteenth-century Scotland to the Olympic arenas of the twenty-first century, across five centuries of history that is richer, more dramatic, and more human than most people have ever been given the chance to discover.

Inside these pages you will find:

  • The fascinating origins debate between Scotland and Flanders, and what the evidence actually shows
  • How John Cairnie transformed a collection of local traditions into an organized national sport in 1838
  • The remarkable story of curling's journey across the Atlantic with Scottish immigrants during the Highland Clearances
  • The golden age of curling clubs, and what they meant to the communities that built and sustained them through two World Wars
  • The competitive dynasty of the Richardson rink, and the specific tactical genius that made them unbeatable
  • Sandra Schmirler's Olympic gold medal at Nagano 1998, and the human story behind the greatest moment in the sport's modern history
  • The brushgate controversy that tested the sport's values and what the response revealed about its character
  • The rise of Niklas Edin, Jennifer Jones, Eve Muirhead, and Team Kim as the defining figures of the contemporary game
An honest assessment of where curling is going, including the challenges it faces and the reasons for genuine optimism

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