Curling originated from Scotland in the early 16th century, where peasants throw stones on the frozen lake or ponds during the winter days. As the sports evolved, clubs were formed and the sports was developed formally, thus leading to the formation of the World Curling Federation in 1965. Curling has been an official sport in the Winter Olympic Games since the 1998 Winter Olympics although Curling presences in the Olympics was much earlier.

The word ‘Curling’ has been devised by the Scots to describe the motion of the stone when traveling down the sheet of ice. Because of the sound effects of the ice friction against the ice sheet when the stone travel down the ice, the game is also known as the “roaring game”.

In Singapore, Curling started  in January 1998, thus the Equatorial Curling Club was formed. A few local expatriates like Mary and Topper Waters (Americans), Julie Morrison (Scots) and Dennis Nagami (Japanese) with 2 Singaporeans, Theresa and Michael Foo, were responsible for making Curling possible in Singapore. It was a breakthrough to the history of Singapore’s sport activities. The game was played in Kallang Ice Skating Rink since then and was shifted to Jurong Ice Skating Rink in 2002.

At present, Jurong Ice Skating Rink was closed for a new and bigger rink. As published in the newspapers, we are looking forward to resume Curling activities in the very near future.

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