In the United States there are over 15,000 curlers who compete in
curling clubs around the nation, mostly in the northern tier
states. The largest curling club is in St. Paul, Minnesota, with
about 700 members. By contrast, the Royal Caledonian Curling Club
has a registry of 20,000 active members.
Internationally, curling can be found in 30 nations with some
two million curlers taking to the ice regularly. The dominant
international curlers are the Canadians, who know curling as their
national sport. Curling became an Olympic Sport in 1998 when it was
a medal sport for the first time at the 1998 Winter Games in
Nagano, Japan.
Wherever it is played, curling is known as a game of
sportsmanship and tradition. When clubs get together in competition
at gatherings known as bonspiels, it is the spirit of the game and
comradeship that dominates the proceedings.
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