As a proud Canadian, I enjoy ice hockey and curling, among other sports. I sometimes come across people who are not familiar with curling. My friends in the US tell me the only time they see anything on TV dealing with curling, it is during the winter Olympics and even then curling is shown during off peak hours.

For those of you who are new to the world of curling, I will lead off with a video clip that gives a nice explanation of it.

Here is a clip showing an exciting curling match: