Glossary of curling Glossary of curling This is a glossary of terms in curling. During a game, sweepers might call out numbers. These numbers indicate how far the sweepers think the rock in play will travel. This system is relatively new to the game and is often attributed to the Randy Ferbey rink since they were the first major team to use the system, but it is not known whose idea it originally was. 1 to 3 indicates a rock in the free guard zone, 4 to 6 the rings in front of the tee line, 7 being on the button, and 8
Continental Cup (curling) past, six points would have been given for a win, and three points would have been given for a tie. The rules from this event (with the 2007 revision) were later adopted as a separate curling discipline with the inauguration of the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in 2008, and became an Olympic discipline ten years later. The team scramble competition will be added to the 2019 event. The men's and women's teams are mixed up into same-gender lineups. No team may consist of a front-end or back-end from the same team. There will be six games, each worth one