Continental Cup (curling) Cup consists of six eight-end games, with each team playing a single traditional game. One point is awarded to the winner, with a half point if the game is tied after eight ends. From 2013 to 2018 there were eighteen team games. Prior to 2013, there were twelve team curling games, with six points awarded to the winner of each game. The mixed doubles component consists of twelve games, with each player competing in one mixed doubles game. One point is awarded to the winner, with a half point if the game is tied after eight ends. Prior to 2007,
United States Curling Association and played world-wide, but especially in Poland where it originated as far the 1600s by ice-fisherman. It's popularity is mostly spread about Canada and Western Europe. More recently has it become more popular in America, due to the USA men's curling team winning gold in 2018. The granite for the stones comes from two sources: Ailsa Craig, an island off the Ayrshire coast of Scotland, and the Trefor Granite Quarry in Wales. These sites are chosen because of their inexpensive and abundant source of the raw material. USA Curling member clubs are organized into eleven regional curling associations. The United