EDIT: 20.02.22 - The lady in the picture and featured in this video (Eve Muirhead) just WON GOLD BABY! 🏅 4th time of asking and after countless heartbreaks, she and her rink shows the world that anything is possible with determination! Good job Team GB Girls! 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧

This straight forward, easy to understand description made watching Olympic curling so much more enjoyable! I really appreciate that there are no unnecessary sarcastic or "comedic" comments. Thank you!

I have been watching this sport on the 2022 Winter Olympics. I have never been interested but after a while I started asking questions that no one could answer. Thank you for this video. It has helped me appreciate the skill required in this sport.

Finally, somebody explains this. Thank you, Ninh Ly!

Wow. I didn't realize how complex curling actually is! Seems like fun though.

thanks man I've been wondering about this sport for ages

I've always enjoyed watching it, as one of my favorite Winter Olympics event. But even with all my watching experience and commentators I could never really grasp what's happening! Thx to you, I GET IT 😄!

I'm a new wheelchair curler and this was really helpful- even if WE do it without needing any sweeping 😉 We don't talk a lot about rules and that at practice and ours are a bit different than yours, but with my first provincial throw down coming up, this will help! Too bad we don't have one... yet.... (it would be fun and an interesting project!)- just sayin'.😆 Anyways, thank you for making this!!

I am currently watching Olympic Curling. This has helped tremendously! Thank you! I understand it better now and will enjoy it even more.

The first time I've had any understanding of the sport! Thanks for the very clear and simple explanation.

Curling is my favourite Winter Olympics event but I have never understood it until now. Thank you for explaining it concisely and clearly.

As an American, I never knew the complexity of this game and THANK YOU for being straight-forward and concise with this video especially your visual examples; they're perfect. Thanks again. Good karma your way.

Never really understood the strategy of Curling. This video helped immensely. Now I can watch the Olympics and understand what is occurring. Watched other videos, but this one made the best sense for me Thanks

Thanks. I'd picked up on some of this before, but this was very informative. This is my favorite winter game to watch. Can't wait to watch again, knowing the game a bit better now.

Excellent, thorough explanation of the sport. Easily understandable by those who have never seen the sport before.

Great explanation of curling. I had no idea it was so complex. Thank you!

This sport is so underrated. I genuinely love watching it, especially during the Olympics.

And to the maker of this video, a BIG Thank You for making it! Make more and more "how-to's" on ALL popular sports. You understand how to lay it all out so anyone understands.

They are holding a tournament in my hometown this weekend, and national trials for the Olympics in November, so we went to watch a few matches. Most of the rules are kind of self evident, as is the scoring, but I didn't know what the timers were for, or if there was a penalty for touching a stone while sweeping. Thanks for the clear explanations.

Got my partner watching for the first time at Beijing and this totally helped us both to understand the rules!

Nice video. Most stones are actually 42 pounds, but must be between 38 and 44 pounds, due to the variations in granite. Most of the granite comes from Ailsa Craig, an island off the coast of Scotland. Thanks again for the video.

Ah, now I get it. Watched the worlds from Vegas and didn't quite understand it. Great job explaining the roles of the lead, 2nd, 3rd and Skip and what to watch for. And the damn hammer.

COOL, thank you. So the rings of the "house" are basically to show the distance from the "button". Unlike shuffle board or archery, there is no point difference based on which ring the stone comes to rest in.

Am watching curling Olympic trials and went to your video to finally be able to understand what I am watching. Thank you! Very helpful.

Thank you !! Great sport for both men and women .

I was hooked on curling ever since I first saw it as a middle-schooler. We bought the table top stones, and used rocks to play outside. Only in my adulthood was I able to play for real. It's such a joy to watch and play. And I appreciate the camaraderie and sportsmanship--something that's not evident in a number of mainstream sports.

But why are all of the players so good looking? Like every single one of them.

My dad recently watched the Olympic trials for this a few weeks ago. Thing is, he knew *nothing* about it. I ended up having to explain it to him, thanks to this video.

I'm actually very interested now. Thank you

I didn’t knew anything about this game and now understood by listening your video. I will Leeann more by watching the game as you said. Thanks

Yay Denmark is in the video, and as a true annoying Dane on the internet I have to write it in the comments :)

Never knew it was a Scottish sport. I've always thought it was Finnish or Danish. Great videos by the way.

Anyone ever notice how attractive all the women's curling team members are? I hear the Russian women's Olympic team has their own calendar

Stu I think now you are the best foreigner curler that lives in China. good job!

this music tho

Very helpful. NBC should have shown this before each of their broadcasts.

It's good but I'm still confused on curling.

I wanted to find out the rules of curling and why they do all that sweeping and this video gave me all the info I needed. So thanks!

Is it true the North Korean curling team has to swim with their stones if they don't win a medal?

I’m watching curling at the Beijing Olympics right now and had no idea WTF they were doing or why. Your video really helped me make sense of it. Thank you.

They are pretty good looking. But let's admit it, there no way anyone can please them in the bedroom given how accurate they are with that sweeping and rock placement.

I have been fascinated with this game. I love all sports and want to KNOW what I am watching. This was great. I paused it many times to let it sink in. Thank you for this! I am sure, just like hockey, I will know all the rules eventually! LOL

curling is Scottish?! dude its huge here in canada. i always thought it was canadian. we have the scotties tournament of hearts. scotties as in the toilet paper company

THANK YOU! Finally understand a sport absolutely incredible to watch. I can’t play it tho because I live in México. Great vid!

You missed the Free Gaurd Zone

Thank you for your easy to understand Curling rules. Liked to watch it but never understood it before.

How is there an injury in this 😂😂

Thank you for making this wonderful video! So much easier to understand curling by watching this versus reading about it on Wikipedia.

Are all curling chics this cute? like geez

Thanks a lot for explaning all these different sports. Your channel is a good resource

Why is this an Olympic sport ?

Thank you. Now the winter olympic curling is much clearer to understand.

Besides steering, brushing is also done to cause friction to the ice. The brush is slightly abrasive. If swept hard enough, it actually melts the ice and lays a thin layer of water in front of the stone so it goes farther. Indeed the ice is sprayed with water to form pebbles. The pebbles cause less friction between the stone and the ice and therefore it goes farther. The stones are hydrophobic, meaning they don't absorb water, which makes them the prefect choice for curling. Great video! Great sport!

I'm so excited I'm gonna go curling on Saturday. I'm from upstate NY. I'm going to go to Kingston on Saturday to go curling. I always loved watching it on TV but there are not any curling clubs near me

Thank you for making this video it was very helpful and simple to follow now I can watch the curling and not be bored

My friends and I will be playing our first ever curling game tonight. We discovered a place in Belgium were we can play. This video will come in handy. Thank you very much!

wow !!!! I finally have more of a grip on this sport I love. son & I have watched last three Olympics and even thou we weren't sure completely of everything involved, we still loved it. its so calming. #USA #USA #USA #GOLD

This worked great for explaining curling to my upper elem. physical education classes! Thank you!

Explanation is very clear, and i understand more after i watched

Thank you very much. This video did help me a lot to understand the curling game. Am watching the 2018 winter olympics in korea and i didn’t understand how this game works. But you helped me a lot.

thanks! my niece just won the U21 and this did a great job of explaining what she was talking about.

Thank you for a nice explanation. We were watching curling last night and we're trying to figure out the rules from the commentary.

Dude, this is an EXCELLENT explanation of all that is Curling.

Thanks for the explanation! I enjoyed watching the curling during the OG, now that I watched your video, I better understand the rules and tactics. Thanks again!

thanks for the video. I've always enjoyed watching curling in the Olympics but I never understood all the different parts of scoring. and I knew it was a sport (some idiots try to claim it's not) but I didn't realize just how much strategy goes into it, either. like the idea of purposely throwing a hammer shot to get it in the next end. thanks again.

Chess on the ice! The rules of curling are explained in a perfect way in this video. I am going to play this game tomorrow for the first time, so I needed to know some basic rules and this video helped me a lot. Thanks for that.

I had no clue. Not easy. You really explained it well. Thanks.

Curling is my favorite olympic team sport, thanks for explaining

Thank you. I was looking for a summary, very concise.

Easiest to understand explanation I've ever heard. Thank you!

I don't live in an area where any Winter Olympic sports are really an option, but I'm a big fan of watching the Winter Olympics when it's on TV. That's what brought me here!

Thank you so much for the great video. It made this game a lot easier to understand when I watch it in the olympics.

That explains quite a few of the things that were baffling me, thank you. Wish I’d watched it a week ago!

I'll be using your video to teach my students the rules before we start a unit of floor curling. Thanks!

Good video. I don't know why, but I love watching curling and needed to learn the rules.

Thank you for the clear explanations in this video! USA national curling championships are coming to my area and I hope to watch them and understand the game.

Thanks for the video explaining the rules of curling.

Excellent video! Now we can watch Olympic curling and actually understand what is going on. Thank you!

Great video and very informative. I didnt understand all the rules before, but still enjoyed watching the game. Thanks for this video.

Thank you so much for this video. I used it with an article on curling for my 5th graders. They loved the video!!

There are some sports similar to this one called boccia, lawn bowls and others...... the difference is that they are played with balls (and without the brooms), at lawns, sand or hard floor. Instead of the button you either have a ball that work as the button and that some of the players throw at the start of the round or some ball at an specific position that work as the button (but that can be moved since its a ball and not just some mark).

Ty for this. Needed an explanation of this. :p

Thanks for the detailed explanation. I will be trying this next week.

Ah I've been watching curling because of the olympics but have not understood anything 😂 this was good and easy to understand, thank you!

I first saw Curling on television during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Since then I had a fascination with it. I wouldn't call it a sport but it's definitely a interesting game.

Awesome video. I finally took the time to understand this sport and this video did the job for me in less than 5 minutes!

I just started watching Curling and I'm American so this was very helpful. Thank you!

Great video... for this and for other sports you've done... you've got some excellent ones! You just helped me get a handle on cricket which has confused the life out of me. As for t his one, I've been a curler (spectator and club player) for decades, and was looking for something to send to some new folks... This is a really good primer. However, one minor nitpick... I think you've got the roles backwards for the lead and second. Lead usually puts up the guards and rarely draws into the house unless there's a guard to go behind. Going into the house is death to that rock if you have no guard... because as soon as it's touching the paint, it can be removed. The second tends to play more draws and takeouts, sometimes guards if required. If your lead is not getting guards up right at the start of the end, you're not going to be scoring many points... gotta take advantage of the Free Guard Zone. :) One of the best inventions in curling BTW and probably saved the sport, at least at a professional level. Your third and skip tend to more more a jack of all trades and should be able to handle draws, guards and takeouts.

Thank you for explaining this so well. It was fun to watch and informative!

Very informative. The game is fascinating to watch, too.

Thanks for explaining this!

Nice job, its not on much in the States but when it is I love to watch

Thank you Ninh for another informative video.

Mr. T's new favorite sport and I might have to try it someday myself. Thank you for the informative video mate.

Nicely done! Thank you for a brilliant video, much appreciated!

W0W! Glad there wasn't a Quiz @ the end of this video! Ha!

There are a ton of videos which describe the basic rules of curling but none of which describe the tactics of the game. I do understand that this would be some task because it's a difficult game but nonetheless. Other sports have those sorts of videos, too. But I have to say this video is yet the closest thing to what I need. I'm very interested in the sport and want to understand the tactics of the game.

This is very informative and well made, thanks!

Thanks for the info, really informative. What I still don't understand though is why curling is considered an Olympic sport but not bowling.

Hi - Thanks for the lesson, I've been watching Olympic curling off and on all these Olympics, and could never get it. Now I'm going to watch again with the knowledge gained here. Thanks and have fun. Love PegEgg