February 2009 SaskSecrets

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Curling Trivia

In what year did curling officially become an Olympic sport?

a) 1998
b) 1999
c) 2000
d) 2002

Answer:

a) 1998.  At the 1998 Winter Olympic Games held in Nagano, Japan, curling was first recognized as an official sport. Team Canada – whose members were all from Saskatchewan - took home the gold medal in the women’s event. Members of this gold medal team were Sandra Schmirler, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit and Atina Ford.

 

 
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