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The rare cases people argue about

Rare situations, and the ones people argue about.

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Stones in play

  1. What happens if a curler touches a moving stone?If a team touches its own moving stone before the far hog line, that stone is removed.
  2. What happens if a curler moves a stone that is not in motion?If a player moves a stationary stone that would not have affected a moving stone, the other team puts it back.
  3. What happens if the wrong curler delivers a stone?If a player delivers out of turn, play carries on and the player who missed a turn delivers the team's last stone.

Competition

  1. How are curling teams ranked when tied?After the round robin, teams rank by win-loss record.
  2. How do mixed curling and wheelchair curling differ?In mixed curling, each team has two men and two women who deliver in alternate order, with no alternates.
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