Wheelchair Curling

Dear Frankie. I want to tell you all about Wheelchair Curling. Wheelchair Curling is a Paralympic sport where there is only one tournament. Female and male athletes are on one team and there are two teams in one game. Each athlete takes turns pushing a stones that are very heavy. They push the stones toward a series of rings or circles. The object of the game is to get the stones as close as possible to the rings. Each person throws 2-8 stones and the stones must be thrown while the wheelchair is stationary. The game consists of 8 rounds or ends. Canada has won one gold medal. Sonja Gaudet won a gold medal in the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games. She is best known for her gold medal performance. By Amanpreet