Skip (curling)

Curling positions
Skip
Third
Second
Lead

In the sport of curling, the skip is the captain of a team. The skip determines strategy, and holds the broom in the house (target area) to indicate where a teammate at the other end of the curling sheet (playing area) should aim the stone. The skip usually throws the last two stones in the fourth position, but may play in any other position.

Sometimes "skipper" is used;[1] it can also be abbreviated as "S".[2][3] It's also used as a verb ("skips", "skipped", "skipping").[4]

It is conventional to identify a team by the name of the skip.[5]

  1. ^ Ryan Horne (May 11, 2021). "Inspiring performances mark memorable campaign in Calgary bubble". The Sports Network. Can we talk for a second about skipper over here?
  2. ^ Vancouver 2010 Olympics - Men's Curling Full Gold Medal Match - CAN v NOR. Olympic Broadcasting Services. Event occurs at 1:13:57. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13.
  3. ^ PyeongChang 2018 Replays - USA vs. SWE - Men's Curling - Full Gold Medal Match. Olympic Channel. Event occurs at 1:25:28. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19.
  4. ^ "House Call: Don't Skip Out on Skipping". Curling Canada. January 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "The Rules of Curling and Rules of Competition" (PDF) (2020 ed.). World Curling Federation. C2(m): For the purpose of identification to the media and to the public, teams are referred to by the name under which their Association/Federation competes, and by the name of the skip.