Curling¡¯s ?first professional league is striking while the iron is hot, launching just over a month after the sport captivated audiences at the Winter Olympics.
Boasting an Olympic-heavy roster that includes several medallists from the Milano Cortina Games, the Rock League will feature six mixed-gender franchises competing across men¡¯s, women¡¯s, mixed team and mixed doubles events starting Sunday in Toronto. Three Japanese curlers are listed on the roster for the Typhoon Curling Club team, including captain Chinami Yoshida, a two-time Olympic medalist.?
The league is operated by the Curling Group, ?a company which also owns the Grand Slam of Curling series and counts former Olympic curling champions and NFL ?Hall-of-Famer Jared ?Allen among its advisers.
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