Wisconsin Life

Crokicurl puts a new spin on sport of curling

[upbeat music]

Kassandra Humke:
We are here in the city of Altoona, Wisconsin, and we’re playing on the first Crokicurl rink in the United States of America.

Roy Atkinson:
We’re the first, so we lay claim to the U.S. Crokicurl Championship.

[curling stone clattering]

Teammate:
You hit it!

Chris Staack:
We took the tournament the second year, and we’re here to try to win our second title, let’s say, in Crokicurl.

Kyle Sorenson:
I’m the national reigning champion with my partner at Crokicurl here.

Narrator:
Nice shot.

Narrator:
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!

Kassandra Humke:
Crokicurl is a sport that is a mixture between curling and a board game called Crokinole from Canada.

Narrator:
Oh!

Kassandra Humke:
Do you have to be, like, behind the line?

Kyle Sorenson:
So Crokicurl is just a blownup version on ice.

Kassandra Humke:
Two teams are playing against each other. They each have two stones.

Chris Staack:
The goal is to get it in the button.

Kassandra Humke:
If they miss that, then they have to hit the opponent’s stone.

Narrator:
It’s a lot of collisions.

[stones clacking]

Narrator:
The game is a little bit silly.

Kyle Sorenson:
It gives you something to do out in January.

Roy Atkinson:
We want people to get outside, be active.

Narrator:
Good shot.

Kassandra Humke:
It’s definitely growing. The word is getting out there to come and play it.

[upbeat music]

[whoo!]

Narrator:
We have twotime champions here.

Narrator:
It’s still a silly game.[laughing]

Narrator:
Absolutely.

Narrator:
Look at that guy! MVP, he’s the MVP. MVP, best player ever.

[upbeat music]