Ice stock sport
| Highest governing body | International Federation Icestocksport (IFI) est. 1983 |
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| First played | Probably 13th century Scandinavia, maybe earlier |
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| Contact | No |
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| Paralympic | No |
| World Games | No |
Bavarian curling or Icestock sport (from the German: "Eisstocksport", sometimes separated in English, i.e., "Ice stock sport") is a winter sport, somewhat similar to curling. In German, it is more commonly known as Eisstockschießen or simply Stockschießen among many other names. Although the sport is traditionally played on an ice surface, events are also held on tarmac in the summer. In such a case, it is often simply referred to as Stocksport.
Competitors slide ice stocks over an ice surface, aiming for a target, or to cover the longest distance. Ice stocks have a gliding surface, to which a stick (ca 30 cm) is attached. The sport is mostly practised in southern Germany, Austria and Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in Italy.
Ice stock has been demonstrated at the Winter Olympic Games on two occasions. Ice stock is also an event in India's Khelo India Winter Games program. The most recent world championship for Ice stock has been the 2022 Ice stock sport World Championships for Women and Men, held on February 22–27 February 2022 in Ritten, Italy in the central village of Klobenstein (Collalbo). It was the 14th time the event has taken place.