While curling has a history of popularity in Canada and the upper Midwest, the 2002 Olympics, brought curling to a wider American audience. Columbus Curling Club experienced a period of rapid growth after the last Olympiad. The club is now home to curlers of all levels of experience and all walks of life, including Canadian expats, the OSU Club Curling Team, and even local artist Jim Maneri.

Curling is a sport for all ages and abilities. While it is often compared to "bocce on ice," curling is also similar to golf in many aspects, it is a lifetime activity that men, women and children can play and enjoy together. Beginners often take to the ice for a game within the first hour of participation. Curling is a very social sport. Teams gather after a game off the ice. In fact, the winning team is traditionally obliged to buy the losing team the first round of drinks after a match—a tradition which the bar in the "warm room" CCC is more than willing to facilitate.

When CCC opened its facility in Clintonville last year, it become the second-most southern curling club to play on ice groomed specifically for curling. This year, the club will open for its second season on Silver Drive in Clintonville near I-71 and North Broadway. Over the summer months, Columbus Curling Club added a third playing surface, increasing capacity 50%. The 143 foot long ice rink will allow for expanded league sizes in a year where the CCC expects a groundswell of interest in curling due to coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Columbus Curling Club is always seeking new members who would like to be active in the winter months. The club will hold Learn-To-Curl Clinics taught by certified instructors daily from Saturday October 3rd until Sunday October 18th for Central Ohioans interested in trying their hand sliding and sweeping. Clinic sign ups can be found at ColumbusCurling.com or by contacting the club at 614-COL-CURL.