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4 unusual facts about Curse of LaBonte


1972 Air Canada Silver Broom

The 1972 Air Canada Silver Broom saw the incident which led to the Curse of LaBonte.

The 1972 Air Canada Silver Broom was the site of the infamous incident that led to the Curse of LaBonte.

Curse of LaBonte

A secondary "curse", if interpreted in this way, is that a North Dakotan rink did not represent the United States again in the World Curling Championships until 1997, when Craig Disher of Langdon represented the United States.

It was caused by an incident at the finals of the 1972 world men's curling championship, the 1972 Air Canada Silver Broom in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.



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