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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.

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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.

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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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