Ice stock sport (also known as
Bavarian Curling) is a
winter sport, somewhat similar to
curling. In German, it is known as . 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, mostly practised in southern
Germany,
Austria and
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, has been demonstrated at the
Winter Olympic Games on two occasions. Although the sport is traditionally played on an ice surface, events are also held on
tarmacs in summer.