what do curling shoes look like

Curling shoes look like low-cut athletic sneakers, but their soles are very different from normal shoes.

Quick Scoop

• From the top, most curling shoes resemble sporty leather or synthetic sneakers with laces, often in white, black, or simple color accents.

• One shoe has a smooth sliding sole (usually white or light-colored Teflon or metal) that looks like a flat, shiny plate on the bottom.

• The other shoe has a thick black rubber sole called a gripper, with visible tread or textured rubber for traction on ice.

• Many models have a reinforced or coated toe , so the front of the shoe can look slightly bulkier or shiny where the coating is applied.

• Overall they have a low-key, athletic look from the side, but if you flip them over, the mismatched soles (one slider, one gripper) are the giveaway that they’re curling shoes.

A simple way to picture them: imagine a pair of indoor sport shoes where one foot has a smooth “ice skate without a blade” bottom, and the other foot has a rubber winter-tire bottom.