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Andrew Kay & Company (Curling Stones) Limited, [1] trading as Kays Scotland, is the only remaining UK manufacturer and supplier of curling stones. Founded in 1851, it retains exclusive rights to harvest granite from Ailsa Craig , granted by the Marquess of Ailsa .
The quarry supplies curling stone granite exclusively to the Canada Curling Stone Company, which has been producing stones since 1992 and supplied the stones for the 2002 Winter Olympics. A handle is attached by a bolt running vertically through a hole in the centre of the stone.
Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix [1] although the results of that competition were not considered official by the International Olympic Committee until 2006. Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Games, and then again after a lengthy absence in 1988 and 1992.
The medal was won by a team of Scottish curlers at the 1924 Games in Chamonix, France.
Curling becomes a popular sport every time the Winter Olympics come around, but the sport is more complicated to play than viewers might think. Beneath its placid façade, curling is a sport about ...
The medalists in the women's tournament at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Left to right: Canada (silver), Sweden (gold) and China (bronze). Curling is a team sport that is contested at the Winter Olympic Games. A men's tournament was held at the 1924 Winter Olympics before the sport was removed from the official programme until the 1998 Games. [1]
Men's World Curling Champions; Year Gold Silver Bronze Country Team Country Team Country Team 1959 Canada: Ernie Richardson Arnold Richardson Sam Richardson Wes Richardson Scotland: Willie Young John Pearson Jimmy Scott Bobby Young: 1960 Canada: Ernie Richardson Arnold Richardson Sam Richardson Wes Richardson Scotland: Hugh Neilson Watson Yuill ...
The curling event at the 1924 Winter Olympics was contested only by men. It was the first curling event in Olympic history. In February 2006, a few days before the start of the 2006 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee ruled that the curling medals were part of the official Olympic programme in 1924, and not a demonstration event as many authoritative sources had previously ...