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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.
A shipment of 278 Kays Excelsior Ailsa curling stones destined for three curling clubs in Canada was among the cargo of the SS Athenia passenger liner when a torpedo from a German submarine sank her in the Western Approaches on 3 September 1939. This was the first British ship to be sunk by Germany during World War II. [13]
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 ...
Curling at The Ice Sheet at Ogden. Mitt Romney, CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, offers remarks before a curling event. Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place from February 11 to February 18 in Ogden, Utah. The 2002 Winter Games were the third time that curling was on the Olympic program.