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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 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.
As of 2004, 60–70% of all curling stones in use were made from granite from the island [63] and it is one of only two sources for all stones in the sport, the other being the Trefor Granite Quarry in Wales. [64] Ailsa Craig produced two types of granite for curling, Blue Hone and Ailsa Craig Common Green.
A map of all active curling clubs in the United States. This is a list of the curling clubs in the United States. In October 2022, the membership of USA Curling ratified the board of directors' vote to remove the Grand National Curling Club (GNCC) as a regional association. Some clubs opted to leave USA Curling while retaining membership in the ...
Curling was re-added as a demonstration event in 1988 because the Olympics were being held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where the sport has a strong following. [6] In November 1992, the Nagano Winter Olympic Organizing Committee and IOC Coordination Committee reached an agreement to include curling in the official programme of the 1998 Games in ...
“The gold medal winner for Olympic collectables,” photographer Eric Seals posted. Not to be outdone, members of the New Zealand rugby sevens women set their sights on the new prize.
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.
In the 2011–12 curling season, Ferbey teamed up with longtime teammate David Nedohin, who threw fourth stones. Ferbey skipped at third position, and Ted Appelman and Brendan Melnyk played as second and lead, respectively. [11] They fared rather well on the World Curling tour, winning The Shoot-Out and finishing second at the Cactus Pheasant ...