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All Olympic Curling Stones Are Sourced From One Remote Scottish Island. Here's Why.
All Olympic curling stones weigh about 44 pounds and are crafted from rare granite sourced exclusively from Scotland's Ailsa Craig island, the only known source worldwide.
- Ailsa Craig, the small Scottish island, supplies all Olympic curling stones, as reported by Olympics.com, with events underway in Cortina.
- Because Ailsa Craig offers unique granite, curling dates back to the 16th century and joined the Olympics in the 20th century, according to Olympics.com.
- Each curling stone weighs about 44 pounds and is fashioned from rare, dense granite quarried from Ailsa Craig, with green granite for the body and blue granite for the running surface.
- The sport's Scottish roots mean spectators and curious viewers see on the ice that all Olympic curling stones come from Ailsa Craig, connecting history to the Games.
- In Cortina, curling competition started two days before the Opening Ceremony, with eight teams competing, highlighting the sport's early Olympic presence.
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All Olympic curling stones are sourced from one remote Scottish island. Here's why.
Did you know all Olympic curling stones come from a tiny Scottish island? Why the granite sourced at Ailsa Craig is crucial to this unique sport. (Photo: AP)
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During the ongoing Winter Olympics, cameras track their precise movements across the ice every few minutes. Few viewers, however, realize that every curling stone we see in the Olympic competition is made of granite quarried in only one place in the world—a tiny, deserted island off the coast of Scotland. For years, this is where the only stones eligible for Olympic medals have come from.
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