Brian Handwerk
for National Geographic News
February 23, 2006
David Murdoch of Great Britain follows his shot during the February 22 semifinal men’s curling match between Finland and Great Britain during the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. Photograph by Ian Walton/Getty Images
This is a duplicate post with an entry on the Light The Torch blog … in case you aren’t reading that blog .. oh - you should! you should!
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Thu Feb 9, 2006 9:36 PM GMT
By Rachel Sanderson
01/24/2006
(Sports Network) - Although the sport of curling dates back to the early part of the 16th century in Scotland, it didn’t become an Olympic medal sport until 1998 in Nagano.
From the “Curling News” Blog
….. The IOC is now investigating: will the Scottish story prove to be premature… or not?
Web Issue 2448 January 23 2006
DOUG GILLON
A Scottish curling team has been designated Olympic champions more than 80 years after its victory on the ice.
It had previously been thought that the sport was a demonstration event at the 1924 Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix, meaning that winners would not be considered to be medallists.
Saturday, January 21, 2006 - Bangor Daily News
You think Maine winters are bad? Consider 16th century Scotland. There were no big-screen televisions, no iPods, no Netflix. Forget central heat….
This is an interesting article and good reading (i.m.o.) … click on the link at the beginning of the article for a little history of curling and the Belfast Curling Club in Belfast, Maine..
About the Tim Hortons Brier
First presented by the Macdonald Tobacco Company in 1927, the Macdonald Brier Trophy was awarded annually to the winner of the Macdonald Brier until 1979.
Macdonald Tobacco withdrew its sponsorship that year after 50 years and the Macdonald Brier Tankard was retired.
