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Feb 19, 2022, 9 tweets

From a tiny Scottish island off the coast of Great Britain to #Beijing2022. 🥌

A thread on how the story of curling starts in Scotland bringing together athletes targeting glory on ice rinks from across the world. 💪

#StrongerTogether #Curling
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(1/8) One small Scottish island produces the curling stones used at the Winter Olympics.

(2/8) For over 200 years, since Chamonix 1924, granite from the island of Ailsa Craig has been producing the stones supplied to the Olympic Winter Games.

(3/8) The slabs are brought in from the yard.

(4/8) Then put on to the coring machine and ground down to size.

(5/8) Once sized, they are shaped and polished.

(6/8) One stone is produced every hour.

(7/8) Producing 38 stones a week.

(8/8) Before being shipped to rinks around the world.

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