Grant Hardie (born 27 March 1992) is a Scottish curler from Glasgow. He currently plays third for the Bruce Mouat rink. He is the nephew of 1999 world champion Hammy McMillan.
Who is Hammy McMillan?
Hamilton "Hammy" McMillan (born 13 July 1963) is a Scottish curler and world champion. He won a gold medal as skip for the Scottish team at the 1999 Ford World Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick. He has received five gold medals at the European Curling Championships.
Where does Hammy McMillan come from?
Hamilton "Hammy" McMillan Jr.
(born 29 May 1992) is a Scottish curler from Stranraer.
How many ends does a curling game have?
Curling is played over ten ends, however in some formats and competitions this may be reduced to eight ends. Teams can concede their game earlier than the defined number of ends according to the rules of the competition. The teams with the most points at this stage wins the game.
What are the rules to curling?
To play, the two players take turns throwing five stones per end instead of eight: one player throws the first and last stones, while the other throws the second, third, and fourth rocks. What player fills each roll can change throughout the game as the players determine.
19 related questions foundWhat does Bruce Mouat do for a living?
Bruce has won a number of his tournaments and has earned many titles in his ongoing professional curler career, his famous wins are when he beat the US and won the gold medal, ending up 4th in the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships their best win in the series, the 2015 Dumfries Challenger Series, Bruce's second ...
Do curlers bring their own stones?
Most curlers do not buy their own stones rather, they pay a yearly fee, normally around $100 to their local curling club who will provide them with stones to use.
Who makes Curlingstones?
Kays of Scotland produces the only stones used in competition by the World Curling Federation and is the sole supplier of curling stones to the Winter Olympic Games.
How is it decided who has the hammer in curling?
The team that throws last in an end has a significant advantage and the final stone is known as the hammer. The hammer switches between the two teams throughout the game – the team that concedes in the previous end takes the hammer in the next.
What is Anna Sloan doing now?
Along with her new role as Scottish Curling's Development Officer at Lockberbie – her home ice rink – she is one of ten winners of the 'Athlete in Excellence' award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development.
What does Eve Muirhead do for a living?
Eve Muirhead: Curler, golfer, bagpiper
She began piping at ten years old with the local Pitlochry pipe band, after receiving a set of pipes as a birthday gift from her mother. But these days with her commitment to curling, she mostly come out at the weddings of her friends.
Is Sarah Wilkes married?
Personal life. Wilkes' hometown is Scarborough, Ontario where she attended Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute. She also played softball while attending Laurier University. She is married to Mick Lizmore and also employed as a student advisor at the University of Alberta.
Are Bruce Mouat and Dodds a couple?
No, curling partners Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mount are not a couple in a romantic sense, but have been close friends since childhood. Jenn, 30, first met Bruce, 27, at the Gogar Park Curling Club in the early 2000s, when Bruce was around eight years-old and Jenn was eleven.
Do all curling stones come from Ailsa Craig?
For the 2022 Beijing Olympics, all 132 curling stones have been extracted from the quarry on Aisla Craig. The granite available from the isle: Ailsa Craig common green granite, Ailsa Craig blue hone granite, and Ailsa Craig red hone granite, are prized for their tiny molecular structure.
