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Kirsty Hay
Kirsty Hay (born 9 February 1972 in Glasgow, Scotland as Kirsty Addison) is a Scottish curler, a two-time (1992, 1995) and a three-time Scottish women's champion (1995, 1996, 1998). She played for Great Britain at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where the British team finished in fourth place. At 17, she won her first national junior title and went on to skip her team to gold at the . This was the first occasion that a Scottish women's team had ever held a world title in curling. Awards *Frances Brodie Award: 1996 * All-Star Team, Women: Teams Personal life Her sister Karen Addison Karen Addison (born 28 August 1970) is a Scottish curler. In 1990, Addison won the World Junior Curling Championships playing third for the Scottish team, skipped by Kirsty Addison. She won the gold again two years later in 1992, but did not ... is also a curler. They won the together. She began curling at the age of 12. References External links * 1972 births Living people British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 635,640. Straddling the border between historic Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City Council area, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and is governed by Glasgow City Council. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. Glasgow has the largest economy in Scotland and the third-highest GDP per capita of any city in the UK. Glasgow's major cultural institutions – the Burrell Collection, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Ballet and Scottish Opera – enjoy international reputations. The city was the European Capital of Culture in 1990 and is notable for its architecture, cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Brown (curler) , a fictional character in the television soap opera ''Coronation Street''
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Fiona Brown may refer to: * Fiona Brown (bridge) (born 1985), Bridge player * Fiona Brown (footballer) (born 1995), Scottish footballer * Fiona Brown (golfer) (born 1974), English amateur golfer * Fiz Brown Fiona 'Fiz' Dobbs (also Brown and Stape) is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV channel), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Jennie McAlpine, the character first ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Curlers Of Great Britain
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British Female Curlers
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1972 Births
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar time he legal time scale its duration was 31622401.141 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or Ephemeris Time), which is slightly shorter than 1908). Events January * January 1 – Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations. * January 4 - The first scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) is introduced (price $395). * January 7 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into a 462-meter peak on the island of Ibiza; 104 are killed. * January 9 – The RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' is destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbor. * January 10 – Independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan. * January 11 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares a new constitutional governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Sanderson (curler)
Jane Sanderson (born 17 August 1962) is a Scotland, Scottish curling, curler and curling coach (sport), coach. She is a . Teams Women's Mixed Record as a coach of national teams Awards *Scottish Disability Sports Awards - Fife Trophy - Coach of the Year Award: 2004 (look at "Fife Trophy") References External links *History - British Curling (look at "Olympic Games - Women; 1998 Nagano, JPN") Living people 1962 births Scottish female curlers Scottish curling champions Scottish curling coaches {{Scotland-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Bayne
Fiona "Felsie" Bayne (born 10 May 1966 in Perth) is a Scottish curler, a two-time (1988, 1990) and a 1998 Scottish women's champion. She played for Great Britain at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ..., where the British team finished in fourth place. Teams References External links * (as Felsie Bayne) 1966 births Living people Scottish female curlers British female curlers Olympic curlers for Great Britain Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Scottish curling champions Curlers from Perth, Scotland {{Scotland-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Loudon
Peter Loudon (born 17 November 1966 in Perth, Scotland) is a Scottish curler and world champion. He is the alternate player on the David Murdoch team. He won a gold medal (with skip Hammy McMillan) at the 1999 Ford World Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick."Curling – Men: World Championships" Retrieved 21 March 2008 He has received two gold medals at the . Loudon competed for . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Milne
Claire Milne is a Scottish curler and curling coach. She is a , and a . She started curling in 1985 at Letham Grange Curling Rink. Teams Women's Mixed Record as a coach of national teams Private life Her sister Mairi Milne Mairi Milne (also known as Mairi Herd) is a Scottish curler and curling coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual throu ... (Herd) is a curler too, sisters was longtime teammates. References External links * * * Living people Scottish female curlers Scottish curling champions Scottish curling coaches Year of birth missing (living people) {{Scotland-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
