Universities Team GB Curlers Win Gold at World University Games
- Submitted by: Finlay Carson, Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
- Motion reference: S6M-07633
That the Parliament warmly congratulates Universities Team GB after winning the gold medal for curling at the winter edition of the FISA World University Games 2023, staged at Lake Placid, New York State, from 12 to 22 January 2023; notes that the team, skipped by James Craik, from Edzell, Mark Watt, from Auchterarder, Angus Bryce, from Kelso, Blair Haswell, from Stranraer, and Jack Carrick, from Dumfries, won 10 games out of 11, beating the hosts, USA, in the final, and wishes the team every success in future competitions.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Alasdair Allan, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Sharon Dowey, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Christine Grahame, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Ruth Maguire, Liam McArthur, Roz McCall, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Paul O'Kane, Douglas Ross, Liz Smith, Colin Smyth, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Annie Wells, Tess White, Martin Whitfield, Brian Whittle