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GOOD AS GOLD.


Byline: CALUM MacDONALD For the music critic who writes under the alias "Calum MacDonald", see .
Calum Alistair MacDonald or Calum Alasdair Domhnallach (born 7 May 1956) was Labour Member of Parliament for the Western Isles from 1987 until he was defeated by the Scottish National Party in the
 

ICE queen Rhona Martin Rhona Martin (born October 12, 1966, Ayr, as Rhona Howie) is a Scottish curler who has skipped the Scotland women's team at both the European and World Championships, but is most famous as the skip of the team that claimed the gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games in 2002  got the warmest possible reception when she arrived back in Scotland Scotland, political division of Great Britain (1991 pop. 4,957,000), 30,414 sq mi (78,772 sq km), comprising the northern portion of the island of Great Britain and many surrounding islands.  yesterday.

Rhona - who skipped Great Britain's women to Olympic curling curling, winter sport, similar in principle to bowls and quoits (see horseshoe pitching), played on an ice court by teams of four. Each player hurls a squat, circular stone—weighing 38 lb (17.  gold - walked straight into the arms of her six- year-old son Andrew.

He had been on his best behaviour while his mum was going for glory in Salt Lake City.

And little Andrew couldn't wait to congratulate Rhona, 35, when the team touched down at Glasgow Airport.

Then the party were whisked to a champagne celebration at a Glasgow curling rink.
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Publication:Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Date:Feb 27, 2002
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