The curling stones used in the Olympics are provided by the Olympics to ensure equaility between the teams.
In addition, each set of stones remained on the same sheet for the duration of the qualification rounds. This evened out any advantage or disadvantage of stone variation, as all teams played on all four sheets and with both sets of stones on each sheet during the early rounds of the competition.
In medal round games, teams can select their 8 stones from any of the stones on any sheet of ice.
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