[Applause] possibly quite a surprise but definitely hurts he's ripped a few
calluses off his hand there's no points for looking cool in the nickel Stones I'm trying
to work out if he looks more like a zombie or an Android, it's not pleasant I tell you
he's done it, ¡come on! another meter or so will Andy Black get his record back
almost to the World Record again this is incredible ¡oh! first event is going to be
the nickel Stones tonight these enormous lumps of granite where the metal rings stuck in them
have to be lifted up and carried down this 20 meter course and back again if you can you're
allowed to drop them once and once only and then you get a 10 second count and then you
get another go now Darren first of all ¿what's the weight of these? well that's a hard thing because
one's 114 kilos and one's 138 so it's unbalanced which makes the whole thing more complicated
¡um! the rings instead of handles that the guys are used to so the fingers tend to ball up
¡um! it's very difficult you'll see a lot of ¡um! these things swinging around and awkwardness but
it's pretty cool to watch ¡yes indeed! and the World Record in this is held by a Stoltman, Scotland's
Strongest man Andy Black has done just over 21 meters let's see if anyone can try and contest
that tonight, so Kevin Faires is up now the American he has not done this event before
it's going to take some getting used to well when you consider he's just about the weight of one of
these stones realize how heavy they are and the thinness of the handles I mean they're like almost
cheese wires they're really dig into your fingers a bit like a shopping bag it really hurts after a
while look at that what he's clashing against your knees either well he's made it 10 meters
for a first go this isn't bad, really good I'm trying quite a clever technique he's trying
to push his legs out a bit against the stones rather than allowing them to swing in and hit him
bearing down on 20 meters no real signs of slowing, very uncomfortable
10 seconds out now Darren Sadler begins to count the referee
you're only allowed one drop so this is it he's got to get it up again it, does now the
awkward turn, it's the horrible bit almost at the World Record again this is incredible
what could that well that's 22.2 meters and that is a new World Record on his first ever go for
Andy Black just seen his ¡uh! record Stoltman from him, I think he was worried about Evan
Singleton he sees off Singleton and now ¡uh! Kevin Faires out of nowhere comes through over
22 meters big Tom up next must be feeling the atmosphere here in Scotland absolutely looking
to impress in front of his home crowd those very long arms of course gave him the nickname
the albatross us the gives them massive hands though and those rings just aren't that big
his fingers must be a little bit crushed in there this is ¡uh! it was actually a moonwalk but it's
¡um! it's quite a sensible walk he's trying to get them under control before he starts
to accelerate definitely not ¡uh! there's no points for looking cool in the nickel Stones
I'm trying to work out if he looks more like a zombie or an Android it's not pleasant I
tell you gotta keep the pressure on the stones with your knees pushing outwards
just not there determination but starting to go so 10 seconds as you say to pick the nickel Stones up again
are you allowed to move the one behind just a little bit closer but the one front has to stay
where it is off he goes again then this is his final pickup, slightly bent arms on the left-hand
side it's got to try and relax 17 meters dead so Tom Stoltman puts him in third place currently
interesting there he's doing a hook grip he's actually crushing his thumb underneath his fingers
to try and add to the grip strength very painful thing to do
Big Brother Luke now the newly crowned Europe's Strongest man once held the world record in this
event does he want it back they held it for a long long time did it at a Highland Games and now these
are getting more International notoriety Often by Andy black but his chance in front of what a crowd
I mean thousands of Scots have turned up to see ¡uh! in particular the Stoltman Brothers
Luke will not want to disappoint
some Invert Gordon up in the highlands, taking bigger steps than his little brother
us 10 meters now
above number just pulling up trying to get it above their knees that must be tactical it feels like
will be his one and only drop, these nickel stones are not a million miles away from Aberdeen
it's a famous Donald Denny stones of course ¡oh!
so that's one technique that just pulled forward by those incredibly heavy Stones
Luke Stoltman manages 17.56 so improves on his little brother by about half a meter
not only are you getting more exhausted all the time it's ¡uh! you get goofier and it's
so difficult that second pickup you want to try and get as much distance as possible but
you over stride and it's ¡uh! it's a killer ¡oh! Scotland's Strongest man then Andy Black
who until just a few minutes ago had the World Record in the nickel stones
just an absolute strength sensation he was ¡uh! two and a half years ago
he was working ¡uh! I believe he was a plumber in cumbernauld
tight fitter to be exact and ¡uh! suddenly he decided he had a dad bod as his daughter described
it so he went to the gym for the first time ever and ¡uh! aged about 30 walked in and everyone
just jaws dropped as he started lifting weights they couldn't believe what he could do and no one
believed he hadn't been to the gym before here he is two and a half years later, just a natural
Strong man ¡oh! an absolute brute of a guy he is Scotland's Strongest man let's not forget I think
the glass regions are going to get behind him soon he's starting to get towards that 20 meter line
it's just over 22 meters this new World Record [Applause]
was that out of necessity
I'm sure he would have liked to have got to the line then dropped them then he could have
turned round and picked that would have been the way to do it really now he's got this dreaded turn while they're in his hands
he's done it come on another meter or so
will Andy Black get his record back 21.86 no second place and Kevin Faires
possibly quite surprised but definitely hurt
¡oh! he's ripped a few calluses off his hand but that won't bother him now
Kevin that was an unbelievable performance a new World Record were you expecting that
I wasn't expecting it just based on ¡uh! the guys that are here I mean Andy Black he broke it twice
you know ¡um! and Luke Luke give me a run too so yeah, it's surprising but I'm happy with it
what makes it so difficult is it the fact that it's an irregular shape is it the fact they're
not the same weight what is it about it ¡uh! you can't open up so it was small steady steps
¡um! because as soon as you started you know running with it that's when it starts banging
your legs and you start losing balance based off of ¡uh! one weighing more than the other
so it kind of in balancing game was was a huge factor well Rock Solid from Kevin
with our second World Record of the night and the first event win of these World Tour finals