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THE CURLING SHOW: Kaitlyn Lawes, playing Third for... She's been on the ice since she was a five-year-old and in the spotlight since her days as a top junior skip. I talked to Kaitlyn back in December, shortly after her team had earned the right to be Team Canada at the Sochi Games. Even if you don't curl like an Olympian, there's no reason you shouldn't look like you really know what you're doing. Give your team the trappings of the best with Runback curling apparel â;quot; go to Runback and find custom curling apparel for your squad. Just Run It.
GOLDLINE CURLING: Goldline End of Season Sale up... Goldline End of Season Sale up to 75% off! For some merchandise, we have very limited quantities and sizes available. No rain checks will be provided so shop early to avoid disappointment!
PLAYDOWNS: Centennial and Seaquam win BC High... Teams from Centennial Secondary in Coquitlam and Seaquam Secondary in North Delta dominated for a second year at the BC High School Curling Championships. The teams were the same teams that were crowned champions at last year's high school championships held in Kamloops. The 2014 event, held in Parksville from March 6-8, saw the boys' team, skipped by Kyle Habkirk and rounded out by Ryan Harbrink, Nicholas Umbach, Kento Sato and newcomer for 2014 Scott Wilson, post a 5-1 win-loss record before going on to win the final. On the girls' side, sisters Sarah and Megan Daniels ;ndash; who had been part of the junior team that travelled to Canadian Junior Nationals earlier in the year ;ndash; hooked up with their teammates from last year Megan Bourassa, Heather Sinclair and newcomer Katrina Bauer...
THE CURLING NEWS BLOG: ... Joy for life, love of the game Too young, too soon By George Karrys TORONTO - Just back from the amazing spectacle that was the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, and I get a call from Peter Steski: Harry has died. Neil “Harry” Harrison had been in poor health for some time now, and to be frank, the man they called the World's Greatest Lead - to no dissent, by the way - wasn't expected to survive much past Christmas in December. This was a bitter pill to swallow, given how well he recovered from his first bout with illness back in early 2007. However, repeat visits from friends including fellow 1983 world champion teammates Ed “The Wrench” Werenich and Paul Savage - plus curling firefighter buddies like Frank McCourt - clearly lifted his spirits and kept him fighting through...
FULL GRANITE JACKET: ... Sometimes it comes down to a couple shots, or even a couple inches. Maybe even a little luck doesn't hurt. Pete Fenson's team, who has won more championships in recent years than anyone, needed that luck after an odd 3-3 start, including an extra-end loss to his brother Eric. But they won their last three round robin games to sneak into the 3-4 game, topped defending champion Brady Clark, won the semifinal game against Heath McCormick in an extra end steal when McCormick's four-foot draw went heavy, then executed a practically prefect match against Craig Brown, 9-3 after seven ends.I would have liked to see Brown win, since he hasn't been to worlds in six years, and that Olympic trip seemed to reinvigorate him. But his skip magic finally ran out as Fenson's teammates, second Joe Polo and third...
SPORTSNET: Jacobs rides gold-medal momentum... Now that Brad Jacobs's rink has conquered the curling world with a victory in the Winter Olympics, the team from Sault Ste. Marie is hoping to cash in on its success by doing something that is virtually impossible in Canada — playing the sport as a full-time career. “Absolutely, we would love nothing more. That's the goal,” Jacobs told Sportsnet. “When you start to gain a little bit of success in curling, you want to see how far you can take it and see if it's possible to make it a full-time career. It doesn't come without corporate sponsorship and maintaining a high-level standard of play and being near the top all the time.” In some countries that are trying to grow the game, a select team is paid strictly to curl. In Canada, however, the sport is still dominated...
COACH BILL: Mailbag - Lost It, How Do I Get... I recently received an email from an athlete who, along with her teammate, has just qualified to represent her country in the 2014 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Dumfries, Scotland. Her letter to me revolved around an issue with which all curlers deal from time-to-time, that elusive "feel" for draw weight. In her case, she delivers stones #1 ;amp; #5. That stone #1 draw is crucial to success in mixed doubles, in fact, so much so that if it's missed (i.e. not frozen to the stationary opposition stone that's placed just behind the pin) to say you're in deep trouble would be an understatement. At the highest level of play in mixed doubles, you can just about kiss the end good-bye! I've written about this before but I'll embellish on that posting...
CANOE: Kevin Koe and company off to the... A recently relocated oil patch surface landman from Calgary versus an alleged new B.C. fishing guide who actually still shows up to work as a fireman most non-curling days in the Calgary suburb of Chestermere.
VIEW FROM THE HACK: 2014 Winter Paralympics After all the drama and excitement of the Winter Olympics in Sochi in February, the Russian city is now playing host to the XI Paralympic Winter Games. The opening ceremony was on Friday with the first events taking place on Saturday and the Games come to an end on Sunday 16 March. 550 athletes from 45 nations are participating in 72 medal events across five sports – Alpine skiing, Biathlon, Cross-country skiing, Ice sledge hockey and Wheelchair curling. Snowboarding is making its first Winter Paralympic appearance. Brazil, Turkey and Uzbekistan are making their Winter Paralympic debuts in Sochi. The Paralympic mascots – Snezhinka (Snowflake) and Luchik (Ray of Light) Great Britain has a total of twelve athletes competing in Sochi – seven alpine skiers and five curlers. Technically,...
BOB WEEKS ON CURLING: Brier TV numbers The numbers are in for Sunday's curling coverage and once again, the Brier final became one of the biggest TV audiences of the year as far as a sports show goes.The final brought in a healthy 891,000 viewers which is great considering it was on Sunday evening, the biggest night on TV.The bronze medal game somehow attracted 503,000 viewers which is astounding since it appeared the game was over in the early going and really had little on the line. I'm sure this won't make it easy for the curlers involved to convince the CCA to do away with it.And the Brier preview show, which aired just ahead of the final, attracted 394,000.Once again, the CCA, TSN and all the sponsors must be happy.
