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[ad_1] The Canadians land on the top of the podium in the first mixed doubles Olympic event. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The Canadians land on the top of the podium in the first mixed doubles Olympic event. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Men’s Final from the West Fraser Centre in scenic Quesnel, BC. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Canada’s Matt Dunstone stayed tied for first place in the Group B standings at the third World Cup stop of the season, downing China 9-2 on Saturday in Jonkoping, Sweden. Dunstone, of Winnipeg, took control of the game by scoring three in the fourth end. He followed that with a deuce in the fifth…
[ad_1] Canada’s Matt Dunstone improved to 2-0 midway through the second day of the third World Cup curling stop of the season. The Saskatchewan-based rink beat Xiuyue Ma of China 6-3 in Thursday’s second draw. Earlier, the Manitoba mixed doubles team of Kadriana Sahaidak and Colton Lott (1-1) lost 10-9 to Camilla Noreen and Per…
[ad_1] Change and innovation in sport often trickles down from the professional to the recreational level. When it comes to curling and head protection, it may be the reverse. Anecdotal evidence indicates a slow, but growing, trend of recreational curlers donning helmets or some type of head protection on the ice. Witnessing another curler take…
[ad_1] Tyler Tardi has won a record-setting third straight title at the Canadian junior curling championship. The B.C. skip downed Manitoba’s JT Ryan 7-5 in the men’s final on Sunday and became the first to win the event three times in a row. “It’s hard to pinpoint one that’s most special,” Tardi said from Prince…
[ad_1] Edmonton’s Brendan Bottcher scored a 6-3 win over Toronto’s John Epping to claim the Grand Slam of Curling Canadian Open title in North Battleford, Sask. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Edmonton’s Brendan Bottcher scored a 6-3 win over Toronto’s John Epping to claim the Grand Slam of Curling Canadian Open title in North Battleford, Sask., on Sunday. Bottcher’s rink will take home $30,000 from the $125,000 purse on the line in both the men’s and women’s divisions. A runner-up finish is worth $18,000. In the women’s…
[ad_1] NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. — It’s hard to forget about those fancy curling pants from Norway. Thomas Ulsrud and his Norwegian squad bolted into the curling fashion limelight at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver by wearing their splashy, patterned pants. For years they garnered a lot of attention at every bonspiel for them. Norway…
[ad_1] Ottawa’s Rachel Homan stayed undefeated at the Canadian Open Saturday and booked a semifinal spot with a 4-3 quarter-final victory over Casey Scheidegger of Lethbridge, Alta. Eve Muirhead of Scotland maintained her perfect record on the A-side along with Homan to also qualify for the semis in the triple knockout Grand Slam of Curling…
[ad_1] Click on the video player above on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET to watch live coverage of the women’s quarter-final between Rachel Homan and Casey Scheidegger at the Grand Slam of Curling: The Canadian Open event in North Battleford, Sask. Return on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET for live coverage of the men’s final CBC…
[ad_1] The Canadian curling carousel was furiously spinning during this past off-season as teams were shaking up their lineups to secure their foursomes for this next four-year Olympic cycle. It was almost weekly that teams were announcing their new lineups — keeping track of it all was challenging. But not that the curling season has…
[ad_1] Team Brad Jacobs dropped a 6-5 decision to Team Peter De Cruz on Wednesday at the Canadian Open in Ryan Fry’s first game back since taking a seven-week break after his disqualification from the Red Deer Curling Classic. Fry was in top form for his return in North Battleford, Sask., shooting 97 per cent…
[ad_1] If the first half of the curling season is any indication of what’s to come in the following months, then buckle up. It appears the level of curling is the highest it’s ever been. Many of the games are being decided by the smallest of margins as curling continues to evolve and grow. Parity…
[ad_1] The Finals from the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The semifinal match from the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The quarter final match from the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] From the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] From the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] From the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Of all the winter sports, curling seems to be the one that is most equally beloved and mocked. We asked two Saskatchewan residents to settle the debate. Where do you stand? Jillian “Pro-curling” Bell: It wasn’t invented in Canada, but Canadians are among the best at it. If your hometown didn’t have a curling…
[ad_1] From the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] From the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Team Mouat (Scotland) vs Team Mellemseter (Norway). From the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Team Klima (Czech Republic) vs Team Brydone (Scotland). From the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Team Whyte (Scotland) vs Team Harsch (Germany). From the Dewars Centre in Perth, Scotland. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Ryan Fry is set to make his return to curling next week at a Grand Slam Curling event in North Battleford, Sask., less than two months after the now infamous Red Deer Curling Classic incident. Jamie Koe, Ryan Fry, Chris Schille, and DJ Kidby were all kicked out of the Alberta World Curling…
[ad_1] Junior Men’s Championship final from the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, BC. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Junior Women’s Championship final from the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, BC. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The 2018 curling season marked a massive shift in the landscape of the sport. Notably, the rest of the world has caught up to Canada in the roaring game. From the United States men’s gold to South Korea’s women’s silver and Canada’s teams failing to reach the podium, there was no shortage of drama…
[ad_1] It’s the most wonderful time of the year—so bring on the comfort & joy, we say. In The Art of Chill Holidays, we’ll show you how we keep celebrations low-key, with festive decor tricks, clever time-saving tips, and scrumptious spreads of snacks (always snacks!). You can almost taste the finish line from here: That…
[ad_1] CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. — A small piece of curling history was made Sunday at the Grand Slam of Curling event in Newfoundland and Labrador. For the first time ever at a Grand Slam, the men’s final was played between two Scottish teams. Bruce Mouat and Ross Paterson took to the ice in Conception Bay…
[ad_1] Ottawa’s Rachel Homan defeated Winnipeg’s Kerri Einarson 4-1 in the women’s final of the Grand Slam of Curling National event in Conception Bay South, N.L. on Sunday. The win marks the second consecutive Grand Slam win for Homan’s rink and was the team’s ninth overall title. The skip had four singles, including three steals, while Einarson couldn’t capitalize on her…
[ad_1] Ross Paterson outlasted fellow Scot Bruce Mouat in the men’s final of the Grand Slam of Curling National event in Conception Bay South, N.L. on Sunday. Paterson scored a single in the ninth end for a 4-3 victory and his first Grand Slam title. Follow Devin Heroux live from Conception Bay South, N.L.: [ad_2]…
[ad_1] Follow all the latest updates at the Grand Slam of Curling National with our CBC Sports reporter Devin Heroux, who is on the ground in Conception Bay South, N.L., bringing you all the action. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Click on the video player above on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET to watch live coverage of the women’s quarter-finals at the Grand Slam of Curling: The National event from Conception Bay South, NL. The feature match will see Canada’s Jennifer Jones take on Scotland’s Eve Muirhead. CBC Sports will also bring you live coverage on CBC…
[ad_1] Follow all the latest updates at the National curling grand slam with our CBC Sports reporter Devin Heroux, who is on the ground in Conception Bay South, N.L., bringing you all the action. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Fresh off his first Canada Cup victory last weekend, Brad Jacobs is looking sharp so far at the National Grand Slam of Curling tournament. The Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., skip moved to 3-0 after thrashing Reid Carruthers’ rink (1-3) from Winnipeg 8-1 in pool play on Thursday. Jacobs’ squad jumped out to a 5-0…
[ad_1] Hometown skip Brad Gushue of St. John’s bounced back from an opening-draw loss to beat Scotland’s Ross Paterson 8-1 on Wednesday at the National Grand Slam of Curling tournament. Gushue (1-1) scored a deuce in the first end and was up 6-0 before Paterson (1-1) got on the board with a single in the…
[ad_1] Hometown favourite Brad Gushue began the National Grand Slam of Curling tournament with a loss Tuesday night. The skip from St. John’s, N.L., fell 8-6 in an extra end to Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller. Gushue tied the game with a deuce in the eighth before Schwaller scored two in the ninth. In other men’s action,…
[ad_1] The left-back secured a 2-2 draw at home to Watford with a set-piece strike seconds from the end of six minutes of added time. But It was more dropped points at home after last week’s 1-1 draw with Newcastle and they have now taken just two from the last three matches with top-four sides…
[ad_1] American John Shuster repeated his Olympic victory over world champion Niklas Edin of Sweden to win the second Curling World Cup of the season by a 3-1 score on Sunday in Omaha, Neb. The win gives Shuster’s rink a berth in the Curling World Cup Grand Final in Beijing in May. “What a great…
[ad_1] Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones beat Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man., 8-5 on Sunday to win her record fourth women’s title at the Canada Cup in Estevan, Sask. The 44-year-old skip calmly executed a long runback double takeout to score three in the ninth end. Jones said there was no question the risky shot was worth it.…
[ad_1] Canadian skip Tracy Fleury was tied for top spot in Group A of the women’s draw at the second World Cup of the season midway through Friday’s play. Fleury’s Winnipeg rink beat American Jamie Sinclair 7-5 in the morning draw to improve to 2-1 at the event. The Canadians were tied with the Americans…
[ad_1] Canada got off to a rocky start at the Omaha leg of the curling World Cup on Wednesday in Nebraska. Tracy Fleury was the lone Canadian winner, defeating Russia’s Alina Kovaleva 7-5 in women’s action. Olympic champion John Morris, paired with Kalynn Park for mixed doubles, allowed singles in each of the final three ends to…
[ad_1] A beleaguered South Korean curling official says he and his family will leave the sport for good as the government investigates their alleged abusive treatment of the “Garlic Girls,” the country’s hugely popular Olympic silver medallists. Former Korean Curling Federation vice-president Kim Kyung-doo said Tuesday he offers a “sincere apology” to the athletes and…
[ad_1] John Morris is all in on mixed doubles curling. Winning the first Olympic gold medal in it will do that to you. He hasn’t completely shut the door on a return to a men’s team in the future, but Morris currently feels more passionate about curling’s newest discipline. The 39-year-old from Ottawa is playing…
[ad_1] Ryan Fry says he will be taking an indefinite leave from Team Brad Jacobs. The veteran curler made the announcement today on Twitter, saying he needs to focus on growth and self-improvement. I am committed to taking every step possible to ensure that something like this never happens again, and to make amends to…
[ad_1] Drunken players booted from an Alberta bonspiel over the weekend should have taken time for sober second thought, says Wally Ursuliak. Ursuliak, an Alberta curling legend, says the sport is no drinkers’ game. “Curling and the booze doesn’t really go together, if you’re a competitor,” Ursuliak said in an interview Tuesday with CBC Radio’s Edmonton AM.…
[ad_1] CALGARY — In the wake of four curlers being ejected from a bonspiel in Red Deer, Alta., over the weekend, the World Curling Tour says it’s now considering a Code of Conduct policy. The curling foursome of Jamie Koe, Ryan Fry, Chris Schille, and DJ Kidby was kicked out of the Red Deer Curling…
[ad_1] Semi Final From the Portage Curling Club in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The curling foursome of Jamie Koe, Ryan Fry, Chris Schille, and DJ Kidby was kicked out of the Red Deer Curling Classic on Sunday for “unacceptable behaviour” that included being “extremely drunk.” The four were ejected from the World Curling Tour event and forced to forfeit their final match. After receiving numerous complaints from…
[ad_1] From the Portage Curling Club in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] From the Portage Curling Club in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] From the Portage Curling Club in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Manitoba rolled to gold at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Winnipeg on Saturday. Up 4-1 after four ends against Nova Scotia, Manitoba held on for a 7-4 victory to seal the championship match. “After the first round it seemed that every time we were needing to win a game, we’d win that game. And…
[ad_1] The playoff matchups at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Winnipeg are set. After the final championship pool games on Friday determined the top four, No. 1 seed Quebec (8-2) will take on No. 4 Nova Scotia (7-3), while No. 2 Ontario (7-3) squares off with No. 3 Manitoba (7-3) in the other semifinal. Saskatchewan and…
[ad_1] THUNDER BAY, ONT. — Marc Kennedy is back in the place he refers to as “home” — a curling rink. And yet he’s never felt as far away from the pebbled sheets as he does right now, sitting on some scaffolding inside the Tournament Centre holding an iPad. This week in Thunder Bay, Kennedy…
[ad_1] Ontario defeated New Brunswick 7-4 on Wednesday and will now carry a 6-0 record into the championship pool at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Winnipeg. Quebec finished with the best record in Pool A at 5-1. CBC Sports has live streaming coverage of the event through to Saturday’s final at CBCSports.ca and via the…
[ad_1] THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Curling fans in this northern Ontario community are in for all the rock throwing and sweeping they can handle this week as teams from across the world hit the pebbled ice looking to capture the Tour Challenge. The third stop on this season’s Grand Slam of Curling circuit features the…
[ad_1] Team Ontario remains as the lone unbeaten team in Pool play at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Winnipeg. Ontario (4-0) maintained its perfect record in Pool B with an 8-4 win over Alberta (3-1) on Tuesday. Northern Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Quebec are in a log jam in Pool A at 3-1. CBC Sports has live…
[ad_1] The good news for curling is new rinks are opening. The bad news is even more are closing. Chilliwack, B.C., Berwick, N.S., Chelsea and Riviere-du-Loup, Que., have opened, or are about to open, new facilities for their local curling clubs this year. Regina’s Tartan Club, Toronto’s Scarboro curling club, Winnipeg’s West Kildonan, and the…
[ad_1] Team Quebec sits atop the standings in Pool A at 2-0, while Ontario, Nova Scotia and Alberta are also undefeated after two matches in Pool B at the Canadian mixed curling championships in Winnipeg. Monday’s action included a commanding 10-3 win for Ontario over Northwest Territories (0-2) in the afternoon draw, followed by a…
[ad_1] Click on the video player above to watch live action from the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Winnipeg. Coverage begins from the Fort Rouge Curling Club on Monday at 11 a.m. ET with a match between New Brunswick and P.E.I. For the full schedule, click here. CBC Sports will offer live streaming coverage of the event…
[ad_1] Click on the video player above to watch live coverage from the World Curling Tour: Latvia International Curling Challenger. Action begins on Sunday at 5:35 a.m. ET with the quarter-finals, followed by the semis at 9:20 a.m. ET and the final at 1:20 p.m. ET. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Click on the video player above to watch live coverage of the women’s quarter-finals on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET at the Grand Slam of Curling: The Masters event from Truro, N.S. Coverage also includes the men’s final, scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. CBC Sports will also bring you live coverage on CBC TV. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Sometimes, athletes have to fall before they can achieve greatness. In Brad Gushue’s case, it was a literal fall — an infamous face-plant — that would turn out to be a turning point in his career. The pride of Newfoundland and Labrador burst onto the curling scene in 2006, winning an Olympic gold medal at…
[ad_1] Canada captured its first-ever gold medal at the World Mixed Curling Championship. Mike Anderson and his Canadian mixed curling team — including vice-skip Danielle Inglis, second Sean Harrison, lead Lauren Harrison and coach Jim Waite — defeated Spain’s Sergio Vez 6-2 on Saturday to top the podium. The Thornhill, Ont., rink scored two in…
[ad_1] Click on the video player above to watch live coverage from the 2018 World Curling Tour: Men’s Masters Champéry in Switzerland.. Action begins on Friday at 7 a.m. ET, and continues with draws at 10:30 a.m. ET and 1 p.m. ET. Coverage continues through Sunday, and includes semifinals and the final. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Click on the video player above to watch live action from the Canad Inns Women’s Curling Classic at Portage Curling Club in Portage la Prairie, Man. Coverage begins on Thursday at 11 a.m. ET and CBC Sports will offer live-streaming coverage of every draw at CBCSports.ca and via the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices.…
[ad_1] Click on the video player above to watch live coverage from the 2018 World Curling Tour: Paf Women’s Masters in Finland. Action begins on Thursday at 5:30 a.m. ET, and continues with draws at 9:30 a.m. ET and 1:30 p.m. ET. Coverage continues through Sunday, and includes semifinals and the final. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Curling Canada high-performance director Gerry Peckham acknowledges that the current residency setup for elite Canadian curlers is an issue that is “timely and incredibly relevant.” It seems quite possible change could soon be on the horizon. “I date back far enough to remember when all four curlers had to come out of the same…
[ad_1] Click on the video player above to watch live action from the Canad Inns Men’s Curling Classic at Stride Place in Portage la Prairie, Man. Coverage begins on Friday at 11 a.m. ET and CBC Sports will offer live-streaming coverage of every draw at CBCSports.ca and via the CBC Sports app for iOS and…
[ad_1] Click on the video players below to watch live coverage from the 2018 Stockholm Ladies Cup of Curling in Sweden. On Friday at 7:30 a.m. ET Team Sidorova of Russia takes on Team Feltscher of Switzerland, followed by a 12 p.m. match between Team Hasselborg of Switzerland vs. Team Lijun of China. From the Danderyd Curling Arena in Stockholm, Sweden 0:00 From the…
[ad_1] CHATHAM, Ont. — Laura Walker was happy to get “dolled up” for the 2019 Women of Curling calendar. After all, proceeds go to charity. “I think you can’t go wrong with that and it brings more exposure to curling again,” she said. The Toronto native will be raising funds from calendar sales for the Sandra…
[ad_1] CHATHAM, Ont. — One of the top curlers in the world says his team’s future is questionable because of financial issues. Sweden’s Niklas Edin is a household name in the curling world — he’s the reigning world champion and won a silver medal at the 2018 Olympics. He was his country’s flag-bearer at the…
[ad_1] CHATHAM, Ont. — It’s a Thursday afternoon and the sun is shining down on this late September day. Curlers are arriving at the St. Clair Campus arena in shorts and t-shirts (some even have sandals on) for the first Grand Slam event of the season. In a lot of ways it still feels more…
[ad_1] Katrina Frlan is an 11-year-old curling aficionado who started her own curling show on YouTube. Here she previews the upcoming season with CBC Sports’ Devin Heroux. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] There’s a new Canadian curling expert winning over fans with her in-depth knowledge of the sport. Katrina Frlan recently launched a weekly YouTube program called the Lazy Handle Show that has left people astonished by how much she knows about the game. The reason they’re so surprised? Katrina is just 11 years old. “I think I…
[ad_1] Canada has swept the championship draws at the inaugural Curling World Cup. Kevin Koe’s Calgary foursome defeated Steffen Walstad of Norway 6-5 in the late match on Sunday for the men’s crown in Suzhou, China. Earlier Sunday, Rachel Homan’s Ottawa rink beat reigning Olympic champ Anna Hasselborg of Sweden 7-3 to win the women’s…
[ad_1] Team Canada defeated the 2018 Olympic champions from Sweden 7-3 to claim the opening leg of the Curling World Cup in Suzhou, China. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Canada prevailed in the inaugural World Cup of Curling, winning the mixed doubles final on Saturday night over the U.S. Canadians Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres defeated Americans Sarah Anderson and Korey Dropkin 7-3 in Suzhou, China in the first leg of the event. The couple from Edmonton was the first of three Canadian squads playing for a win. …
[ad_1] Canadian skip Kevin Koe moved into sole possession of first place in Pool B at the Curling World Cup with a 12-4 drubbing of winless Masaki Iwai from Japan on Saturday morning. Koe and his team of third B.J. Neufeld, second Colton Flasch and lead Ben Hebert struck early at the Suzhou Sports Center…
[ad_1] Canada has secured a spot in the mixed doubles final at the inaugural World Cup of Curling. Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres, an Edmonton-based team, are 4-1 through three days and locked up first place in Pool A. Walker and Muyres lost 8-5 to Kristin Moen Skaslien and Sander Rolvag of Norway late Thursday…
[ad_1] Canada’s three teams are now a combined 8-0 at the inaugural Curling World Cup event in China after winning all their games for the second consecutive day. The women’s team, skipped by Rachel Homan, defeated South Korea 12-0 Thursday to improve to 2-0 — tied with Sweden and the United States for the best record in their…
[ad_1] Canadian curlers made a clean sweep on the opening day of the Curling World Cup event in China on Wednesday. On the women’s side, skip Rachel Homan kicked things off with a 6-5 win over Russia. Homan’s team out of Ottawa hasn’t made any changes to her team from last year. Emma Miskew, Joanne…
[ad_1] Canada’s 2018 Olympic curling representatives are in Suzhou, China this week for the inaugural Curling World Cup event. Rachel Homan and Kevin Koe are once again wearing the maple leaf at an international competition and they’ll be joined by Canada’s world mixed doubles curling championship representatives, Laura Walker (formerly Crocker) and Kirk Muyres. The…
[ad_1] Put away the shorts and bring out the brooms — curling is back for another season after a quick retreat during the summer months. This winter CBC Sports is expanding it’s curling programming to include more international and domestic events, giving fans of the sport hours of coverage. It begins this weekend as CBC…
[ad_1] Click on the video player above to watch live coverage from the 2018 World Curling Tour: Baden Masters in Switzerland. Live coverage begins on Friday at 4:30 a.m. ET with a match between Sweden’s Niklas Edin and Russia’s German Doronin. Matches follow at 7 a.m. ET between Thomas Ulsrud of Norway and Jaap Van Dorp of the Netherlands.…
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[ad_1] There are no more draws to the button, double takeouts or extra ends — the curling season is officially over. The great granite game came to a screeching halt this past weekend in Calgary with the Champions Cup event — the season finale for the Grand Slam tour. Brad Gushue and Rachel Homan won the men’s…
[ad_1] Canada’s Laura Crocker and Kirk Muyres didn’t have much time to feel sorry for themselves after losing the semifinal game at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Saturday in Sweden. After a 7-5 loss to Switzerland to dash their golden dreams, Crocker and Muyres had to regroup and refocus in a hurry and…
[ad_1] It’s about as good a start as Canada’s Laura Crocker and Kirk Muyres could have imagined: a 12-0 win over Ireland to begin the mixed doubles curling world championship. Since then, the duo hasn’t slowed down. Crocker and Muyres are rolling along in Sweden, sitting atop the Group E standings (tied with South Korea)…
[ad_1] As Canada’s Laura Crocker and Kirk Muyres slide over the ice at the world mixed doubles curling championship this week in Sweden, they’re doing so with Humboldt Broncos patches over their left knees. It’s a small gesture — but one Muyres had to do after the horrific bus crash killing 16 members of the…
[ad_1] Fresh off winning the Canadian mixed doubles curling title earlier this month, Laura Crocker and Kirk Muyres are now donning the red and white in Sweden as they prepare to take on the world. The 11th edition of the mixed doubles world championship starts Saturday in Östersund with 40 countries competing for this year’s…
[ad_1] John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes found unexpected chemistry that led to an Olympic gold medal. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] In a sport where millimetres can separate great teams from the merely good, elite curlers are turning to analytics more than ever to gain an advantage. It’s a phenomenon that’s sweeping the game. That’s right — curling may finally be having its Moneyball moment. Inspired by the famous 2003 Michael Lewis book chronicling Oakland A’s…
[ad_1] TORONTO — Marc Kennedy and Jill Officer are savouring every last curling shot these days. Their competitive curling days are numbered. Kennedy and Officer both announced earlier this year that they’d be stepping away from the game they’ve played most of their lives. Their farewell tour has been rather impressive — it continued Sunday afternoon in Toronto. …
[ad_1] TORONTO — Primetime TV spots, bright lights, life up in the air and in hotel rooms for about half the year — curlers are as close as it gets to being professional athletes these days. Except for the money. “If there wasn’t big money on the line this week, we probably wouldn’t be here in…
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[ad_1] TORONTO — Yes, the curling season is still going. In fact, Olympic champion, world champion and Canadian champion curlers have all congregated in downtown Toronto this week for the 26th Players’ Championship. It’s the second-last stop on this year’s Grand Slam of Curling. There’s a lot of money on the line too — the $300,000…
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — Brad Gushue has been a somewhat frustrated skip all week. So when he made a second straight runback in the seventh end of Saturday night’s semifinal to score three points for Canada, he turned to the crowd and pumped his fists in the air. It was an emotional outburst many curling ends in…
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — In a city where some of the biggest superstars spend their time, curlers in Las Vegas would seemingly be lost in the bustle of Sin City. But not the American Olympic championship team of John Shuster, Tyler George, Matt Hamilton and John Landsteiner. They’re in Vegas this weekend for the men’s world curling championship and…
[ad_1] Canada’s Brad Gushue advanced to the semifinal at the men’s world curling championship with a 6-4 win over Greg Persinger of the United States on Saturday in Las Vegas. Gushue, from St. John’s, N.L., faces Scotland’s Bruce Mouat in the evening semifinal. The winner will advance to the gold-medal game while the loser plays for bronze Sunday. Sweden’s Niklas Edin was…
[ad_1] Canada’s Brad Gushue secured a playoff berth and kept pace with the leaders at the men’s world curling championship Thursday. The defending champion downed China’s Dejia Zou 7-4 to get to 8-1 alongside Scotland’s Bruce Mouat. Sweden’s Niklas Edin was 9-1 following a 7-3 victory over Russia’s Alexey Timofeev, who fell to 5-4. Gushue…
[ad_1] Canada’s Brad Gushue defeated Norway’s Steffen Walstad 8-2 at the men’s world curling championship Wednesday in Las Vegas. Gushue improved to 6-1 and sat tied with Scotland for second behind Sweden’s Niklas Edin at 7-1. The Norwegians dropped to 6-2. The top six teams at the conclusion of the preliminary round Friday make the…
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — In 1984, Kevin Martin walked into the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology office of Jules Owchar and asked him to be his curling coach. Martin had a full head of blond hair — a lot has changed since then. On Tuesday afternoon inside the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Martin was inducted into the…
[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — To get to the Orleans Arena where the men’s world curling championship is taking place, players, coaches and fans have to pass by a pool party. Drinks are being downed by curling enthusiasts, the sun is beating down and the music is blaring; this is not your ordinary bonspiel. Not at all. …
[ad_1] Canada’s Brad Gushue bounced back from a rough first day at the world men’s curling championship with a 7-2 win over Switzerland on Sunday. Gushue (2-1) wasn’t pleased with his team’s read of the ice and game-clock management in a loss to Scotland the previous night. The Canadians were efficient in scoring and time…
[ad_1] Team Saskatchewan has captured its third Canadian wheelchair championship after defeating Manitoba 11-1 in the final Sunday afternoon in Leduc, Alta. In the process, Marie Wright became the first female skip to win a national wheelchair title. “That’s incredible. I hadn’t even thought of that. It makes me feel really good,” she said. “We worked hard and the hard…
[ad_1] LEDUC, Alta. — They had only played six games together prior to the 2018 Canadian mixed doubles curling championships in Leduc, Alta., but Laura Crocker and Kirk Muyres found some granite magic on Sunday to capture this year’s title. The two were facing the previously undefeated young Manitoba team of Kadriana Sahaidak and Colton…
[ad_1] A 23-year-old and an 18-year-old are stealing the show at the mixed doubles national championship in Leduc, Alta. Colton Lott, 23, and partner Kadriana Sahaidak, 18, are still the only undefeated team at the event and have punched their ticket into a semifinal game. They defeated Kalynn Park and Charley Thomas on Saturday night.…
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[ad_1] Watch Road to the Olympic Games beginning on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET for coverage of the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship from Leduc, Alta. Saturday’s action will feature the elimination round. Return to CBCSports.ca on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET for the final. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] LEDUC, Alta. — At the beginning of the competition 32 teams from across Canada hit the ice in Leduc, Alta. with dreams of being crowned 2018 mixed doubles national champions. Now the field has been trimmed to 12 teams as the playoffs begin Saturday afternoon. There are some very familiar faces and some not-so-familiar faces…
[ad_1] LEDUC, Alta. — Playoff spots are still very much up for grabs as the mixed doubles nationals round-robin wind down. All teams competing have two games remaining. Going into Friday evening’s play there are three undefeated teams remaining, including the duos of Laura Crock and Kirk Muyres, Kadriana Sahaidak and Colton Lott, as well as…
[ad_1] LEDUC, Alta. — In just a couple of months, mixed doubles curling has gone from being an unknown quantity for Canadian curling fans to the talk of the sport — especially among some of the best in the game. “It’s been pretty special,” said two-time world champ Jeff Stoughton. “The reception was more than could be expected. Anyone I…
[ad_1] CBCSports.ca will have live coverage of the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championships from Leduc, Alta., beginning Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET with pool play. Return at 10:30 p.m. ET for more coverage of the men’s draws. CBC sports will provide coverage of the tournament through to the final on Sunday, April 1 at 2 p.m. ET.…
[ad_1] LEDUC, ALTA. — It had been everything Selena and Karsten Sturmay dreamed about while growing up in Leduc — playing in a national curling championship to earn the right to wear the maple leaf at an international event. Within minutes of each other inside the Leduc Recreation Centre on Wednesday afternoon, the hometown curling siblings realized their dreams. …
[ad_1] CBCSports.ca will have live coverage of the Canadian U Sports and Collegiate Curling Championships semifinals from Leduc, Alta., starting Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. with action from the men’s draw. CBC Sports will provide coverage of the entire tournament which wraps up with the medal games beginning on Wednesday, March 28 at 2 p.m. ET. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] One of the Winnipeg curling foursome who hoisted a world championship trophy overhead on the weekend is still reeling as she celebrates while also saying goodbye. The Canadian women’s team squeaked out a narrow 7-6 victory in extra ends against Sweden on Sunday in Ontario at the North Bay Memorial Gardens. Skip Jennifer Jones…
[ad_1] Canada’s Jennifer Jones defeated Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg 7-6 to win the gold medal at the world women’s curling championship on Sunday. Jones scored a single in an extra end for the victory. Hasselborg tried to pick out a stone on the four-foot ring with her last throw but missed it completely. The win capped…
[ad_1] CBCSports.ca will have live coverage of the Canadian USport Curling Championships from Leduc, Alta., beginning on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. with action from the men’s draw. Return on Sunday as coverage resumes with the round-robin on the women’s side at 3 p.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET. CBC Sports will provide coverage of the…
[ad_1] The new playoff format at the world women’s curling championship has drawn mixed reaction from some prominent members of the sport’s community. The World Curling Federation made a change for this year’s event at the North Bay Memorial Gardens after adding a 13th team to the field. The familiar four-team Page Playoff has been…
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[ad_1] Canada’s Jennifer Jones will face American Jamie Sinclair in semifinal play on Saturday evening at the world women’s curling championship in North Bay, Ont. Sinclair advanced Saturday morning with a 10-3 victory over South Korea’s EunJung Kim. The Americans scored seven points in the ninth end. Jones defeated Sinclair 8-5 on Friday night to close…
[ad_1] CBCSports.ca will have live coverage of the Canadian Senior Curling Championships from Stratford, Ont., beginning on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. ET. with the men’s side Coverage continues with the women’s draw at 1 p.m. ET and 6:30 p.m. ET. Return on Sunday as coverage resumes with more action from the women’s round-robin at 9:30 a.m.…
[ad_1] A curling frenzy is about to begin in Leduc, Alta. as the top university and collegiate curlers from across the country descend on the Alberta town just outside of Edmonton for their respective national championships. For University of Alberta skip Karsten Sturmay, it is a true homecoming. Sturmay grew up in Leduc and his parent’s…
[ad_1] Canada’s Jennifer Jones locked up the top seed at the world women’s curling championship Friday with an 8-5 win over Japan’s Tori Koana. Jennifer Jones’ rink beat Japan 8-5 to remain undefeated at the 2018 World Women’s Curling Championships, and earn a spot in the tournament’s semifinal. 0:39 Jones scored three points in the…
[ad_1] Canada’s Jennifer Jones locked up a playoff spot and extended her winning streak to nine games Thursday with an 8-7 victory over Russia’s Victoria Moiseeva at the world women’s curling championship. Jennifer Jones’ Canadian rink improved to 9-0 at the world women’s curling championship, after defeating Russia’s Victoria Moiseeva 8-7. 0:58 Jones had hammer…
[ad_1] Canada’s Jennifer Jones defeated South Korea’s EunJung Kim 8-4 on Wednesday afternoon at the world women’s curling championship. Jones picked up a steal of one in the eighth end and stole two more in the ninth for the win. Canada improved to 7-0 in round-robin play while South Korea fell to 6-2. Earlier, first-place…
[ad_1] Kevin Koe’s Calgary-based curling rink is undergoing a major makeover after a fourth-place performance at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. B.J. Neufeld and Colton Flasch will join the team starting next season, according to a post on the team’s Twitter account. Neufeld and Flasch will replace the departing Marc Kennedy and Brent Laing at…
[ad_1] Canada’s Jennifer Jones beat Denmark’s Angelina Jensen 10-5 on Tuesday morning for her fifth straight win at the world women’s curling championship in North Bay, Ont. Jones scored four points in the eighth end and pulled even with Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg at 5-0 in round-robin play at the North Bay Memorial Gardens. Hasselborg, the…
[ad_1] Canada had its first scare at the world women’s curling championship on Monday afternoon but recovered for a 9-5 victory over China. Skip Jennifer Jones came through with a hit for a deuce in the ninth end and tacked on two more points in the 10th for her fourth straight round-robin victory. Canada moved…
[ad_1] John Epping’s Toronto-based curling rink is “parting ways” at the end of the current season, according to a statement posted on the team’s Facebook page. Epping, third Mat Camm, second Patrick Janssen and lead Tim March have competed together for four years and recently finished third at the 2018 Brier after falling to Alberta’s Brendan Bottcher in the…
[ad_1] Canada remains undefeated at the 2018 Women’s World Curling Championships, after a convincing 8-1 win over Germany Sunday. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] American skip Jamie Sinclair feels quite at home at the world women’s curling championship at the North Bay Memorial Gardens. Her Canadian curling roots run deep. Sinclair grew up near Ottawa and teamed with Rachel Homan to win the 2007 Canada Winter Games title. She won Canadian junior bronze in 2013 and skipped Carleton…
[ad_1] Canada’s Jennifer Jones opened the women’s world curling championship with an 11-5 victory over Anna Kubeskova of the Czech Republic on Saturday in North Bay, Ont. Jones, the 2008 world champion, scored four points in the first end and stole a pair in the second. Kubeskova halved the lead with a takeout for three…
[ad_1] Sometimes curling teams are on the wrong side of the inch. That was the case four years ago for China at the Paralympics. Today, it was Canada’s turn. The semifinal was a rematch from four years ago when Canada played China in the semis in Sochi. On that day, China’s skip Wang Haitao was…
[ad_1] Controversy erupted in the seventh end of the Canada-China wheelchair curling semifinal. After Canada burned a Chinese stone, Chinese skip Wang Haitao opted to keep the stone in the house. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Canada’s quest for a fourth-consecutive wheelchair curling gold ended with a contentious loss to China in the semifinals, while Mark Arendz’s long-coveted biathlon gold headlined a three-medal day for Canadian biathletes. Here’s a quick recap of all the important Paralympic news you might have missed overnight and what’s to come later today. China deals…
[ad_1] Prior to starting wheelchair curling at the age of 42, Ina Forrest had only touched a granite stone two other times in her life. Now in her third Paralympics, Forrest and the team are once again heading into the medal round. She’s won gold at the past two Paralympics for Canada. “I could have never…
[ad_1] Canada’s wheelchair curling team wraps up round-robin play with a game against Finland. The rink has already clinched a Paralympic playoff spot with a win over Germany earlier. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Canada’s wheelchair curling team are guaranteed a Paralympic playoff spot after a 6-2 round-robin victory over Germany on Thursday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Handshakes = Playoffs<br><br>Canada defeats Germany 6-2 and has locked up a spot in the medal round in wheelchair curling at the <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paralympics?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Paralympics</a> <br><br>Follow <a href=”https://twitter.com/Devin_Heroux?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@Devin_Heroux</a> for more curling news <a…
[ad_1] Watch Paralympic curling round robin coverage as China takes on the Neutral Paralympic Athletes (Russia) in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Free agency among Canada’s top curling teams picked up steam with another team announcing changes Wednesday. Mike McEwen’s rink from Winnipeg announced on Facebook it would split after 11 years at the conclusion of this season. McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak and Denni Neufeld lost in the men’s final of December’s Olympic trials to Kevin…
[ad_1] Watch Paralympic curling round robin coverage as Canada faces Slovakia in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Watch Paralympic curling round robin coverage as Canada meets the Neutral Paralympic Athletes (Russia) in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Watch Paralympic curling round robin coverage as Canada faces the United States in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Canada’s wheelchair curling team rebounded with a huge 8-5 comeback victory over the previously undefeated Chinese squad on Tuesday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. After dropping both of Monday’s matches and falling to a 3-2 round-robin record, the Canadians looked to be continuing their losing skid when they fell behind 5-1 after the fourth end. But Canada…
[ad_1] Watch Paralympic curling round robin coverage, Canada vs. China in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Watch Paralympic curling round robin coverage as Canada battles the Great Britain in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Watch Paralympic curling round robin coverage as Canada faces Korea in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Watch Paralympic curling round robin coverage as Canada faces Korea in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] For most professional athletes, playing their sport pays the bills. In the case of the NFL or NHL, it could pay several families’ bills. But that’s not the case for most professional curlers. The Brier brings together some of the best curlers in the world for an intense week-long competition. There are curlers who…
[ad_1] Watch Paralympic curling round robin Canada faces off with Sweden, in Pyeongchang South Korea. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Wheelchair curling is a fairly recent addition to the Paralympic program, but the strategy and skill involved makes it one of the more compelling sports at the Winter Games. Here’s everything you need to know to instantly become a wheelchair curling expert as Canada competes at the Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea: How the event works…
[ad_1] Watch Paralympic curling round robin coverage as Canada faces Norway in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Only in Canada you say? Not anymore, apparently. Americans are making icewine, proudly proclaiming they’re following the Canadian standards. “I think it’s the same way with us trying to make wine the way the French do or make port wine the way the Portuguese do” said Phil Randazzo, owner of Coyote Moon Vineyards, a…
[ad_1] Watch wheelchair curling round robin coverage as Switzerland meets Canada in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Canada’s men’s team joined the women in the playoffs with a pair of victories Thursday at the 2018 world junior curling championships. Tyler Tardi’s rink from Langley, B.C., beat Russia 7-5 in the morning draw, then capped round-robin play with a 4-2 win over Germany. Canada finished second in the round-robin standings at 7-2…
[ad_1] Canada’s Kaitlyn Jones picked up a pair of wins Wednesday on the second-last day of round-robin competition at the world junior curling championships. Jones and her Halifax-based team qualified for the semifinals with a 10-7 win over Switzerland, breaking the game open with four in the seventh end. They capped the day with an…
[ad_1] Canadian skip Tyler Tardi is 2-1 after falling 6-5 to Scotland at the world junior curling championship in Aberdeen, Scotland on Sunday. Canada led by one going into the final end, but Scotland’s Ross Whyte scored a deuce for the win and a 3-0 record to sit atop the standings. Tardi and his rink from…
[ad_1] Canada’s teams enjoyed an undefeated opening day at the 2018 world junior curling championships. The women’s team from Halifax, skipped by Kaitlyn Jones, opened with a pair of 8-5 wins over China and Turkey on Saturday. Skip Tyler Tardi and his rink form Langley, B.C., opened the men’s draw with a 7-3 win over…
[ad_1] The CBC Olympic curling panel recaps an exciting 2018 Olympic curling tournament on both the men’s and women’s sides. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Canada will go down in the history books as being the first country to win gold in mixed doubles curling. The team of Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris beat Switzerland 10-3 in the final. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Aside from Tessa and Scott, Cassie Sharpe and Samuel Girard, one of the biggest breakout stars of the Pyeongchang Olympics might just be a sport—curling. Yes, it’s true. The sport once considered to some to be more recreational than athletic, has experienced a new wave of interest which not only produced strong fan attendance numbers during the…
[ad_1] It started off so well. Canada’s Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris captured gold in the first-ever mixed doubles Olympic curling event. The dream of a Canadian curling podium sweep was alive and well in South Korea. Then it all went sideways — fast. There will be no Canadian curling summit, like there was for hockey…
[ad_1] The South Korean women’s team earned the country’s first-ever Olympic curling medal, becoming rock stars in the process. The team that captivated the home crowd had help from Canadian coach Peter Gallant along the way. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The Swedish women won the gold medal in the final match of a marathon curling festival on Sunday, beating South Korea 8-3 in nine ends to leave the “Garlic Girls” with a silver that is the hosts’ first-ever Olympic medal in the sport. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] American skip John Shuster’s rink won the U.S. its first-ever Olympic curling gold medal Saturday in South Korea. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Exactly 38 years to the day that the American men’s hockey team stunned the Soviet Union, U.S. skip John Shuster pulled off a lesser, but still startling, upset to knock Canada out of title contention at the Winter Olympics. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Four medals so far at these Games equals the previous best performances, at Chamonix in 1924 and four years ago in Sochi. But UK Sport funding bosses are looking for five podium places as a return for their £28million investment. And that puts the pressure firmly on Muirhead, whose rink, including Anna Sloan, Vicki…
[ad_1] Canada’s run of men’s curling gold at the Winter Olympics ended at three Thursday with a 5-3 semifinal loss to American John Shuster in Gangneung, South Korea. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Switzerland defeated Great Britain 9-5 in men’s curling tiebreaker action on Wednesday to advance to the semifinal against Sweden. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] One of the more heated rivalries on ice is coming to the curling sheet. Canada and the United States, longtime foes in hockey, will clash in the Olympic men’s curling semifinals Thursday at 6 a.m. ET, with a chance to play for gold on the line. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Canada will face the United States in the men’s curling semifinals after clinching second place following an 8-3 win over Denmark in the final round-robin match on Wednesday in Pyeongchang. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Krushelnitsky, who won bronze in Pyeongchang with his wife in mixed doubles curling, is set to face a Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing in the near future after he tested positive for meldonium, a drug that can aid in endurance. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Kevin Koe’s Canada rink got back to its winning ways, defeating Japan 8-4 win Draw 8 of the men’s curling tournament on Tuesday in Pyeongchang. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] A loss to Sweden, no problem. A loss to Switzerland, no panic. But a loss to the United States, the third consecutive defeat for Kevin Koe and his team out of Calgary, and now there’s a serious sense of urgency at the men’s curling tournament in Pyeongchang, South Korea. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Rachel Homan has put Canada’s women’s curling team into playoff contention with an 8-3 win over Japan at the Pyeongchang Olympics. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Team GB went into an extra end at the Gangneung Curling Centre level at 6-6 with their Swedish opponents. But they ended up suffering their third loss of the Winter Olympics 2018 in controversial circumstances. Muirhead was adjudged to have committed a hog line violation which meant Team GB’s stone was chalked off. And that…
[ad_1] The Sochi bronze medallists were level at 6-6 with their Swedish opponents going into an extra end at the Gangneung Curling Centre. But they suffered defeat in astonishing circumstances as Eve Muirhead was penalised for committing a hog line violation. That meant the Team GB stone was removed from play, preventing them from setting up…
[ad_1] Back-to-back losses have Canadian fans uneasy, yet Kevin Koe and his rink aren’t worried. In fact, the Canadian men’s curling team believes its in a good position. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Team Canada suffered its second straight defeat with a 10-8 loss to Switzerland on Sunday in Pyeongchang. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Friday February 16, 2018 more stories from this episode He became a household hero as part of The A-Team. He headlined Wrestlemania. He boxed with Rocky as Clubber Lang. And now, the inimitable Mr. T has found notoriety, as a new and vocal fan of curling. “I’m embarrassed by all this attention,” Mr. T told…
[ad_1] After starting the 2018 Winter Olympics 0-3, the Ottawa skip has come under fire for what many perceive to be a display of poor sportsmanship. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Canadian skip Rachel Homan’s struggles continued at the Olympics on Friday. The Ottawa native played another sloppy match en route to a 9-8 loss to Denmark. The Canadian women are now 0-3 and in danger of missing the medal round at this rate. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Canadian skip Rachel Homan stirred up controversy in Friday’s round-robin match against Denmark. But it was the Danes who had the last laugh as Homan missed a takeout with the hammer in the 11th end, losing 9-8 and dropping Canada to 0-3 in the Olympic tournament. [ad_2] Source link