No commentary of the men's final? Rather pedestrian game IMO. It seems that no matter how many gaudrs you require at the start of each end, the top men's teams figure out a way to keep rocks out of play.
Well its going to be Jones and Gushue going to the Olympics. Not a big surprise on the mens side and happy for Gallant and Walker as first time Olympians, team Gushue are our best hope for a medal as they are so consistent year after year. Happy for team Jones as well, although not sure they will be considered medal favorites, Scotland (Eve), Sweden (Hasselborg) and Switzerland (Tirinzoni) are the podium bets, hopefully Jones can find a way.
Provincial qualifiers begin this coming weekend I believe and the Scotties will take place earlier this year then in the past do to the Olympic dates.
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Hit social media last night, as a “Darren is stepping away for personal reasons” press release, followed by some responses by Moulding including a “this is BS” tweet. More of the story now out. Can’t believe the punted Moulding just three months before playing the Brier in essentially his home town. Team Botcher is going to hear the boos in Lethbridge.
Calling it personal reasons when it wasn’t seems rather indefensible by the Bottcher side.
Well that AND saying Darren is stepping away from the game when clearly that isn’t the case. Bottcher re released a more accurate statement yesterday but a little too late.
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I've known many curlers since their junior days. Very few of them at the age of 40 act the same way they did when they were 15, myself included.
Isn't '96 your birth year? Math does not check out. :P
Anyways, as much fun as this tournament is, I kinda think we'd be better off as a country in the Olympics choosing teams with some kind of multi-tournament point system or ELO rating instead of putting it all on one game.
Anyways, as much fun as this tournament is, I kinda think we'd be better off as a country in the Olympics choosing teams with some kind of multi-tournament point system or ELO rating instead of putting it all on one game.
Better off as a country? I don't know any of the top 5 teams could go and as a country we've still got a great chance. The tournaments make for great TV and helps get more eyes on the sport other then just the Scotties/Brier.
The 2009 Roar women's results were a fun surprise -- probably my favourite.
The Bernard rink had a nice lead up into the tournament, but if someone had asked who would win the Olympic berth a year prior, most would've probably said Jones. Bernard was pretty damn good in Vancouver and her only real mistake cost her gold.
That Roar was an awesome women's field, dominated by the Prairies.
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