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What's Athleticism Got To Do with It? - Ontario Curling
New "Club" and "Open" Division OCA Event - Rock Talk
Curling Memorabilia Auction - Rock Talk
Should out of Province Athletes Pay More for Entry? (
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Looking for a competitive women's team to join - Players/Teams Classifieds
Spare for U18 Women's Competitive team - Players/Teams Classifieds
Looking for U18 mens team for 2018/19 - Rock Talk
Huge Shakeups to US HPP - BC Curling
Finally, A BC Curling Tour... - Gear Zone/Classifieds
Looking for a corn broom of two
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Is anyone missing Curling yet? Â In this bonus jumbo episode the girls get together for some summer fun poolside discussing the latest breaking news from Team Homan. Â They catch up on the off season curling news, their summer highlights so far and tackle a few current event topics. Â There may have been a cocktail involved and the girls have some fun discussing their similarities and differences, talk about some pet peeves and play a game of "Pick or Pan" curling edition. Â It may be hot outside, but there was a lot of curling discussed in this special off season episode! Â Hope you enjoy! (click here to view entire post on author's website) -
By Liz Montroy The Curl BC AGM is this Sunday June 17. Prior to the AGM, Curl BC will be hosting two Professional Development sessions, one on Curling I/O and one on Enhancing Club Safety. Both sessions will be taking place at Fortius Sport & Health at 3713 Kensington Ave., Burnaby in the Forum on [...] (click here to view entire post on author's website) -
During the second world war, curling continued in Scotland, although naturally to a limited extent. The Annual of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club continued to be published during the war years, but as a slimmed down publication, no longer including the memberships lists of all the affiliated clubs. In looking at these Annuals to try to understand how much the war affected the sport, I came across examples of the generosity of curlers, not just at home, but from overseas as well. The Annual Meeting of the Representative Committee of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club was to have been held at Ayr, but, because of the war, it was (again) held within the North British Station Hotel in Edinburgh, on July 30, 1941. David Hutchison of Kinross, one of the Vice-Presidents, was in the chair in the absence... (click here to view entire post on author's website) -
The Curl BC AGM is this Sunday June 17. Prior to the AGM, Curl BC will be hosting two Professional Development sessions, one on Curling I/O and one on Enhancing Club Safety. Both sessions will be taking place at Fortius Sport ;amp; Health at 3713 Kensington Ave., Burnaby in the Forum on the second floor (opposite the Curl BC office). If you would like to attend one or both of the sessions, please email Lindsay at lshannon@curlbc.ca or Melissa at msim@curlbc.ca Curling I/O Sunday June 17, 9:00-9:45am Led by Curl BC Member Services Manager Melissa Sim, this session will introduce and show how Curling I/O works. Curling I/O was designed by Curling Canada to help curling centres automate their registration system and provide more and better information about their clientele. There will be opportunities... (click here to view entire post on author's website) -
Join us for the 14th annual Cathy Kerr International Wheelchair Bonspiel at the RA Centre in Ottawa. November 23-25, 2018 Only 16 teams will be accepted into this event – don't miss out on the chance to play the best teams from around the world, Canada and the province of Ontario! ;nbsp; (click here to view entire post on author's website) -
Two entries back I mentioned how Curl BC announced long overdue tours for BC Men's and Women's athletes and events. You might also recall they had yet to release any details on how the tours were going to work. So I chose to reserve judgment. Well, back on May 18th those details were released. Did you miss the announcement? If so, you're forgiven because after reviewing the details I can't escape the nagging feeling they purposely chose the Friday before the May Long Weekend for the big reveal. (click here to view entire post on author's website) -
We interview Lisa Rudolph and discuss the formation of the newest curling club in the Twin Cities, The Richfield Curling Club. (click here to view entire post on author's website) -
Due to other commitments, the No Stones Left Unturned blog will be on hiatus until further notice. Thanks to everyone who has read and enjoyed the blog thus far. Hope to be back soon.-Bobbie (click here to view entire post on author's website) -
British Curling Programme - Mixed Doubles Investment Policy 2018-19The British Curling Programme Mixed Doubles Investment Policy is available to download below and can also be found in the policies section of the British Curling website. Please feel free to contact Performance Director Graeme Thompson: graeme.thompson@sisport.com if you require any further clarity or information on the investment policies and procedures. The British Curling Mixed Doubles Investment Policy 2018-19. Images: Garry Bowden, Sport In Pictures;nbsp; ;nbsp; This feed was drawn from the British Curling website (click here to view entire post on author's website) -
I'm not saying it's over and I will never see you again, but I am saying we need to change things up and see how it goes. In the meantime, I have some things I need to say to you. (click here to view entire post on author's website) -
The young Scottish Prince slid into the homes and hearts of curling fans this season. We discuss "The Shot" in Vegas, rookie results and find out how to pronounce Mouat!? (click here to view entire post on author's website) -
Itâs our final podcast of the 2017-18 season. And weâre joined by husband-wife duo Rachel & Evan Workin from Fargo, ND, who along with Jordan Brown and Christina Lammers, have qualified for the 2018 World Mixed Championship (Oct. 13-20) in British Columbia. Plus Joe Calabrese and Price Atkinson recap at the recent Humptyâs Champions Cup, the World Mixed Doubles Championship, World Senior Championships and reflect back on some of our most memorable moments on the podcast this season. Thanks to all our listeners for subscribing and listening all season plus all the players, coaches and guests whoâve joined us. Weâll be back again in the fall! (click here to view entire post on author's website) -
Barry Fry was known as "The Snake" for his unique version of the tuck-slide. As a young skip he teamed with Orest Meleschuk, reaching the provincial semifinals while in their early twenties.  He later helped Rod Hunter bring Don Duguid out of retirement in 1969. Over the years Barry watched friends and ex-teamates win Purple Hearts, wondering if it would ever be his turn.  He won the Canadian Mixed in 1973 and finally conquered Manitoba in 1979 with Bill Carey, Gordon Sparkes and Bryan Wood.  They would capture the Brier in Ottawa, the last sponsored by Macdonald Tobacco. Disappointment followed at the Silver Broom and years later his legendary rink of Don Duguid, Terry Braunstein and Ray Turnbull fell short in the Canadian Senior Championship.  Barry shares... (click here to view entire post on author's website) -
Barry Fry was known as "The Snake" for his unique version of the tuck-slide.;nbsp; As a young skip he teamed with Orest Meleschuk, reaching the provincial semifinals while in their early twenties. ;nbsp;He later helped Rod Hunter bring Don Duguid out of;nbsp;retirement;nbsp;in 1969. Over the years Barry watched friends and ex-teamates win Purple Hearts, wondering if it would ever be his turn. ;nbsp;He won the Canadian Mixed in 1973 and finally conquered Manitoba in 1979 with Bill Carey, Gordon Sparkes and Bryan Wood. ;nbsp;They would capture the Brier in Ottawa, the last sponsored by Macdonald Tobacco. Disappointment followed at the Silver Broom and years later his legendary senior rink of Don Duguid, Terry Braunstein and Ray Turnbull fell short in the Canadian;nbsp;Championship.... (click here to view entire post on author's website) -
Serious post-Brier depression has set in.
I want to be back at the Brier.
I walk into every room of my house and pretend that I am on TSN.
I signed my kidsâ report card with a Sharpie and wrote: âGood Curling, Mike Fournier, Team Quebecâ.
I pretend every water cooler conversation I have at work is actually a Media Scrum.
I stood outside my house waiting for the Brier Shuttle to pick me up and give me a lift.
I picked my kids up at school the other day and as they got in the car said âCount âem up, 1â¦2â¦3 for Team Quebec.â
At the conclusion of some âspecial timeâ with my wife, I shouted out âMake the Finalâ¦â. I was also wearing my Quebec jacket at the time.
I want to be back at the Brier.
Free Agent Frenzy
So the entire curling... (click here to view entire post on author's website)
On this weekâs From the Hack podcast, we wrap up our Olympic coverage with Phil Drobnick, the coach of the Olympic champions Team Shuster. Cheryl Bernard, the alternate for Team Homan in Korea, provides some insights on the Denmark game, the now infamous Sheet A and Cheryl also shares what she would change about the Olympic Trials process. Nolan Thiessen of Curling Canada joins us to address some of the topics that have emerged as a result of Canada missing the podium in both the menâs and womenâs events in Pyeongchang. Also, with the Brier less than a week away, we are joined by skip Mike Fournier of Quebec, skip Brendan Bottcher of Alberta and Brett Gallant the 2nd for Team Canada. (click here to view entire post on author's website)
As if losing the first three games of the Olympic women's curling competition wasn't hard enough on the Ottawa-based foursome skipped by Rachel Homan — and it certainly is well beyond frustrating for the pre-tournament favourites and reigning world champions — Friday's “burned” rock controversy sparked more controversy. Here's a primer on what happened, including what the rules of curling say about the situation. Incident report • With Denmark leading Canada 4-2 in the fifth end, Danish second Julie Hoegh touched a moving rock thrown by third Denise Dupont before it came to rest close to another Danish stone already in the rings, “burning” it. • Homan removed the “burned” rock thrown by Dupont and touched by Hogh. • The Canadians... (click here to view entire post on author's website)
On this weekâs stupendous, 100%-curling-there-is-no-point-in-even-listening-if-you-arenât-interested-in-it episode of 99 Friendship, Carolyn and I spend the full half hour recapping the Roar of the Rings, the curling tournament in Ottawa where Canadaâs curling gods decided that Rachel Homan and Kevin Koe would represent our nation at the upcoming winter Olympics in South Korea. (click here to view entire post on author's website)
CurlingZone's Gerry Geurts and Jamie Korab discuss the importance of small curling clubs for communities and sport in the Rural Routes podcast. (click here to view entire post on author's website)
ast weekendâs Everest Curling Challenge in Fredericton, New Brunswick saw an experiment with adding 2 points for covering the pin. (click here to view entire post on author's website)
Reid Carruthers is a Canadian curler. He skips his own team based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Carruthers has won the 2016 Canada Cup of Curling, 2017 WFG Continental Cup of Curling as part of Team North America, and the 2017 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. He is currently representing Canada at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta with Joanne Courtney. (click here to view entire post on author's website)
Adapting to changes in the sport of curling will reduce the threat that is posited by doomsayers. Curling has emerged as both a sport and a recreation, but it is the recreation side that attracts 95% of your market. (click here to view entire post on author's website)
Included: That time Rachel Homan beat him in a FG kicking contest... (click here to view entire post on author's website)
Yes, I know, it's been more than awhile since I've put fingers to keyboard on my blog site. Thank you to the many who have sent emails and made telephone calls to inquire if I was, well, OK! I doubt I've never been fully OK, but thanks, I'm fine!;nbsp;So what's the reason for the no blogs for several months? I made a deal with myself that I wouldn't write just for the sake of writing. If there wasn't something to say, I wasn't going to say it! But now there is and it's time to reach into the electronic mailbag to answer an email sent from someone for whom I have great respect. His name is John Newhook from one of my favourite cities in Canada, Halifax. I had the joy of spending an afternoon with John at the iconic Mayflower CC as he walked me through... (click here to view entire post on author's website)
In case you have missed what is going on, Twitter has predicted the outcome of the February 12 Mens and Womens Round Robin games two days early in our completely scientific NerdCurl US Curling Twitter National Championships. (click here to view entire post on author's website)
Team North America's lead heading into this final day seems insurmountable but don't tell that to the mostly European Team World supporters. They remember the "Meltdown at Medina" and are hoping for the curling equivalent upset. Fortunately for the North American's there isn't really a disastrous alliterative term I can think of that works with Vegas.
However, much to the liking of TSN and the Orleans ticket gate there is still plenty to play for. Pride is always good, especially with so many fans still cheering (sans Packer fans). But more importantly each game and end has some cash money tied to it which could seem pretty useful if you curl for a living and spending your last night in Vegas. (click here to view entire post on author's website)
The back half of the 2016-2017 curling season kicks off this week with the Meridian Canadian Open on the World Curling Tour and the USA Nationals Challenge Rounds taking place closer to home. A preview of the challenge rounds, highlights from an interview with Thomas Howell (lead for the top-ranked Heath McCormick rink) as their team embarks on its first Grand Slam of Curling event, and the updated rankings are on-tap in this weeks edition. (click here to view entire post on author's website)
e premise of this article is to vocalize my disdain for the current format, not necessarily the structure for which the bonspiel is set up but more precisely the flawed qualification process that has been implemented to secure a spot in this event. (click here to view entire post on author's website)
Never in that period of time have I witnessed the tumult in the sport that we have seen in the past few years. In the eye of this tornado has been the pads we curlers use on our brushes. (click here to view entire post on author's website)
Team Smith claimed the Oakville OCT Fall Classic menâs title and $3,000 prize money by defeating Team McCormick of the USA 7-2 in the final. (click here to view entire post on author's website)
Just for fun, since the Summer Olympics are over and life is all about finding something to fill the void.Here's the qualification table. So far only Korea is qualified as the host nation.Canada - Rachel Homan - They were on the cusp of making it to Sochi, but as fate turned out it was actually Jennifer Jones' turn to represent Canada on the podium. This is a hard one to gauge, as I could also see Jones could repeat as the country, or Chelsea Carey or Val Sweeting or someone else having a hot run at the Roar to wear the maple leaf. Homan's the best on paper in any given tournament. Little has changed this century: politics are better, phones keep improving, and Canada will be the curling gold medal favorite.Korea - EunJung Kim - The host nation's top ranked team is #11.... (click here to view entire post on author's website)
I wanted to have a forum to discuss minor notes from in and around the curling world. Short House will do that for me, from time to time when I have quick thoughts about goings on you can find them here. Often it is a tall task for me to keep my writing brief but I will try.Sweeping Summit releaseThis past week the World Curling Federation released a statement updating the process of the Sweeping Summit that was held in Kemptville earlier this spring. The statement outlines initial findings and recommendations.As is the norm with the current "instant information" world that we live in, many are craving the full NRC results and data. Patience is not a virtue that sports fans let alone curling fans hold. Although we all would have loved the information to be released in real time in... (click here to view entire post on author's website)
DISCLAIMER! I sometimes work for Curling Canada, but have little to no idea whats going on at the Summit. Im not at all involved in it. These are my musings, thoughts, and opinions. There is nothing official about any of this
Cheers Brian Chick
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you know what we havent talked about lately? SWEEPING!
Of course, this years buzz topic has already been beaten into the ground. Weve seen a million articles (some of which I wrote), blog posts, videos, and heard a million more anecdotes about what is possible with brush X vs. what you can do with brush Y. There were about 143 different rule changes, depending on which level(s) of competition you played, and endless debates about what sweeping can do, should do, shouldnt do, and what they the associations should... (click here to view entire post on author's website)
Theres something a little odd about the sport of curling, and I dont mean the design of Team Norways pants. (click here to view entire post on author's website)
Don Landry of Yahoo Sports wrote a great preview of the Tim Hortons Brier today and we'd love to hear your thoughts on his choices and your own predictions!https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/brier-2015--contenders--challengers-and-long-shots-184308457.htmlTell his bosses at Yahoo that curling matters by posting them to his blog. Click on the link above, read and/or scroll down to the View Comments link and VERY IMPORTANT, post something in the comments section!Something positive about the Brier, about curling that may show Yahoo that they should be investing more into our great sport!Sharing is caring! (click here to view entire post on author's website)
Sadly, I was only able to make the Saturday sessions.;nbsp; See travelling on business?;nbsp; Nightmare!;nbsp; Anyhow, up we went to Perth, there to watch things and dream of times past.I don't know about anyone else, but I always find it very difficult to support one team.;nbsp; It was easier in olden times when teams represented ice rinks and comprised typically local players.;nbsp; The Torrance rink was from Hamilton and the Hay rink from Perth; if the skips name was Adam or Horton, chances were that they were from Glasgow and the Hendersons were Aberdeen born and bred.;nbsp; So, if you went to Dundee or Perth or Kirkcaldy, there to watch the Scottish Championship finals in February, you had "your" team.Now - it's a nightmare!;nbsp; Four of us decided to sit in the bleachers... (click here to view entire post on author's website)
Jean-Michel Menard's guest blog the other day has seemingly rubbed at least one fellow athlete the wrong way. Speedskater Ivanie Blondin sent out a Tweet saying that she felt he was acting a bit spoiled.Feeling embarrassed for this guy. I'd count myself extremely lucky to be treated half as good as how he is treated http://t.co/mztiwkzzmuâ;quot; Ivanie Blondin (@IvanieB) April 2, 2015Menard said that he was bothered by the constant erosion of perks and accessibility given to the curlers at the Brier. Of course everything is relative. If you haven't had any of that stuff, you don't know what you're missing. And certainly most other athletes don't get treated as the men curlers do at the Brier. Even the women at the Scotties never had it quite as good as the men.... (click here to view entire post on author's website)
Hello everyone. ;nbsp;This year has been busy with a new 'regular' job for me. ;nbsp;Over the summer I was at the Arena Nationals in Cedar Rapids. ;nbsp;You can see the pictures here:;nbsp;http://www.rhphoto.net/arenanatsIn the fall I was at the St Paul Cash Spiel. ;nbsp;The pictures aren't totally done yet. ;nbsp;You can see the pictures which are done here:;nbsp;http://www.rhphoto.net/stpaulcash2015I shot the Junior Olympic Trials Finals in Blaine this fall. ;nbsp;This photo set is pretty much done. You can see the pictures here:;nbsp;http://www.rhphoto.net/p713273371 The events I'm scheduled to shoot coming up are: ;nbsp;US Open of Curling 2016 in Blaine, Mixed Nationals 2016 in Blaine, US Junior Nationals 2016 (playoffs) in Wilmar, ;nbsp;and US Nationals in Jacksonville,... (click here to view entire post on author's website)
We have developed a NEW website for the blog 2.You will still have everything you like including the ability for you to submit comments.We would like to thank you for using this site to tell your stories and submit your ideas!As the sport grows so do we! We hope you like our new site!www.wcblog2.com (click here to view entire post on author's website)
The Team Glenn Howard Fantasy Curling Camp wrapped up at the Guelph Curling Club on Sunday afternoon, ending three days of - of - of what? Learning, laughing, and a fair bit of pain (delivery, after delivery, after delivery....!) Moments of illumination, moments (long ones!) of frustration. Good times with new friends. Lots of failure. A few successes. And a long list of "Things I'm going to do (click here to view entire post on author's website)
: Australian Mixed Curling ChampionshipM: Australian Mens Curling ChampionshipW: Australian Womens Curling ChampionshipW: Hokkaido Bank Curling ClassicM: Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic |
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Two-time Paralympian Patrick McDonald joins the World Curling Tour as coordinator of the World Wheelchair Curling Tour, helping to organize the events and to grow the discipline.
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Due to other commitments, the No Stones Left Unturned blog will be on hiatus until further notice. Thanks to everyone who has read and enjoyed the blog thus... (read more)
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British Curling Programme - Mixed Doubles Investment Policy 2018-19The British Curling Programme Mixed Doubles Investment Policy is available to download below... (read more)
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I'm not saying it's over and I will never see you again, but I am saying we need to change things up and see how it goes. In the meantime, I have some things... (read more)
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The young Scottish Prince slid into the homes and hearts of curling fans this season. We discuss "The Shot" in Vegas, rookie results and find out how to pronounce... (read more)
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Itâs our final podcast of the 2017-18 season. And weâre joined by husband-wife duo Rachel & Evan Workin from Fargo, ND, who along with Jordan Brown... (read more)