The Morning Roar - Dec. 7 Edition by Canadian Curling Association

Issue 2 – Monday, December 7, 2009 • An Official Publication of the Canadian Curling Association.

Right on the button! Upsets, five-enders and hometown heroics on Day 1

Cheryl Bernard delivers — and celebrates — a double takeout to score five in the 10th end and defeat Krista McCarville 11-7 in opening-round action at Rexall Place. See story, Page 4.

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t was brash kid in the ring with the cagey old champ. The kid fired salvos from everywhere, overhand rights and left uppercuts, and the champ ducked and dived and, as the match wore on, scored the points that eventually won in the first round of the Tim Hortons Canadian curling Trials on Sunday night at Rexall Place. A heavy hometown preevent favourite, Canadian champion Kevin Martin of Edmonton outmanoeuvred the flamboyant challenge of 25-year-old Manitoban Jason Gunnlaugson by a fine 7-5 count, rallying from a two-point deficit after three ends. “I told you he was good,” said Martin, who drew his last rock to the four-foot with copious sweeping assistance. “He makes a ton of shots. Fortunately, the guys didn’t give up because after three or four ends it didn’t look like they were going to miss anything.” The Gunner stole two points in the third when Martin rubbed with his last shot. But Gunner’s salvos started missing the target in the later ends. “We missed some key shots here and there or we

Edmonton skip Kevin Koe, left, and his mates cruised to an 8-5 win over Pat Simmons of Davidson, Sask., while Randy Ferbey, at right, topped Scott Bailey, top right, and Wayne Middaugh’s Toronto rink 9-7. really could have put the pressure on him,” said the 25-year-old Manitoban. “When you play teams as great as them, a team that wins 24 straight at the Brier, when you get an opportunity you have to take it. We didn’t take enough of them.” Martin, who was skipping in the game of curling the year Gunnlaugson was born, said he doesn’t expect anything different over the next six rounds of the eight-team competition. “That’s just one of many that are going to be that close. Hopefully, we’ll just keep getting some good breaks. I’ll have more last shots to play like that last one. It’s no surprise. After

three ends and we gave him the deuce, Johnny (third Morris) came down and said, ‘Listen, let’s just try to get hammer coming home.’ That was the mindset and we managed to do that. It was a good comeback. “He (Gunnlaugson) doesn’t play with any fear, and that’s a scary guy to play. He’s going to win some curling games this week, that’s for sure. We’re lucky they didn’t win one tonight.” Elsewhere, Edmonton’s Randy Ferbey got off to a flying start with a 9-7 win over Toronto’s Wayne Middaugh. Ferbey led 8-3 after five frames. Kevin Koe’s Edmonton crew also emerged victori-

ous for openers, dumping win it. There’s nothing more Pat Simmons of Davidson, you could ask for. I just Sask, 8-5. couldn’t quite cut it back Winnipeg’s Jeff Stoughenough when I let it go.” ton surprised in the fourth Said Howard, the recipient first-rounder, slipping a of the gift: “I didn’t expect last cold draw through the Jeff to miss that one. The four foot to ice was a leave Glenn little patchy “He doesn’t play Howard of tonight. We’re with any fear, and Coldwater, all feeling that Ont., with a that’s a scary guy out a little bit. theft and a You want to to play” 5-4 win. get off to a Kevin Martin on fellow good start and “It was skip Jason Gunnlaugson you’re playjust too bad, it was too ing a former heavy,” said world chamStoughton afterward. “It pion — we had one horrible was pretty simple, there’s end but it was unfortunate nothing you can do, I just for Jeff that he missed his threw it too hard. last one.” “It was a great game and Ferbey confessed to a we had every opportunity to slight case of nerves, play-

ing for the first time in a few years, in front of a big hometown crowd. “It’s always nice to be at home. The fans here are so appreciative and we have a lot of fans here. “Were we nervous? Absolutely. But we made some shots in the first end and just got into a groove after that. “We’re happy to get out of the gate good. We played well. We didn’t play great.” Middaugh admitted to some confusion reading the ice. “I feel sorry for my guys. I didn’t pick up on the ice very well, I didn’t give them a chance to make many shots because I couldn’t get the broom in the right spot. “It’s the first draw. You have the best icemakers in the world here. They’ll figure something out. But, yeah, I thought it was surprisingly straight.” Koe’s unit clipped Simmons for three in the first end. “We got off on the right foot and we’re a pretty good team with the lead,” said Koe, who lives in Grande Prairie. “The nerves probably will be there all week but its nice to get one under your belt. We know the focus is going to be on Martin and Ferbey and Howard but we’ll settle for a place maybe just under the radar.” Koe draws Gunnlaugson in today’s draw at 1 p.m. while Howard plays Middaugh, Ferbey tackles Stoughton and Martin plays Simmons. Simmons confessed to having problems with the ice. “We threw some rocks we thought we should have gotten more out of than we did,” he said. “It was really weight-sensitive.”

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Amy Nixon, third on Shannon Kleibrink’s crew, calls out instructions Sunday.

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f you were looking for teams wearing targets on their backs during the opening round of the Tim Hortons Olympic trials, women’s division, they weren’t hard to find. Like, defending champion Shannon Kleibrink. Canadian champion Jennifer Jones. And another supposed top-four seed in Saskatoon’s Stefanie Lawton. All of them lost at Rexall Place, although none were admitting a first-round defeat in an eight-team round-robin constituted

much of a big deal. The lone top-four seed to win, Cheryl Bernard of Calgary, needed a precise double takeout with her last stone to score a 10th-end fiver and overhaul Thunder Bay’s Krista McCarville 11-7. Kleibrink was scrambling from behind the eight-ball throughout in an 8-3 loss to fellow Calgarian Crystal Webster. Jones bowed 8-5 to Amber Holland’s Kronau, Sask., outfit and Lawton blew the early advantage of a first-end deuce and was nicked 8-7 by Kelly Scott of Kelowna, the runnerup in the last renewal of Trials. In almost every case, the

losers claimed a history of bouncing back from early defeats. “It’s not our forte to come out strong in the first game,” said Kleibrink. “We learned a lot about the ice and rocks. I started with two very straight rocks that just wouldn’t curl. “It took us too long to realize my rocks weren’t curling.” Kleibrink won her first in 2005, lost three in a row, then won seven straight to earn the Olympic tickets to Torino.

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Oh, baby! McCarville’s a marvel

LARRY WOOD Morning Roar Editor

hen a fellow like Rick Lang holds court and the subject is curling, a guy tends to listen. This amiable gent from Thunder Bay owns impeccable credentials, you understand. Not only is he a fullyaccredited coach, he is a two-time world curling champion, a three-time Brier champion and a 10time Brier competitor. In fact, only three curlers in history have played in more Briers and two of them are named Howard. But, these days, the Tim Hortons Brier isn’t high on Lang’s list of priorities.

He is now a semi-retired Lakehead social worker and the last time he really got into tossing boulders, in 2006, he and old cohort Al Hackner won the national seniors title. This week he’s coaching Krista McCarville’s team at the Tim Hortons Olympic trials. It’s been a two-year project for Lang, the hubby of the team’s lead player, essentially working with the youngest women’s skip at The Rex this week.

Coach Rick Lang on the Krista McCarville outfit: “We can curl just like the Joneses.”

The 27-year-old McCarville, a brand new mother among other things, already has skipped teams in three Scotties. That may be some sort of record. Two years ago, Lang clambered out on a weak limb and predicted great things for his team. His optimism went poof at midweek, along with the team. Then the McCarvilles put together a pretty good victory skein at Prince George last month and cruised into this eight-team shootout with the trip to the Olympics at stake. “Every year,” McCarville mused after that win, “we never curled our best at the Scotties and I went home and wondered why. We played with so much more confidence here and I’m thinking we’re starting to believe we deserve to be here. We’re starting to believe that we’re good enough and we can curl just like the Joneses and those top four teams.”

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GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Team Simmons: Skip: Pat Simmons Nickname: Cub Home: Moose Jaw Began curling at age: 8 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Chiropractor Employer: Self DOB: Nov. 21, 1974 Place of birth: Moose Jaw, Sask. Marital status: Married Spouse/partner: Cindy Children: Makena 4, Max 2 First vehicle: 1982 Trans Am Current vehicle: Honda S2000 Favourite food: Whistle Dog Favourite drink: Rye and ginger Celebrity dream woman: Blake Lively Most annoying celebrity: John Mayer All-time favourite movie: Too many to decide Last movie he loved: Angels and Demons Last movie he hated: Cars (25th viewing) Tattooed? No

Never leaves home without: A hug from the kids Competed in: 1992. 1994. 1995 Junior Nationals, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Brier, 2004 Mixed Nationals

Third: Gerry Adam Nickname: Gus Home: Yorkton, Sask. Began curling at age: 10 Occupation/title: Plumber

Employer: D&W Plumbing, Saltcoats, Sask. DOB: Dec. 13, 1963 Place of birth: Yorkton Marital status: Married Spouse/partner: Leslie Children: Hanna 7, Justin 5 First vehicle: 1972 Ford Comet Current vehicle: 1999 Chev Silverado Favourite food: Cheeseburger Favourite drink: Vodka paralyzer Celebrity dream woman: Natalie Gulbis Most annoying celebrity: Pat Simmons All-time favourite movie: Shawshank

Trans Ams, tanks, and multiple viewings of Cars

Redemption Last movie he loved: 61 Last movie he hated: Mamma Mia Tattooed? No. Never leaves home without: Cash. Competed in: 1999, 2007, 2008 Brier, 2003 Mixed Nationals.

Second: Jeff Sharp Nickname: Sharpie Home: Saskatoon Began curling at age: 11 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Business development manager Employer: Colony Coffee DOB: June 7, 1977 Place of birth: Yorkton, Sask. Marital status: Married Spouse/partner: Barb Sharp Children: None First vehicle: 1981 Oldsmobile Omega Current vehicle: Pontiac Grand Prix Favourite food: Anything cooked over the fire at the lake! Favourite drink: Tequila shooters with lime and salt in Mexico Celebrity dream woman: Kirsten Dunst, Cameron Diaz Most annoying celebrity: Serena Williams Last movie he loved: Not sure, but favourite TV show is Entourage Tattooed? Nope Never leaves home without: BlackBerry Competed in: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Brier

Lead: Steve Laycock Pat Simmons

Nickname: Stevie Home: Saskatoon Began curling at age: 8 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Human resources analyst

Employer: University Of Saskatchewan DOB: Oct. 29, 1982 Place of birth: Yorkton Marital status: Girlfriend, Gina Sundquist Children: None First vehicle: Pontiac Bonneville Current vehicle: Ford Fusion (Hot Shots winner) Favourite food: Lasagna, steak Fave drink: Rye paralyzer Celebrity dream woman: Is Miley 18 yet? Most annoying celebrity: Kathy Griffin All-time favourite movie: Psycho Last movie he loved: Star Trek Last movie he hated: Transformers Tattooed? No. Never leaves home without: Wallet Competed in: 2003 National Junior, 2003 World Junior, 2007, 2008 Brier.

Fifth: Warren Jackson Nickname: Jimmy

Home: Saskatoon Began curling at age: 10 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Bank manager Employer: BDC DOB: Dec. 14, 1972 Place of birth: Melville, Sask. Marital status: Married Spouse/Partner’s name: Anita Jackson Children: Makenna 4, Ciel 6 months First vehicle: A tank — 1973 Buick LeSabre. Current vehicle: Boring 2001 Honda Civic Favourite food: Meat Favourite drink: Beer, rum and Coke Celebrity dream woman: Halle Berry Most annoying celebrity: Can’t think of one All-time favourite movie: Far And Away Last movie he loved: The Hangover Last movie he hated: Not a movie, but Blue Man Group Tattooed? Nada Never leaves home without: BlackBerry Competed in: Provincial level events

Coach: Barry Fiendell Home: Saskatoon Occupation/title: Insurance adjuster Employer: Crawford Canada Date of birth: Dec. 15, 1948 Place of birth: Porcupine Plains, Sask. Coached: World junior champion team, 2003

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From left, Mike Harris, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell and George Karrys, who won silver at the 1998 Games, were feted alongside other Olympians on Friday night.

The house was rockin’ with Canada’s Olympians

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h, the stories they told! The Olympians arrived the other day at the Roar of the Rings, each and every team from Nagano

1998, Salt Lake 2002 and Turin 2006 invited by the Canadian Curling Association to celebrate the fourth “ofﬁcial” Olympic Trials. Kelley Law, bronze in 2002: “Oh wow, you found one of those!” The telegenic blonde, a pre-cursor to the va-voom factor currently owned by women’s Trials favourite Jennifer Jones, was approached by a fan clutching a pack of gum with Law’s image on it, part of a multiathlete 2010 promotion. “They wanted to use a photo from 2002, but I asked for a new one,” the Vancouver supermom grinned. “It’s nice to be involved in

Olympic stuff years later.” The surviving members of Team Sandra Schmirler arrived midway through dinner, held up by snow blizzards and a confused VIP transport driver. They promptly took their seats with Team Mike Harris and began joking and taunting as if the sun was still setting in the very far east, in Nagano, Japan, some 12 years earlier. Richard Hart also was missing from that table, but he was just a bun-toss away from his old Mike Harris mates.

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Playing Country for Their Country! And then at 9:30 pm a small town girl with big time talent moves into the spotlight. Tera Lee is a young accomplished singer/songwriter with a resume that includes a pair of Canadian Country Music Award nominations. A product of the Prairies, Tera Lee is equally gifted as an instrumentalist, playing mandolin, acoustic and electric guitar. With a strong, unique voice – and outgoing personality – she lights up the stage with a performance that will have the crowds rocking late into the night!

Fun and Games… after the Games The wall- to-wall party atmosphere of Keith’s Patch also comes with a competitive edge. All week long the Roar of the Rings is alive with contests, games and unique competitions that challenge fans to make their own mark on the 2009 Canadian Curling Trials. Obviously, the stakes aren’t quite as high as those facing the teams competing for the right to represent Canada in Vancouver. But some serious bragging rights are still on the line!

Young Northern Alberta curlers were given the chance to share the dream with Canada’s best. Out of all those who registered, 32 were selected to make a very special appearance with one of the teams. The lucky Stars receive a team jacket and photograph with the team, a gift package from Boston Pizza and Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings – and a spot in the limelight with their new “teammates” at a pre-game ceremony. Today’s feature Stars are: Draw 4 Team Koe Cameron McGuire Taylor Marko Stettler CC Cold Lake CC Team Middaugh Nicholas Duivenvoorde Breanne Melnyk St Albert CC Westridge CC Draw 5 Team Jones Michael Alba Shannon Hill Jasper Place CC Fort Sask. CC Team McCarville Andrew Dunbar Alison Kotylak Westridge CC Lamont CC Sadie Southern Lakeland CC

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What’s Your Cup Size? Cup Stacking Contests are just one of many fun activities that go on in the Patch… not to mention Olympic Torch Races, Draw to the Button competitions, a Candy Cane Hunt, Wii games and Holiday Word Scrambles. The fun is all headed up by our colorful MC’s who lead the way every day with off-the-cuff activities in between the live on-stage entertainment. When you show up at the Patch you just never know what to expect!

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Come and meet your favourite curlers! Today through Thursday four teams will be featured in the Oh Canada Lounge at 4:45 p.m. Today Team Jason Gunnlaugson Team Pat Simmons Team Randy Ferbey Team Glenn Howard

&personal Kevin Martin’s achievements are far too long to list. He’s won virtually everything there is to win – with the exception of an Olympic gold medal. The fact that he’s a long time Edmonton boy only adds fuel to the fire for his drive to get back to the Olympics and put the final touch on his curling resume. Kevin Koe represents another side of the Edmonton story. His roots in competitive curling have their origins in Yellowknife where he led his Yukon/ Northwest Territories team to the finals of the Canadian Juniors Curling Championship. Koe came down to play in Edmonton, recognizing that he had to put himself in the competitive mix all year long to compete for the major titles. With a Canada Cup win in 2008 and one of the first four spots in the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings, it was obviously a good decision. Fans can expect an entertaining session - especially considering Koe played third for Martin’s present third John Morris from 2002 to 2004. And Koe’s second Carter Rycroft played for Martin until 2006.

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Monday, December 7, 2009 “That’ll have to be the end of the slow starts,” she said. “But, in fairness, she (rookie Webster) made great shots that forced us to make something really good just to get a point. They played a terrific game.” The unsung Webster, riding a five-game Trials winning streak extending back through the Prince George qualifiers, agreed. “Our goal was just to work hard to get control of the game and I think we managed that. But anybody can beat anybody here. Results in a field this tough are no surprise. “We believe that we can do it here and we may have been flying under the radar for a time but nobody flies under the radar here for long.” Holland hit Jones with a second-end deuce and stole the third and fourth ends for a 4-1 lead. The action boiled down to an exchange of deuces thereafter. “I know we’ll come out better tomorrow,” said Jones, whose Winnipeg team bounced back from death’s door to win the last two Scotties titles. “It’s just one loss and we have some experience, which helps. You don’t expect to go through undefeated. We’ve always had success at bouncing back.” Holland, relatively unsung, too, scoffed at suggestions seeding meant much in the event. Three of the four winners in Round One were pre-trials qualifiers. “Where you’re seeded doesn’t matter. It’s a round robin. You play everybody.” But how do you handle drawing a three-time Cana-

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START: ‘Under the radar’ dian champion for openers? “We didn’t really worry about who we were playing,” said Holland. “I haven’t worried about who I play since junior days. That’s when I learned. It has never really mattered. When I was 17 years old I was playing in women’s ‘spiels against Sandra Schmirler and if you didn’t figure out how to not worry that you were playing Sandra Schmirler you got your butt kicked pretty fast.” Scott stole a deuce in the fourth end to go up 3-2 and turn her assignment around. After yielding two in the first, she required a clutch

Sasha Carter peers over Stefanie Lawton’s shoulder in Sunday play.

shot in the second to avoid yielding another pair in the second. Another deuce in the sixth and three in the eighth should have placed the Kelowna outfit on easy street. But, looking at an innocent pair in the 10th, Scott’s rock hung out until the last possible moment before erasing one of the two enemy stones to preserve the win. “I threw it and waited for it to curl up and at the hogline it just didn’t make a move,” she said. “So then there was a little panic on what should we do with it? Yes, it was scary.” Said Lawton, a two-time Saskatchewan champ: “We’re a team that never gives up. We won our provincials in ’05 and lost our first two. Then we came back and won seven straight. At Scotties last year we lost our first three and still made the playoffs by coming back with six straight wins. So this is not going to be an issue for us.” Bernard yielded control to McCarville in the seventh end when the Lakehead crew struck for three and a 6-4 edge. But the Calgary team answered with a pair and then won it in the last end with the big shot and the multiple count. “Yeah, just a routine double for five,” quipped Bernard. “But you know that’s one we wanted to win.” McCarville wasn’t unhappy with her team’s effort. “We were looking good and she made that great shot. I thought we played pretty well. We lost our first game in Prince George and then won our next four so we can do that again.”

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GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Team Webster: Skip: Crystal Webster Home: Calgary Began curling at age: 8 Delivery: Right. Occupation/title: Mortgage specialist Employer: RBC DOB: Feb. 26, 1975 Place of birth: Medicine Hat Marital status: Married Spouse/partner: Paul Webster Children: Maya 2, Reece Dawn 5 months First vehicle: 1995 Ford Tempo Current vehicle: 2005 VW Jetta Favourite food: Steak and crab Favourite drink: Red wine Celebrity dream man: Keith Urban Most annoying celebrity: Paris Hilton All-time favourite movie: Titanic Last movie she loved: Sex and the City Last movie she hated: Revolutionary Road Tattooed? None. Never leaves home without: Lip balm Competed in: 1994 Junior Nationals.

Third: Lori OlsonJohns Home: Edmonton Began curling at age: 10 Delivery: Right. Occupation/ title: Business owner, teacher Employer: Two Blonds & A Brunette Gift. Co., St. Albert Protestant Schools. DOB: Nov. 24, 1976 Place of birth: Toronto Marital status: Married Spouse/partner: Cody Johns

Children: Lexi, 8 months First vehicle: Honda Civic hatchback Current vehicle: Nissan XTerra Favourite food: Steak Favourite drink: Dark rum and Diet Coke Celebrity dream man: Matthew McConaughey Most annoying celebrity: Elisabeth Hasselbeck, The View All-time favourite movie: Good Will Hunting Last movie she loved: The Notebook Never leaves home without: Lexi? Curling gear. Competed in: 1992, 1995, 1997 Junior Nationals, 2005, 2006 Scotties.

Second: Samantha Preston Nickname: Sam Home: Calgary Began curling at age: 5 Delivery: Right. Occupation/title: Marketing administrator Employer: Spartan Controls DOB: Dec. 15, 1984 Place of birth: Calgary Marital status: Single First vehicle: Monte Carlo Current vehicle: Civic Favourite food: Sushi Favourite drink: Red wine Celebrity dream man: Toughie. Can’t choose one

Steak, piña coladas, and Keith Urban obsessions

Most annoying celebrity: Roseanne. All-time favourite movie: Dirty Dancing Last movie she loved: The Hangover Last movie she hated: Lakeview Terrace Tattooed? No. Never leaves home without: Purse. Competed in: Three provincial Scotties.

Lead: Stephanie Malekoff Nickname: Steph Home: Grande Prairie Began curling at age: 10 Delivery: Right Occupation/ title: Registered nurse

Employer: Alberta Health Services DOB: March 31, 1984 Place of birth: Grande Prairie Marital status: Married Spouse/partner: Mark Malekoff Children: None First vehicle: ’96 Chev Cavalier Current vehicle: 2009 VW Tiguan Favourite food: Fruit, Greek, ice cream Favourite drink: Water, pina colada All-time favourite movie: 50 First Dates Tattooed? No Never leaves home without: Curling gear Competed in: 2003, 2005 Junior Nationals

Fifth: Sherry Anderson Home: Delisle, Sask. Began curling at age: 8 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Sales representative Employer: 911 Outerwear Date of birth: Jan. 6, 1964 Place of birth: Prince Albert, Sask. Marital status: Married Spouse/Partner’s name: Colin Coben Names, ages of children: Three stepchildren, five stepgrandchildren. First vehicle: 1969 Mercury Comet Current vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta (diesel). Favourite food: Salads, all types Favourite drink: Red wine Celebrity dream man: Alvaro Quiros (golfer) Most annoying celebrity: Richard Simmons All-time favourite movie: Pretty Woman Last movie she loved: Pay It Forward Last movie she hated: Doctor T and The Women Tattooed? Not a chance Never leave home without: Curling gear Competed in: 2001, 2005 Olympic trials, 1994, 1995, 2000 (fifth), 2002, 2004, 2005 (fifth) Scotties

Coach: Gordon Trenchie Home: Edmonton Occupation/title: Retired Employer: None Date of birth: July 3, 1942 Place of birth: Edmonton Coached/player: Third for Pat Ryan at 1985 Brier.

From left, Stephanie Malekoff, Lori OlsonJohns, and Samantha Preston.

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WOOD: Bringing their ‘A’ game This, feeling, of course, doesn’t translate into anything more than the role of underdog at The Rex, a building that knocks the socks off even a tried and true competitor like coach Lang. “Wow!” he was exclaiming during practice the other day. “I never played in a rink this big in all the Briers we played in. I told the girls, they’re going to be in for a kind of thrill they’ve never had before. “Before we came, they said, ‘We’ve been in arenas before, we expect it will be much the same.’ I said, ‘No, I think you’ll find the level of excitement is higher than you’ve ever seen before.’ I get excited just walking in and looking at the place.” Lang’s level of optimism has risen again following the jaunt to Prince George. “They finally brought their A game,” he said. “This team has special talent. When they find conditions they like they’re awesome. They have to learn to play better when the conditions aren’t the best. This ice (at The Rex) looks to be pretty aggressive. The icemakers are looking at big, big curl. We may have some adjustments to make. We lost one and skated through in Prince George. We’re going to have to get on the same sort of roll here.” But, he figures, his young skip has her head into the proper space for the job. “I know she has it in her head that if we play our best game we can win this thing,” said Lang. “The young players don’t have that fear. She’s

in that frame of mind and we want to keep her there.” There was another new wrinkle in the Prince George mix for the Lakehead team that includes Tara George, Kari MacLean and Rick’s wife Lorraine. McCarville was dividing her time between the game and her new daughter Isabella, feeding the month-old infant between draws. “She’s been the best baby,” says McCarville. “She sleeps seven or eight hours. She sleeps through the morning draws. I swear

makes us laugh. And Tara, she’s my mind. When I’m not there, she’s there. She’s under control and she keeps control of my nerves.” And the coach . . . “He’s awesome as a coach,” said McCarville. “When we are doing something wrong he’s not going to keep it back from us. I have total confidence calling a timeout and asking him for help. He pumps us up before the game. He’s always very positive with our team. “I think I have more confidence as a skip and Rick really helps me with that. He “I know she has it in builds my confidence. He’s so honest with everything her head that if we we do. He’s there for us and play our best game, I trust him in anything he we can win this does and tells us to do. That thing. The young really helps me.” And it’s a mutual admiraplayers don’t have tion society. that fear” “I think,” Lang said a while Coach Rick Lang, back, “she’s one of the best on skip Krista McCarville shotmakers in the country. I’ve had a lot more time to watch her, particularly at the she knows mommy’s curlprovincial championships, ing. I swear she knows.” and she has the ability to Still, her parents keep throw all the shots, particuan eye on their grandchild larly with the big weight. Her when mommy’s attention is delivery is so solid. She gets elsewhere. locked in so early, she doesn’t “Lorraine obviously take a lot of time to think brings her experience, her about it. She throws like a calmness to the team,” Mcpro. It doesn’t matter what Carville said recently when the weight, a high hard one or asked to assess her lineup. a soft one. I just think she’s “Whenever I’m doubting technically so sound.” my ice or something, I know All of which is good news she can confirm it because I for Thunder Bay’s curling know she’s always watchcrowd. They haven’t had ing the ice. Kari brings her much to cheer about at this spirit. She’s always very level since the hey-days of sixteenth:Layout 1 10/20/09 10:56ago. AM Page 1 up and positive. briar She just the Langs, 20 years

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KARRYS: CCA celebrates curling’s Olympic history Hart was sitting with current squad, Team Glenn Howard. And as one of only four of the Roar’s 80 competitors who has bitten into an Olympic medal with a previous team, Hart later looked out of place on stage, basking in the Olympians’ standing ovation while wearing the ultramodern, form-fitting jersey of today’s curling athlete. “I can’t fit into that any more,” Hart said, pointing at Harris’ 1998 Olympic blazer. “It’s huge on me. It’s like I’m wearing a tent.” Times have indeed changed. And get this: Some of these curling athletes are partially funded by your tax dollars. Got your attention now, eh? “It’s an honour to bring curling’s Olympians home for the Roar of the Rings,” said Canadian Curling Association event guru Warren Hansen. “After the banquet, they attended opening night at the Keith’s Patch, they were honoured at the opening ceremonies and they did an ‘Up Close and Personal’ interactive session with the fans. “We’ve kept them busy, but it looks like they’re enjoying themselves.”

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They also took part in the first-ever throwing of no less than four simultaneous, ceremonial first stones. Don Bartlett, Kevin Martin’s lead from ’02, cracked up the Rexall Place by first taking a practice slide, and then throwing a screaming takeout down the ice. He left his local junior curlers in the dust, looking shocked. Harris held the target for 2006 Brad Gushue skip Russ Howard, but his stone curled only a foot. “There’s a run on sheet A,” declared Howard, now a TSN commentator. “Yep, you threw that perfect,” quipped Harris, now a CBC commentator. “This is pretty cool,” said Hart, as he posed for a photo with his old Toronto teammates. “This is really the first time the CCA has celebrated with their Olympic history. There really aren’t that many of us around. Hopefully they’ll do this again four years from now.” (George Karrys is: curlinguru.com)

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Men’s Cumulative Statistics

ROAR OF THE RINGS: SCHEDULE, STATISTICS AND RESULTS

Skips

Name % age Kelly Scott 84 Amber Holland 82 Crystal Webster 80 Krista McCarville 78 Cheryl Bernard 73 Stefanie Lawton 66 Jennifer Jones 63 Shannon Kleibrink 62

Name % age Kevin Koe 91 Glenn Howard 90 David Nedohin 83 Kevin Martin 83 Pat Simmons 80 Wayne Middaugh 79 Jeff Stoughton 79 Jason Gunnlaugson 73

Thirds Name % age Jeanna Schraeder 84 Lori Olson-Johns 80 Susan O’Connor 79 Kim Schneider 74 Tara George 71 Marliese Kasner 69 Cathy Overton-Clapham 66 Amy Nixon 66

Seconds Name % age Tammy Schneider 89 Jill Officer 85 Sam Preston 83 Kari MacLean 80 Bronwen Webster 76 Carolyn Darbyshire 75 Sherri Singler 75 Sasha Carter 65

Leads Name % age Stephanie Malekoff 88 Lana Vey 86 Lorraine Lang 83 Cori Bartel 81 Chelsey Bell 80 Heather Kalenchuk 79 Dawn Askin 75 Jacquie Armstrong 61

Women’s Standings Team Bernard Webster Scott Holland Jones Kleibrink Lawton McCarville

W 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

Team Howard Martin Koe Ferbey Stoughton Gunnlaugson Simmons Middaugh

Draw 1 Results

W 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Thirds Name % age Kevin Park 90 John Morris 90 Randy Ferbey 89 Blake MacDonald 83 Jon Mead 81 Richard Hart 80 Justin Richter 78 Gerry Adam 70

L 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

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Draw 2 Results

Webster* Kleibrink

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

T 8 3

Stoughton Howard*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1

T 4 5

Jones* Holland

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 x 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 x

T 5 8

Martin Gunnlaugson*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

T 7 5

Bernard* McCarville

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 5 11 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 7

Koe* Simmons

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 x 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 x

T 8 5

Scott Lawton*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1

Middaugh Ferbey*

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0

T 7 9

T 8 7

* —started game with the hammer

Today’s Games

Kari MacLean, second on the McCarville quartet, curled 80% in Draw 1.

Men’s Standings

Draw 3 (8:30 a.m.) Amber Holland vs. Cheryl Bernard Shannon Kleibrink vs. Kelly Scott Stefanie Lawton vs. Crystal Webster Krista McCarville vs. Jennifer Jones Draw 4 (1 p.m.) Jason Gunnlaugson vs. Kevin Koe Glenn Howard vs. Wayne Middaugh Randy Ferbey vs. Jeff Stoughton Pat Simmons vs. Kevin Martin Draw 5 (6 p.m.) Jennifer Jones vs. Kelly Scott

Krista McCarville vs. Stefanie Lawton Amber Holland vs. Shannon Kleibrink Cheryl Bernard vs. Crystal Webster

Tuesday’s Games Draw 6 (8:30 a.m.) Kevin Martin vs. Wayne Middaugh Pat Simmons vs. Randy Ferbey Jason Gunnlaugson vs. Glenn Howard Kevin Koe vs. Jeff Stoughton Draw 7 (1 p.m.) Stefanie Lawton vs. Amber Holland

Crystal Webster vs. Jennifer Jones Kelly Scott vs. Cheryl Bernard Shannon Kleibrink vs. Krista McCarville Draw 8 (6 p.m.) Randy Ferbey vs. Jason Gunnlaugson Jeff Stoughton vs. Kevin Martin Wayne Middaugh vs. Kevin Koe Glenn Howard vs. Pat Simmons

Wednesday’s Games Draw 9 (8:30 a.m.) Kelly Scott vs. Krista McCarville Cheryl Bernard vs. Shannon Kleibrink

Jennifer Jones vs. Stefanie Lawton Crystal Webster vs. Amber Holland Draw 10 (1 p.m.) Wayne Middaugh vs. Pat Simmons Kevin Koe vs. Glenn Howard Kevin Martin vs. Randy Ferbey Jeff Stoughton vs. Jason Gunnlaugson Draw 11 (7:30 p.m.) Jennifer Jones vs. Cheryl Bernard Amber Holland vs. Krista McCarville Crystal Webster vs. Kelly Scott Stefanie Lawton vs. Shannon Kleibrink

Name Rob Fowler Scott Pfeifer Marc Kennedy Braden Zawada Jeff Sharp Carter Rycroft Brent Laing John Epping

% age 89 88 85 84 81 81 78 73

Leads Name Tyler Forrest Scott Bailey Ben Hebert Craig Savill Marcel Rocque Steve Laycock Nolan Thiessen Steve Gould

% age 96 95 94 89 88 79 76 71

Did you hear the news? Skip Kevin Martin curled 83% for openers.

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Trivia time nations and the years of the Games. 3. Two skips have recorded shutouts in Canadian Olympic trials competition. Name the skips. 4. Name the skips of the teams that were rendered scoreless in those games. 5. In each case, which trials, when and where? 6. And the final scores? 7. Name the skips involved in the record low-score

womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game in Olympic trials history. 8. In which trials, when and where? 9. And the final score was ...? 10. Name the skips involved in the record low-score menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game in Olympic trials history. 11 In which trials, when and where? 12. And the final scores were . . . ?

3. Pat Sanders, Dave Smith. 4. Colleen Jones, Wayne Middaugh. 5. Sanders over Jones (1987 at Calgary), Smith over Middaugh (1997 at Brandon). 6. Sanders 7-0 in a tiebreaker, Smith 8-0 in Round Six. 7. Colleen Jones, Chris

1. Linda Moore (1988), Sandra Schmirler (1998), Brad Gushue (2006). 2. Eigil Ramsfjell, Norway (1988), Andrea Schoepp, Germany (1991), Urs Dick, Switzerland (1991), Patrick Hurlimann, Switzerland (1998), Rhona Martin, Great Britain (2002), Pat Trulsen, Norway (2002), Anette Norberg, Sweden (2006).

(Note: The 1991 Labatt Brier and Scott Tournament of Hearts constituted the 1991 trials for the 1992 Canadian teams bound for the Albertville Winter Olympics). 1. Name the only three Canadian skips to win Olympic gold in the sport of curling and their triumphant years. 2. Name seven other Olympic gold-medal winning skips in curling, their home

Answers

More. 8. 1987, Calgary. 9. Jones 3-1. 10. Kevin Martin and Jeff Stoughton; Wayne Middaugh and Kevin Park (tie). 11. Martin-Stoughton (1991 at Hamilton), MiddaughPark (2001 at Regina). 12. Martin 3-2, Middaugh 3-2.

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Page 20 ■ Beausejour’s Jason Gunnlaugson, on curling in a National Hockey League building for the ﬁrst time: “I’m so happy we get these front-row seats. I’ll try to stay focused on our game but, holy (bleep), it’ll be fun watching the other games so close-up. In this building, you look up and you think, ‘yes, we made it, all that work and ﬁnally you get to play in front of a ton of people and have a great time. It’s going to be a lot of fun.” ■ Saskatoon’s Stefanie Lawton, on a shorter round-robin assignment: “We’ve played in round robins that are eight teams in our provincial playdowns so we have experience with it and, yeah, you can’t be messing around. You have to make sure you get every win that you possibly can. There’s no added pressure on it. You can’t put any more pressure on yourself. It’s just a matter of playing your game.”

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■ Winnipeg’s Jeff Stoughton, on the men’s trials ﬁeld: “It’s one of those ﬁelds that someone could run away,

or you could have a sixway tie for first. There’s all kinds of scenarios out there where our Olympic rep could wind up winning five or six games and getting in and that would be very strange.” And on the lesson from losing the ’05 Trials final: “It sucks to lose. There’s nothing worse than losing something you’ve been trying to get for three years. Whoever loses this final will find out its brutal and if we get there we don’t want to do it again.” ■ Calgary’s Crystal Webster, on suffering from cases of nerves:

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“I think every other single person out there will be, nervous. I was nervous in Prince George (qualifying), too, but I think I play my best when I’m feeling a little bit on edge.” ■ Toronto’s Wayne Middaugh, on his looseygoosey approach to these Trials: “Well, maybe I’m a little more fortunate to be here. Kevin (Martin) and Glenn (Howard) have worked harder than anybody on the planet to get here, and they’ve won everything under the sun, so they’re pretty heavy favorites and the rest of us just have to knock

them off. Everybody’s going to get a few chances against everybody else and if you take advantage of those chances you’ll probably win, and if you don’t, you’ll probably lose.” And on the suggestion everybody could wind up 4-and3 or 3-and-4 after the round robin: “Wouldn’t that be entertaining? I’d love to see it.” ■ Kelowna’s Kelly Scott, on the difference between her ﬁrst and second Trials contenders: “We’re better prepared, a more seasoned team, and we realize the signiﬁcance of this a lot

more now. I don’t think there’s anything more we could have done back home to get us ready for this week. If you can play a smart game right off the bat, instil some confidence and get some momentum and really get into the games later in the week, you’ll be fine.” ■ Ontario’s Glenn Howard, on where Olympic curling fits in the whole scheme of things: “It’s four times the size of a world curling championship. The whole world is watching.”