Issue 3 – Tuesday, December 8, 2009 • An Official Publication of the Canadian Curling Association.
Stone cold drama! Stoughton and Simmons win big, Jones stays alive, and Bernard remains perfect
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heryl Bernard’s black-clad express train is picking up a head of steam. And it’s closing in on the halfway mark en route to playoff contention in the women’s division of the Tim Hortons Canadian curling Trials. Calgary’s Bernard, and her team of Susan O’Connor, Carolyn Darbyshire and Cori Bartel, won a pair of clutch matches on Monday at Rexall Place to construct a three-game unbeaten record and a one-game lead on her closest competitors in the eight-team round-robin Olympic-team debate. Canadian champion Jennifer Jones, meanwhile, knew she had no margin for error Monday night and posted her first win in three games — at the expense of old foe Kelly Scott of Kelowna. Bernard escaped with
a 6-5 morning squeaker against Amber Holland of Kronau, Sask., with the winning point in the last end decided by an umpire’s measurement. She returned on the night shift to hammer fellow Calgarian Crystal Webster 9-6 but took a while to close it out after Neither Crystal Webster, left foreground, nor Amber Holland liked what they saw during MondayÕ s action. amassing a 7-1 lead at the Each outfit lost twice at the Roar of the Rings tournament, ending the day with identical 1-2 records. half. “We had a few ends we the standings may be even Canadian women’s curling back pocket from here on.” a deuce and a 6-5 victory didn’t like,” said Bernard tougher. for the past two years, Jones Earlier, she reasoned: over Lawton. Kleibrink, of the late tilt. “It seemed “Yah, everybody’s going was the last skip to taste “We’ve had it turn around meanwhile, followed up on like a long game. We were to be gunning but I think victory in this affair. for us before. Maybe it’ll a 9-6 conquest of Scott in getting mentally tired. I’d some of the But her Winnipeg team turn around for us again. the morning with a 9-3 decilike one that teams in conwhaled Scott by an 11-5 Obviously, we’ve put oursion over Amber Holland of Ò Our next four doesn’t go tention will margin — with a smart selves in a really bad spot Kronau, Sask., in a match games are really down to a tend to play double-kill to score five in this time. It’s just disapthat was far tighter than the measure or going to be tough. it carefully. the eighth end settling the pointing to come out and final score indicated. last rock and So we have to dig But our next issue. not play as well as we’d like “It was our best game so I thought this four games Earlier in the day, Jones . . . it’s just a little frustratfar,” said the Olympian, in and do what we was it, but . (vs. Scott this suffered a 9-3 thrashing at ing.” Kleibrink, of the late effort. gotta doÓ . .” afternoon, the hands of Thunder Bay’s One game behind Ber“Especially for me. I finally The WomenÕ s leader Jones, ShanKrista McCarville. nard, Kleibrink and Mcwoke up.” undisputed Cheryl Bernard of Calgary non Kleibrink But, following the evenCarville were running at Kleibrink said her team leader will and Stefanie tide victory, the three-time 2-and-1 while the remaining was on the clock over the now discover Lawton) are champion at the Scotties four teams all were jammed last two ends. that while really going to be tough. So Tournament of Hearts alalongside Jones at 1-and-2. protecting an early lead is a we have to dig in and do lowed: McCarville executed tough assignment on arena Please see what we gotta do.” “I think we found it tonight a peel-weight last-rock ice, protecting a lead in EXPRESS, Page 8 The dominant name in and we can keep it in our double takeout to rally for
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he mark of a curling champion often turns out to be the guy who best emulates Erich Weiss. Erich who? Well, you might know him better by his stage name — Harry Houdini. Yes, the betting is the team that wins the Tim Hortons Canadian curling Trials, men’s division, will be the team that negotiates more tight corners and slithers out of more seemingly impossible predicaments than the legendary magician himself.
As such, Glenn Howard’s Coldwater, Ont., entry best fits the bill heading into this morning’s third round at Rexall Place, although Howard shared the lead after two rounds of action with Edmonton’s unsung Kevin Koe. Both won their second straight on Monday afternoon — Howard shaded longtime Ontario opponent and former teammate Wayne Middaugh of Toronto 6-5 while Koe thumped the tournament upstart, Jason Gunnlaugson of Beausejour, Man., 7-2. While Middaugh and Gunnlaugson remained winless, everybody else in
the field of eight was batting .500. “Yeah, we’ve had some good fortune,” admitted Howard on Monday after his tight-fit with Middaugh, who narrowly missed some spectacular shots that, had he made them, might have turned the game on its head. “But those were difficult shots and if he can make them, more power to him,” said Howard. “If you can put the other guy in that position often enough you’re doing something right.”
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The Old Bear benefits from sweat equity
LARRY WOOD Morning Roar Editor
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evin Martin is an example of a guy who has changed with the times. At 43, and a curler since the early 1980s, the Killam, Alta., native has witnessed more than a few alterations in the game. How long has he been around? Well, as mentioned in this sheet yesterday, when his initial opponent, Jason Gunnlaugson, in the current Olympic Trials at The Rex was kicking covers for the first time, Martin was skipping a curling team. But, today, Martin still has 20-20 vision.
And that tells him the old bod suffers some deterioration with age. “I’m definitely training harder now than I did five or six years ago,” says the guy they call The Old Bear. “You can feel getting older. But you get smarter as you get older, too. The body’s not as good, for sure. And you need a lot more cardio, a lot more balance training, a lot more work on co-ordination, a lot more time, to offset that. It’s harder. But you see the dividends.” Martin was inspired watching golf on TV. “Kenny Perry, he’s the guy,” says the Edmonton skip who spent much of last season demolishing every curling opponent in sight, save maybe David Murdoch. When he (Perry) was younger he was a good golfer but not a really good golfer,” said Martin. “He got good when he got smart. He trained so hard. You saw him when he started to win . . . he looked like a 25-yearold. And he was 42! It was amazing. And I couldn’t
believe that. “He’s in seniors now but for me he was my inspiration. A guy who trained hard at an older age and he did good. So I picked up my training in the summers and I love it. I just love it.” This past break, he knocked 17 pounds off his upper-body weight. “I was 219 at Moncton,” he says. “Now I’m 202.” The results are on display at The Rex this week for all to see. Not only because of Martin. But of his four-man batting order, each member of whom checks into the training room on a regular basis. “We do a lot of work in the off-season,” says John Morris, a part-time Calgaryarea firefighter and the author of a new book, Fit To Curl, on the importance of physical fitness in this game of ice, rocks and brooms. “It has definitely made a difference for us over the last couple of years.
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GETTING TO KNOW YOU
Skip: Jeff Stoughton Home: Winnipeg Began curling at age: 15 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Coordinator, financial business systems Employer: Air Canada Date of birth: July 26, 1963 Place of birth: Winnipeg Marital status: Married Spouse/partner: Hali Weiss Children: Riley 17, Cole 15, Elizabeth 6 First vehicle: 1972 Town and Country station wagon. Current vehicle: 2009 Dodge Grand Caravan. Favourite food: Steak and seafood Favourite drink: Coca-Cola Celebrity dream woman: Angelina Jolie Most annoying celebrity: Jon and Kate Gosselin All-time favourite movie: Star Trek (2009) Last movie he loved: The Hangover Last movie he hated: None, enjoy them all Tattooed? No. Never leave home without: Visa card Competed in: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994 Mixed Nationals, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009 Brier, 1996, 1999 World MenÕ s, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2005 Olympic trials.
Third: Kevin Park Home: Edmonton Began curling at age: 11 Delivery: Right. Occupation/title: Database manager Employer: Delvi Data Date of birth: Sept. 2, 1964 Place of birth: Hythe, Alta. Marital status: Married Spouse/partner: Lynda Children: Kalynn 20, Brandt 15 First vehicle: Hyundai Current vehicle: Hyundai Favourite food: Lasagna Favourite drink:
Team Stoughton: Trekkies, pizza, Jennifer Aniston fantasies, and gagging on the Gosselins
Hot coffee Celebrity dream woman: Elin Woods Most annoying celebrity: Ellen Degeneris All-time favourite movie: Ghost Last movie he loved: Brokeback Mountain Last movie he hated: Terminator Tattooed? Yes, three times (one remains) Never leaves home without: Computer Competed in: 1983, 1984 Junior Nationals, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2009 Brier, 1991 World MenÕ s, 1991, 1997, 2001 Olympic trials, 1991 Olympic Games.
Second: Rob Fowler Nickname: Rob Home: Brandon, Man. Began curling at age: 10 Delivery: Right Occupation/ title: Car dealer Employer: Fowler Motors Date of birth: June 29, 1975
Place of birth: Brandon Marital status: Married Spouse/partner: Ericka Children: None First vehicle: Pontiac Sunbird Current vehicle: Hyundai Veracruz Limited Favourite food: Pasta Favourite drink: Aquafina Celebrity dream woman: Jessica Alba Most annoying celebrity: Phil Hellmuth All-time favourite movie: Animal House Last movie he loved: Anchorman Last movie he hated: All About Steve Tattooed? Nope Never leave home without: Wedding ring. Competed in: 2007, 2009 Brier, 1998 Mixed Nationals.
Lead: Steve Gould Home: Winnipeg Began curling at age: 15 Delivery: Right. Occupation/title: Entrepreneur Employer: Asham Curling Supplies Date of birth: Oct. 6, 1972 Place of birth: Winnipeg Marital status: Married Spouse/partner: Francine Gould Children: Nathan 7, Rylan 4
First vehicle: Ford Probe. Current vehicle: Toyota Matrix Favourite food: Pizza Favourite drink: Beer Celebrity dream woman: Jennifer Aniston Most annoying celebrity: Jim Carrey All-time favourite movie: Bourne Ultimatum Last movie he loved: Iron Man Last movie he hated: Fargo Tattooed? Yes, two. Never leave home without: Keys. Competed in: 1996, (fifth) 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009 Brier, 1996, (fifth) 1999 World MenÕ s, 1997, 2005 Olympic trials.
Fifth: Randy Dutiaume Home: Winnipeg Began curling at age: 17 Delivery: Right
Occupation/title: Curling icemaker and supplier Employer: Van-Gar Rink Supplies Date of birth: Dec. 1, 1962 Place of birth: Winnipeg Marital status: Married Spouse/Partner: Penny Tolman Children: Dylan 21, Liam 10 First vehicle: 1968 Pontiac Parisienne Current vehicle: Creepy 2006 GMC Savanna Favourite food: Steak and lobster Favourite drink: Labatt Lite and Clamato Celebrity dream woman: Pamela Anderson Most annoying celebrity: Martin Short All-time favourite movie: Silence Of The Lambs Last movie he loved: No Country For Old Men Last movie he hated: None Tattooed? No. Never leave home without: A penknife Competed/coached in: 1983 Canada Summer Games, 2005 (skip), 2007 (fifth), 2009 (fifth) Brier.
Coach: Norm Gould Home: Winnipeg Occupation: TeachersÕ union president Employer: St. JamesAssiniboia TeachersÕ Association Born: Oct. 15, 1966 Place of birth: Winnipeg Coached: Stoughton world championship team, 1996. Competed: 1986 Junior Nationals, 1987 World Junior.
Jeff Stoughton, left, and Kevin Park
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Saville Centre is new ‘sweep’ spot Morning Roar staff
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t’s official! Canada’s top curlers have a new place to hone their skills as they prepare for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and beyond. The Canadian Curling Association and the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation announced last month the signing of a memorandum of agreement to collaborate on a National Training Centre focused on high performance athlete development. The Centre is based at the University’s Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton. The CCA and faculty have built a strong, productive relationship since 2003 when the Saville Sports Centre opened at the U of A’s South Campus. The memorandum of agreement strengthens this relationship and sets the stage for advanced training opportunities for top flight curling athletes. It also means increased opportunities for sport science research in the faculty in areas like biomechanics, exercise physiology, sport psychology, coaching education and sport fitness. As a National Training Centre, The Sav will be a leader in developing and delivering training programs directed at high performance
athletes in curling, says Mike Mahon, dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation. “It (Saville SC) has long been acknowledged as the finest curling facility in Canada,” says Mahon. “As a National Training Centre, it will continue to expand its influence in the sport as the hub for athlete development in Canada.” NTC Edmonton provides athletes with advanced training opportunities in individual, team and training-camp settings from July through April, under the leadership of head coach Rob Krepps. To date, there already have been
Kevin MartinÕ s team uses the Saville Sports Centre national training base.
more than 40 visits from national-team curlers and more are expected as preparations escalate for the Olympics. “We have established an ideal training environment in a world class facility, the best possible ice conditions, the latest in technology, and the U of A’s sport science expertise,” says CCA director of high performance Gerry Peckham, who defines Krepps as “a true student of performance and one of Canada’s premier coaches.” High-performance teams including Kevin Martin’s defending Brier champion unit use the training centre. “We’re very lucky to be based here in Edmonton and to have access on an ongoing basis,” says Martin. “In addition to the first-class practice ice they prepare for us, and their innovative technology, our team appreciates having access to the on-site fitness centre.” The NTC Edmonton had attracted teams from other cities as well. Jennifer Jones’ twotime Scotties champion team has made several training trips from Winnipeg since July. “Our team really gets a lot out of our trips to Edmonton,” says Jones. “The coaching support, ice conditions and on-site technology is world class and . . . an essential element to our success.”
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EXPRESS: Protecting a lead “We were running out of time, we had 11 minutes for the last two ends and six for the last end. But, you know it’s better? There was no time to argue or discuss shots. Just put the broom down and throw.” The result was five points in the last two ends which ended what until then has been a tight tilt. Earlier, Kleibrink tallied three in the second and fifth ends against Scott in a rematch of the 2005 Olympic Trials final at Halifax, which had seen Kleibrink win 8-7. “It was the right shot at the right time,” said Kleibrink, whose fifth-end outburst allowed her squad to take a 6-3 lead, after Scott had made a draw for three just one end previous. “It was important to score (in the fifth). I don’t know if we needed three, but it was sure nice.” Scott surrendered that
Jennifer JonesÕ rink, which has bounced back at the past two Scotties, finally won Monday night. early 3-0 lead and tried to play catch-up the rest of the way. “Slow start. Not a sharp game. Poor draw weight in the first half of the game,”
assessed Scott. “It was just a bit of a struggle.” McCarville essentially sealed the morning deal over Jones with a four-spot in the fifth end. The Monday results constituted a critical rebound for the McCarville team, which had qualified for the Trials out of the Pre-Trials in Prince George, B.C., but had dropped an 11-7 opener to Bernard on a final-rock, five-ender. “It feels really good. We hadn’t beaten them, ever, (although) we had really tight games against them, I think, every single time we played them,” said McCarville, youngest skip in the field. “So it feels so good to beat them now.” McCarville estimated she had lost six previous games to the Jones team. In one other sunrise session, Lawton scored in an extra end to shade Webster 8-7.
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Keith’s Patch is the Party Place! 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! Everything that happens at Keith’s Patch is in the name of fun. some cases, great prizes are in store for the ultimate winners.
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At the end of last season, Jennifer Jones and Cheryl Bernard met in the semi-final of the 2009 Players Championship. And on Wednesday at 7:30 pm they’re meeting again at the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings, this time off the ice.
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Between Jones and Bernard you can count a total of 10 Scotties Tournament of Hearts appearances. Both have won the prestigious Canada Cup of Curling. And in between their numerous national championship encounters, they’ve confronted each other on a regular basis on the cash circuit. It’s you chance to be part of a casual and candid conversation with two of Canada’s most renowned skips along with their teams. Get an inside perspective of the women’s competitive curling world and their views on competing for the right to represent their country in Vancouver.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009 In Sunday’s opener, Howard wiggled off a sharp hook when Winnipeg’s Jeff Stoughton gassed a last-rock draw. “We were lucky,” Howard said. “I hope that’s not the end of that. You take a W out of that and run with it. To win something like this you need the breaks and you need to be consistent. “We can play a little better. The ice isn’t yet conducive to great shots but I think it will be, I hope it will be because that will help with our confidence.” Koe, too, admitted that the gods were smiling on his side. “We’ve been fortunate,” he said. “The other skips have missed some makeable shots. We can’t count on that happening all week.” In other games, Pat Simmons of Davidson, Sask., stole four points in upsetting Canadian champion Kevin Martin of Edmonton 8-5 while Stoughton rebounded to thrash six-time Brier champion Randy Ferbey of Edmonton 9-5. “I know Jason was really fired up for his first one but he wasn’t as sharp today and we got a few misses,” said Koe. Two steals gave the Edmonton-based team a 3-0 lead after five and after Gunnlaugson managed his only points in the sixth end, Koe replied with deuces in the seventh and eighth when the young Manitoba skip’s final bullet-strength kill failed to break up a cluster in the centre rings. “We played it pretty open to start with — I wasn’t sure how he wanted to play it — but he just kept hitting so we decided to junk it up a little bit. We had one so-so
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SMILE: ‘We were lucky’ end, otherwise we weren’t in much trouble. A couple of times I’m not sure he needed to throw the weight he did. I know he’s a good hitter but he didn’t throw them like he normally does,” said Koe. Gunnlaugson reasoned that there’ll be “positive days and negative days.” “Even the guys who’ve been doing this for 25 years have that happening to them,” he said with a shrug. “Those two steals were the game. We played two great ends and he threw two pistols and changed everything. If he doesn’t make great shots we’re going to be able to score multiple points pretty easily. “I’ve never felt this bad after playing cards. I don’t know, there’s something weird about curling. It looks like such a simple game. You know you can do this and when you screw up there’s something amazingly frustrating about it. But that game was so frustrating and I still had fun.” Simmons edged in front of Martin with heists on the sixth and seventh ends for a 5-2 lead, then gave up the tying three but squeaked out of go-ahead single in the ninth and won it when Martin’s last in-turn of the 10th end sailed past its intended targets in the four-foot. “We played a lot better
and gave ourselves a chance to win,” said Simmons, who lost the Page 1-2 playoff game to Martin at the 2008 Brier on a last-rock “pick.” “I didn’t like giving up that (eighth-end) three. But we’ve been really good at responding after that kind of thing this season. They (Martin’s team) are fantastic so we’re pretty fortunate to steal four points on them.” Simmons actually drew too deep with his last rock leaving Martin an ‘out’ with the chip-double he missed. “We came back strong,” said Martin. “I had a makeable shot to win. The last one looked good out of my hand and it just floated. “The game was a close game but not pretty — a lot of misses going on. It’s tough — there are a lot of steals out there. “There’s no panic button. We just have to play a little better. The realistic equation is 5-and-2. As long as we can stay away from that 2 part, the better.” Stoughton hammered deuces on the board in the first and third and added three in the fifth with a triple-kill for a 7-3 jump on Ferbey. “It combination of things and one leads to another,” assessed Ferbey of the blame. “We just have to hope we can come out a little stronger in the next game.” Stoughton said his team took advantage of “everything they missed, a halfrock on the wrong side here or there. And I played better. I had to play better; I missed too many draws (Sunday).” His fifth-end triple “was one of those pretty easy ones, actually. A half-rock, hit the right spot, they’re all going to go.”
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GETTING TO KNOW YOU
Skip: Stefanie Lawton Home: Saskatoon Began curling at age: 11 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Chartered accountant Employer: Meyers Norris Penny Date of birth: June 20, 1980 Place of birth: Prince Albert, Sask. Marital status: Married Spouse/Partner: Mike Lawton Children: None First vehicle: Ford truck Current vehicle: 1999 Nissan Maxima Favourite food: Greek ribs Favourite drink: Rye-Coke press with a squeeze of lime Celebrity dream man: Ryan Reynolds Most annoying celebrity: Peter Griffin, Family Guy All-time favourite movie: Happy Gilmore Last movie she loved: The Proposal Last movie she hated: Tropic Thunder and the Curious Case of Benjamin Button Tattooed? Nope Never leaves home without: BlackBerry and my Ò to-doÓ list Competed in: 2005, 09 Scotties, 07, 08, 09 Canada Cup, 08 Continental Cup, 97, 99, 00, 01 Canadian Juniors, 00 World Juniors
Third: Marliese Kasner Home: Shellbrook, Sask. Began curling at age: Nine Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Teacher Employer: Saskatchewan Rivers School Division Date of birth: Jan. 8, 1982 Place of birth: Prince Albert, Sask Marital status: Married Spouse/Partner: Tyson Kasner Children: None First-ever vehicle: Ford Probe Current vehicle: Nissan Maxima Favourite food: Chocolate
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Chocolate fixes, David Beckham fantasies, and Benjamin Button bashing Favourite drink: Chocolate milk Celebrity dream man: Ryan Reynolds Most annoying celebrity: Paris Hilton All-time favourite movie: Sweet Home Alabama Last movie she loved: The Proposal Last movie she hated: I donÕ t really hate movies Tattooed? No Never leaves home without: Shoes Competed in: 2005, 09 Scotties, 07, 08, 09 Canada Cup, 08 Continental Cup, 97, 99, 00, 01, 03 Canadian Juniors, 00, 03 World Juniors. 2004 Canadian University Champion, Competed at the 05 trials
Second: Sherri Singler Home: Saskatoon Began curling at age: 23 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Customer service representative Employer: SaskTel Date of birth: Feb. 19, 1974 Place of birth: Saskatoon Marital status: Married Spouse/Partner: Randy Singler Children: None First vehicle: Mazda 626 Current vehicle: Cadillac Escalade Favourite food: Seafood Favourite drink: Red wine Celebrity dream man: David Beckham Most annoying celebrity: Jon Gosselin All-time favourite movie: Marley and Me Last movie she loved: The Hangover Last movie she hated: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Tattooed? None Never leaves home without: BlackBerry and lip gloss Competed in: 2005, 09 Scotties, 07, 08, 09 Canada Cup, 08 Continental Cup.
Lead: Lana Vey Home: Regina Began curling at age: 12 Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Accountant Employer: SaskEnergy Inc. Date of birth: April 6, 1984 Place of birth: Saskatoon Marital status: Married Spouse/Partner: Dale Nagrampa Children: None First vehicle: 1987 Honda Civic Current vehicle: 2007 Toyota Rav 4 Favourite food: Sushi Favourite drink: Bud Light Lime Celebrity dream man: Brad Pitt, circa 1995 Most annoying celebrity: Tie between Paris Hilton and the Octomom All-time favourite movie: Sex and the City Last movie she loved: The Hangover Last movie she hated: Lord of the Rings Tattooed? Nope . . . hasnÕ t yet liked anything that much sheÕ d want to see it on herself permanently Never leaves home without: Cellphone, keys and my husbandÕ s credit card Competed
in: 2007, 09 Scotties, 08, 09 Canada Cup, 08 Continental Cup.
Fifth: Beth Iskew Home: Edmonton Began curling at age: Eight Delivery: Right Occupation/title: Account manager Employer: John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd. Date of birth: April 20, 1979
Place of birth: Truro, N.S. Marital status: Married Spouse/Partner: Blayne Iskiw Children: Allie (3), Nate (6 mos) First vehicle: 1992 Honda Civic Current vehicle: 2008 Honda CRV Favourite food: Scallops Favourite drink: Rum and Coke Celebrity dream man: Tom Cruise Most annoying celebrity: Angelina Jolie All-time favourite movie: Dirty Dancing Last movie she loved: The Hangover
Last movie she hated: Not sure Tattooed? None . . . thought about it Never leaves home without: Cellphone Competed in: 1996, 97, 98, 99 Canadian Junior, 97, 00 World Junior, 02, 04 Scotties.
Coach: Brian McCusker Home: Regina Occupation/title: Director, IT Employer: Farm Credit Canada Date of birth: March 19, 1958 Place of birth: Saskatoon Coached/competed: 1991, 93, 98, 02, 06, 07 Brier, 84, 92 Mixed
Stefanie Lawton, left, and Marliese Kasner
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 “We work up our cardio endurance. That’s for longer events. It’s vital for us to be as fresh on Day 9 of an event as on Day 1. We also do interval training — replicate sweeping. And strengthbuilding. Mostly leg muscles, but some upper-body stuff, too. It’s also strength maintenance, from stuff built up over the season. “It’s refreshing to get a break from the ice for four months in summer. And I really enjoy working out then. There are so many benefits from training. Curlingrelated and not. You can feel it in increased energy levels and an increased sense of well-being. And I’m lucky enough to have an occupation where I can work out at the office. I can train at the gym at work and kill two birds with one stone.” Morris, of course, is a member of the Chestermere fire department, in a Calgary bedroom community. Something else about Martin. He appears much more in tune with team dynamics on the freeze. “We can’t worry about other teams, or other scenarios, or other years, or other things, we just have to be there in the moment and play our game,” he says of his current modus operandi. Has he arrived at a time of curling life when he’s immune to pressure, or at the very least, developed a knack to be totally oblivious to it. “I might have thought about that years ago, representing my country” he says. “But not any more. “I think you should always feel a little pressure, though. Otherwise it wouldn’t be much fun. That’s what it’s
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turned the game around in the seventh end with a letter-perfect freeze. “That may have changed a few things,” admits Martin. “That was a heckuva freeze. He made it perfect and he shot 105 per cent for the rest of the game. And it pole-vaulted their team to winning that year, no question. For us, it was a shot in the chin, for sure. In 1991 (first Worlds) we really didn’t know anything. But in ‘97 I thought we’d win . . . and what do you do? What a freeze! Nice shot! So you play what you can and if you end up winning, great. But when somebody makes one like that against you and you can’t get it out, we’ll that’s it. No discussion.” World championships and Olympic gold medals have been high on Martin’s list of targets ever since. So the current Express Train is chugging hard on the rails through this week’s scuffle and, perhaps, beyond. But then what? “I’ve thought about calling it quits,” Martin admits. “I think about it mainly because I miss so much of my daughter’s baseball, my son’s hockey — they get into high competitive stuff themselves and I hate to miss it. I love to catch their stuff. “It isn’t so much whether I can play or not . . . I hate missing the kids’ stuff. So my decision eventually will have to do more with my kids than with me. But this team (Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert) still has funding through to next season. So this team definitely will be together for this and another season. There’s no question about that.”
all about. You want the pressure, you want the big games, you want the highs and lows, that’s what sports is all about. “Every time you’re at an event like this — the Brier, the Worlds, the Trials — you do what you can, win as many as you can, whether it winds up short or not I don’t think that matters a great deal. We have a game coming up, I don’t really worry about the last game, win or lose. I always look forward to the next one. “I don’t take anything for granted any more. I think that comes with age, too. After you lose games that you shouldn’t over the years — and we still will and we still do — you learn. If you go in expecting to win and the other guy makes a couple of big shots and you’re down 3-0 or something, now you’re putting a lot of pressure on yourself. You have to stay focused and accept the fact that, in a game you thought you’d win easily, tied-upwith-hammer-coming-home is just fine.” A case in point was Sunday’s opener against the youthful Gunners from Beausejour, Man. Initially, a hefty turning point in Martin’s career arrived at Bern, Switzerland, during the semi-final of the 1997 Worlds. Peja Lindholm briar sixteenth:Layout 1
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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
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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 11/2/09 5:06:05 PM
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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
Thursday
Draw 12 (8:30 a.m.) Kevin Koe, vs. Kevin Martin Jason Gunnlaugson vs. Pat Simmons Jeff Stoughton vs,. Wayne Middaugh Randy Ferbey vs. Glenn Howard Draw 13 (1 p.m.) Krista McCarville vs. Crystal Webster Stefanie Lawton vs. Cheryl
Bernard Shannon Kleibrink vs. Jennifer Jones Amber Holland vs. Kelly Scott Draw 14 (6 p.m.) Pat Simmons vs. Jeff Stoughton Randy Ferbey vs. Kevin Koe Glenn Howard vs. Kevin Martin Jason Gunnlaugson vs. Wayne Middaugh
Tiebreakers
(if necessary) One draw Ñ Friday, 1 p.m. Two draws Ñ Friday, 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Three draws Ñ Thursday, 10:30 p.m., and Friday, 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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Women’s Semifinal Friday, 6 p.m. Men’s Semifinal Saturday, 1 p.m. WomenÕ s Final Saturday, 6 p.m. MenÕ s Final Sunday, 1 p.m.
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WomenÕ s Cumulative Statistics Skips Name %age Krista McCarville 79 Amber Holland 77 Cheryl Bernard 76 Kelly Scott 74 Jennifer Jones 74 Crystal Webster 73 Shannon Kleibrink 73 Stefanie Lawton 70
Thirds Name %age Susan OÕ Connor 83 Lori Olson-Johns 82 Jeanna Schraeder 82 Amy Nixon 76 Marliese Kasner 75 Kim Schneider 75 Tara George 72 Cathy Overton-Clapham 72
Seconds Name %age Sam Preston 83 Bronwen Webster 81 Tammy Schneider 81 Carolyn Darbyshire 80 Sherri Singler 78 Jill Officer 77 Sasha Carter 76 Kari MacLean 75
Leads Name %age Stephanie Malekoff 88 Heather Kalenchuk 83 Dawn Askin 83 Lorraine Lang 82 Lana Vey 81 Chelsey Bell 81 Jacquie Armstrong 77 Cori Bartel 75
Hold everything! Kim Schneider is curling 75%, fifth among thirds.
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ROAR OF THE RINGS: RESULTS, STANDINGS, AND STATS
WomenÕ s Standings Team Bernard Kleibrink McCarville Jones Lawton Webster Scott Holland
W 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
MenÕ s Standings
L 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Team W Howard 2 Koe 2 Martin 1 Stoughton 1 Ferbey 1 Simmons 1 Gunnlaugson 0 Middaugh 0
Draw 3 Results
L 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2
Draw 4 Results
Holland* Bernard %age Holland Bernard
1 1 0 Lead 86 74
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 Second Third Skip Team 80 79 83 82 85 81 73 78
1 Gunnlaugson 0 Koe* 1 %age Lead Gunnlaugson 92 Koe 84
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x x 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 x x 7 Second Third Skip Team 98 84 64 85 94 78 88 86
Kleibrink* Scott %age Kleibrink Scott
1 0 0 Lead 74 83
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 x 9 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 x 6 Second Third Skip Team 79 84 71 77 83 79 67 78
Howard Middaugh* %age Howard Middaugh
1 1 0 Lead 86 88
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 Second Third Skip Team 84 91 84 86 88 90 89 88
Lawton* Webster %age Lawton Webster
1 2 3 0 0 2 Lead 81 86
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 T 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 7 Second Third Skip Team 84 83 76 81 81 82 74 81
Ferbey Stoughton* %age Ferbey Stoughton
1 0 2 Lead 89 81
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 x 5 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 x 9 Second Third Skip Team 76 76 81 81 76 89 88 84
McCarville Jones* %age McCarville Jones
1 0 1 Lead 97 86
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T 2 1 0 4 0 0 2 x x 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 x x 3 Second Third Skip Team 70 81 75 81 67 67 70 73
Simmons Martin* %age Simmons Martin
1 0 0 Lead 90 89
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 Second Third Skip Team 80 84 80 83 83 79 64 78
Draw 5 Results Jones* Scott %age Jones Scott
1 1 0 Lead 89 89
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T 1 0 3 0 1 0 5 x x 11 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 x x 5 Second Third Skip Team 78 83 89 85 83 84 70 82
McCarville Lawton* %age McCarville Lawton
1 0 1 Lead 69 75
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 Second Third Skip Team 73 67 83 73 74 74 68 73
Holland Kleibrink* %age Holland Kleibrink
1 0 1 Lead 85 90
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 x 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 x 9 Second Third Skip Team 75 74 65 75 88 79 88 86
Bernard* Webster %age Bernard Webster
1 2 0 Lead 71 89
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 6 Second Third Skip Team 81 88 84 81 86 85 65 81
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MenÕ s Cumulative Statistics Skips Name %age Kevin Koe 89 Glenn Howard 87 Wayne Middaugh 84 Jeff Stoughton 83 David Nedohin 82 Pat Simmons 80 Kevin Martin 73 Jason Gunnlaugson 69
Thirds Name Kevin Park Richard Hart Jon Mead John Morris Randy Ferbey Blake MacDonald Justin Richter Gerry Adam
%age 89 86 86 84 83 81 81 77
Seconds Name Braden Zawada Carter Rycroft Marc Kennedy Rob Fowler Scott Pfeifer Jeff Sharp Brent Laing John Epping
%age 90 87 84 83 82 81 81 80
Leads Name Tyler Forrest Ben Hebert Scott Bailey Craig Savill Marcel Rocque Steve Laycock Nolan Thiessen Steve Gould
%age 94 91 91 88 88 84 80 76
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Trivia time 4. Two skips have scored six-enders in Canadian Olympic curling trials history. They are: 5. Name the skips that surrendered the big six-counts. 6. Final scores, times and places, please. 7. The record for high combined one-game scores in Olympic trials history is 21. Can you name the winning skip in the game in which the final score totalled 21? 8. How about the final score
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and the losing skip? 9. Oh yes, where and when? 10. There was a record 13 extra-end games played during the 1991 menÕ s trials (Brier) at Hamilton and one skip was involved in five of those matches. Name the skip. 11. How many of those games did he win? 12. Name his five extra-end opponents, those he beat and those to whom he lost.
1. Heather Houston, Colleen Jones 2. Francine Poisson, Cathy Cunningham 3. Houston 14 Poisson 1 in Round 3, 1991 at Saskatoon; Jones 14, Cunningham, 2 in Round 12, 1991 at Saskatoon. 4. Connie Laliberte, Russ Howard.
5. Anne Merklinger, Kevin Park. 6. Laliberte 10-8 over Merklinger in Round Nine, 1997 at Brandon; Howard 10-4 over Park in Round One, 1997 at Brandon. 7. Shawn Adams. 8. Glenn Howard lost 11-10. 9. In Round Five of the 2005 Trials at Halifax.
(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. Two skips scored gametotal highs of 14 points in Olympic trials history. Name the skips. 2. Who skipped the losers that respectively yielded the 14 points? 3. Final scores, in which trials, when and where?
10. Dan Bentley. 11. Bentley won two and lost three. 12. Bentley defeated Gary Mitchell of Moncton and Kevin Adams of Montreal but lost to Kevin Martin of Edmonton, Robert Campbell of Charlottetown and Randy Woytowich of Regina.
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■ Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones, on lessons learned from her last ■ EdmontonÕ s Kevin Olympic trials expeMartin, on memories rience: Ò One thing I of his first Olympics in learned is you canÕ t 1992: Ò We didnÕ t handle change things for the it well. We were young, Olympic trials. You have heading into our first to do what made you sucOlympics. We didnÕ t cessful. It is a big event handle the media very but so are the Scotties well. We didnÕ t really know and so is the Worlds. So what we were going in you figure out things that for, we didnÕ t really know work for you and continue what to expect. And boy, to do that.Ó thatÕ s not a good way to ■ Calgary’s Shango into an event. And the non Kleibrink, on her stress really got to all of memories of the Olymus. I think I started (1991) pic trials final loss in at 207 (weight in pounds); 1997: Ò We lost the trials I finished in 2002 at 167. final to a better team that ThatÕ s a lot of stress.Ó year and I am so glad
they went on to make Olympic history. That shot Sandra made in the seventh end of that game still gets replayed on TV, as it was one of the best under-pressure shots ever made in womenÕ s curling.Ó And on the subsequent Olympic bronze-medal effort at Torino in 2006: Ò I think of our Olympic bronze as a stepping stone to bigger and better things. Whether or not we get a second chance at Olympic gold, I will always be grateful that I am an Olympic medallist, regardless of the colour.Ó ■ Edmonton’s Blake
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A quote-unquote of competitor comments at the Roar of the Rings by Morning Roar staff
MacDonald, on moving back to third rocks with skip Kevin Koe after years of pitching fourth bricks: Ò We were on two different pages when I was throwing last rock. When youÕ re throwing last rocks, you might feel more comfortable with what youÕ re throwing. Often times, when youÕ re skipping, you can call the ends to what you feel more comfortable with. WeÕ re both capable of throwing last rock. WeÕ re both good players, so it didnÕ t matter who was throwing last ones. It had more to do with how do we play an end and
not have 100 different discussions about what we should be doing. I feel weÕ ve got better at that.Ó
■ Regina’s Amber Holland, on the apple green uniforms her team has been dealt: Ò We call it Shrek Green. Because we donÕ t know what other colour it is. But at least three other teams are stuck with the same colour.Ó ■ Edmonton’s Randy Ferbey, on his expectations this week: Ò Could we win? Absolutely. Would I be surprised if we won? Not at all. I honestly believe weÕ ll be in contention right to the bitter end. But there are seven other great teams here Ñ letÕ s not exclude them.Ó ■ Moncton’s Russ Howard, on pledging his time to a TSN broadcasting career this season: Ò Four years ago, I remember saying to my wife that it would be neat to go to an Olympics and take it all in as a fan. Last year, they (TSN) let me off the hook. This year, IÕ ve committed. ItÕ s not fair to them. If IÕ m lucky enough to win every second year, thatÕ s not a good deal for my boss.Ó