Cheryl Bernard attempted a double with the final shot in an extra end against Sweden’s Annette Norberg, but couldn’t hold the line, leaving one Swedish stone, to lose 7-6 at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and take the Silver medal. In the 10th, Sweden hit and stuck for the deuce to force the extra.
Daily Archives: February 26, 2010
The 2010 CIS / CCA University Curling Championships – presented by The Dominion – will be held March 10-14 at the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, with 14 men’s and 12 women’s teams taking part.
The winning teams from this event will represent Canada at the 2011 FISU World Universiade in Erzurum, Turkey, January 27 to February 6th, 2011.
Last year’s UPEI women’s entry, skipped by Sarah Clow is back this year, with Christina Hennessey at third, Whitney Young joining the team at second, and Courtney Moore as lead. Coach is Angela Hodgson,
The UPEI men’s team, who are also reigning PEI junior men’s champions, is the rink of Brett Gallant, Adam Casey, Anson Carmody, and Alex MacFadyen. Their coach for this event is Tristan Chisholm. Casey and Carmody were on last year’s UPEI team, while MacFadyen was on the team from St. Francis Xavier.
The Big Ticket for the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts – February 19 – 27 in the Charlottetown Civic Centre – now comes with an innovative new option, Host Committee Chair Kim Dolan announced today.
“After all the excitement of Prince Edward Island’s remarkable performance at the 2010 Scotties, the new ticket package gives fans another reason to get excited about women’s curling in our province,” said Dolan.
Now, starting March 1st, you can purchase the Big Ticket with “Flex Appeal” at a price of $399 including all taxes and service charges. It still includes 21 draws, but with the added flexibility to design a personalized ticket package that works best for your schedule. The “flex” package is priced and structured to ensure as many fans as possible have access to the best seats in the house.
“It allows fans to use their tickets on their own terms,” said Dolan. “Take family or friends to a draw. Give a few to your staff or customers for another. Pick the times and draws that work best for you. It’s all about making the most of your 21 tickets.”
A complete guide to buying the new Flex package is available online at seasonofchampions.ca.
All Big Ticket packages provide value-added features including an exclusive Fan Appreciation Night where fans take part in a “meet-and-greet” with competitors, as well as Up Close and Personal interviews and team autograph sessions.
Tickets may be purchased online at seasonofchampions.ca, by phone at 902.629.6625 or in person at the Civic Centre Box Office.
By Rod Mickleburgh, The Globe and Mail
VANCOUVER – Jeff Maystruck lined up early, dressed in green like all good Saskatchewan Roughrider fanatics.
Green sneakers, green jockey shorts on the outside of his green tights, green football jersey, green cape and, of course, the signature green watermelon perched on his head.
But there was something wrong with this picture. It was February and Mr. Maystruck was going to watch curling.
“I love curling,” said Mr. Maystruck, a 25-year-old marketing strategist from Regina. “Why not have a little fun and get the crowd going?”
Actually, that hasn’t been a problem at the spanking new Olympic curling venue, where the constant din from unexpectedly raucous fans has unsettled some curlers used to peace and quiet, stoked others and given a whole new meaning to the sport’s nickname, “the roaring game.”
By Bob Weeks, The Globe and Mail
It may not have been their best win of the week, but it clearly was the sweetest.
Cheryl Bernard and her team of Susan O’Connor, Carolyn Darbyshire and Cori Bartel battled through some early inconsistency to defeat Switzerland’s Mirjam Ott 6-5 in the Olympic semi-finals, guaranteeing the Canadian rink a silver medal. They’ll try to improve on that in Friday’s final when they take on Sweden’s Anette Norberg for the gold.
By Bob Weeks, The Globe and Mail
VANCOUVER – It took him eight long years, but Kevin Martin has worked his way right back to where he wants to be, playing for a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
Martin and his rink of John Morris, Marc Kennedy and Ben Hebert survived a scary start to defeat Sweden’s Niklas Edin 6-3 in their semi-final match and earn a spot in Saturday’s final. Just as he did in 2002, Martin will face Norway in that ultimate game after the Norwegians knocked off Switzerland 7-5 in the other semi-final.