[Editor’s note: Bernard has PEI connections – her father, Thayne, was born in Freetown, and several aunts, uncles and cousins live in the area.]

(by Graham Lloyd, CCA)

Cheryl Bernard lived the ultimate curling dream in the 2009 season, winning the women’s gold medal at the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings and the right to represent Canada at the 2010 Olympic Games.

In Vancouver, she came within an extra-end of putting the final touches on a storybook ending, losing in the emotional gold-medal match to Sweden’s Anette Norberg.

Bernard will head up one of the 24 teams coming to Kitchener for the 2013 Capital One Road to the Roar, presented by Monsanto, Nov. 5-10 with her sights set on a second shot at the most prestigious prize in the sporting world.

The Road to the Roar will determine the final two men’s and women’s teams that move on to Winnipeg in December for the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings, presented by Monsanto – the final stepping stone on the four-year journey that leads to Sochi in 2014.

Bernard is clearly focused on a second appearance at the Olympics and the opportunity to stand on the top level of the podium at the medal presentation this time around. But she also understands the challenge that lies ahead.

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