Forget polishing. Forget friction. Forget warming the ice too… for now. Forget what you THINK you know about sweeping. These days, it’s all about scratches.
Karlee Burgess is a 17-year-old curler from Nova Scotia who will compete for Canada at the 2016 Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, beginning Friday, February 12, with teammates Tyler Tardi, Mary Fay and Sterling Middleton. This story is the fourth in a series, as Karlee shares her experiences on the road to the Youth Olympic Games.
Skips with a combined 27 Purple Hearts between them will take to the ice at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa after winning provincial titles on Sunday.
The sign above the front door reads, “We’re Rockin’ Again,” and inside it’s true. Ladies here for the Tuesday morning league are finally set to hit the ice at the Halifax Curling Club — the first time they’ve been able to do so in almost a year.
This week, John sits down with a man who needs no introduction, the reigning Olympic gold medallist, 2013 Canadian champion, and 2015 silver medallist, Brad Jacobs. A divisive force of nature, Jacobs has led his crew to numerous successes but perhaps should be better known for his candour off the ice. It was great to sit down with Brad as he prepares to go after his sixth consecutive Brier appearance (if you don’t count the one where he was busy at the Olympics).
L-R: lead Cheryl Meek, second Sandy Bell, third Judy Pendergast, skip Terri Loblaw
L-R: skip Matt Dunstone, third Colton Lott, second (vice-skip) Kyle Doering, coach Calvin Edie, lead Rob Gordon
L-R: skip Mary Fay, coach Andrew Atherton, third Kristin Clarke, second Karlee Burgess, lead Janique LeBlanc
L-R: lead Dale Michie, second Peter Nicholls, third Dean Moxham, skip Randy Neufeld
L-R: Jim Armstrong, Ina Forrest, Dennis Thiessen, Mark Ideson, Sonja Gaudet
L-R: Mary Fay, Tyler Tardi, coach Helen Radford, Karlee Burgess, Sterling Middleton
Now that the field is set for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, it’s the men’s time to figure out who gets to punch their tickets to Ottawa for the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier. While some familiar names like Brad Gushue (NL) and Jamie Koe (NWT) have already made it through their provincial finals, four more championships got underway this week, and one of them already finished.