April 3, 2013 - Curling Canada

Transcription

April 3, 2013 - Curling Canada
Issue 5 – Wednesday, April 3, 2013 • An Official Publication of the Canadian Curling Association.
A Stjerne
message
to all
Denmark’s Rasmus Stjerne put this field on notice with two big wins on
Tuesday. Now 4-2, the Danes are right in the mix here in Victoria.
PHOTOS: MICHAEL BURNS/CCA
IT’S IN
THE CARDS.
A CURLING EVENT
LIKE NO OTHER!
There has never been a better time to hurry hard for
curling tickets, because the 2014 World Financial
Group Continental Cup just might be the
most amazing curling event of all time.
TICKETS ON SALE.
- 19, 2014
JANUARY 16
V
LAS VEGAS, N
2013 Ford World Men’s – Eye Opener
Page 2
DAY 4: BIG DAY FOR THE U.S., EH? DANISH DELIGHTFUL TOO
Bounceback after setback
JIM MORRIS
Eye Opener staff
After letting the anger fester inside them the
whole afternoon Brad Jacobs’ rink took out
its frustration on Norway Tuesday night and
managed to regain their hold on first place at
the 2013 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship, presented by Booster Juice.
Jacobs’ team from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.,
saw their unbeaten string snapped with an
ugly 6-4 loss to Jiri Snitil of the Czech Republic during the morning draw. Team Canada got
back on track with a 10-7 win over Norway’s
Thomas Ulsrud in the evening draw.
The loss to the Czech Republic left a bitter
taste in Jacobs’ mouth.
“We were pretty angry about it for quite a
few hours after that game, for not playing as
well as we could,” said Jacobs.
The game against Norway didn’t score many
points for artist merit but did put Canada back
on top of the standings with a 6-1 record.
“It was a little bit of a goofy game,” said
Jacobs. “There was lots of rocks in play, a couple of misses here and there.
“At the end of the day I think we had a few
less misses than they did and came out with
the win.”
The back-and-forth game was decided in
the ninth end. Ulsrud was light with his last
shot and unable to get behind two Canadian
stones. That allowed Jacobs an easy draw for
three.
“It was an up-and-down game,” said Ulsrud,
the 2010 Olympic silver medallist. “There was
some good shots and some really bad ones.
“I think we made too many mistakes to
beat Canada. We had our chances, they had
their chances. They took their chances and we
didn’t take ours.”
A pair of upsets by the United States, one a
jaw-dropping defeat of Scotland, helped Canada remain on top of the table.
U.S. skip Brady Clark took advantage of a
last-rock miss by Scotland’s David Murdoch to
steal two points in the 10th end for a 8-6 win.
That followed Clark’s 10-8 win over China dur-
ing the afternoon.
“I’m happy to get a couple of wins today,”
said Clark. “We needed to do that, get a little
confidence.
“We’ve joked around we can be Team Roller-coaster at times. We can play poorly and
bounce back and play great.”
The loss dropped Murdoch into a three-way
tie with Sweden and Denmark at 5-2.
“That’s a bad loss,” said the two-time world
champion. “I hope that doesn’t affect us the
1-2 (playoff ) game.
“We were hoping for a two-win day today to
keep us at the top of the pile. We will have to
come out firing tomorrow.”
Scotland beat Russia 6-4 during the afternoon draw while China lost 5-4 to Norway in
the morning.
China and Norway are both tied with 4-3
records. The Czech Republic, Switzerland, and
the U.S. are 3-4. Japan is 2-5 while Finland and
Russia are 1-6.
The loss to the Czech was Canada’s first of
the tournament and Jacobs’ rink of Ryan Fry,
E. J. Harnden and Ryan Harnden looked ugly
doing it. Both Fry and Jacobs missed easy
shots. At times Jacobs looked bewildered, like
a student trying to write an exam he hadn’t
studied for.
On the other hand, Snitil shot 90 per cent
and appeared to have all the answers.
“It was their day. It wasn’t ours,” said Jacobs,
who lost for the first time in 11 games dating
back to the Tim Hortons Brier. “It’s very frustrating and a horrible performance.
“There’s always going to be adversity. You
can’t come out every game and play perfectly.
We have been on fire a lot lately. It’s only going
to last so long before you end up taking a loss.
It’s frustrating to come out and not play very
well.”
Japan’s Yusuke Morozumi also did Canada
a favour by scoring two points in an extra end
for a 10-8 win over Sweden’s Niklas Edin.
“That was a big one today,” said Morozumi.
“I was nervous on the last shot, but I’m always
nervous because everyone is so good.”
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
The Province of British Columbia
is pleased to be a sponsor of the
Ford World Men’s Curling Championship
Victoria 2013.
Wednesday, April 3
After a slow start Denmark’s
Rasmus Stjerne has used a fivegame win streak to stay in the playoff hunt. Stjerne beat the Czechs
6-5 during the afternoon and
downed Japan 7-4 in the evening.
“We came out rough at the start
and didn’t play our own game,”
said Stjerne. “We tried too much.
“We had to flip the switch after
the second game and it’s working
really well now.”
The morning upset was the
Czech Republic’s first win over
Canada at a men’s world championship in five meetings.
“It’s super beating one of the
best teams in the world,” said
Snitil, who skipped the Czechs
to the country’s first medal at
the European championships, a
bronze.
“We had a good day. The first
half we had a couple of lucky
breaks and made a couple of saving shots, otherwise we would
probably give up a big number and
it would have been a totally different story.”
A miserable game turned awful
for Canada in the ninth end. Jacobs
missed a raise takeout with his
final stone, giving the Czechs their
second steal of the game and a 6-4
lead coming home.
The Czechs used a deuce in the
fifth end to tie the match 5-5. In the
sixth, the usually accurate Jacobs
missed a takeout with his first shot,
leaving a Snitil stone buried in the
house.
Jacobs attempted angle raise
with his second shot but instead
hit his own stone on the nose,
allowing the Czechs to steal a point
and a 4-3 lead.
Canada tied the game again
in the seventh but Snitil made a
pretty draw to retain the lead in the
eighth.
“We just didn’t get the rocks in
the right place and kind of allowed
them to escape,” said E. J. Harnden. “They played really well.
“It was one of those games
where they made everything and
we were just on the wrong side of
the inch and missed the key shots.”
In the other evening game Switzerland beat Finland 7-5.
Brady’s USA Bunch had
a big day with wins over
China and Scotland.
FINALLY...
A hearing aid so small they’ll never know it’s there
Actual Size 1¼"
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2
Page 3
MICR -INVISA
Proud
Gold
SPONSOR
Hearing Centres
We would like to introduce you to the
new Beltone micro-Invisa, the smallest
and most advanced hearing aid we’ve
ever offered.
Small enough to fit on a bottle cap,
yet equipped with cutting-edge sound
processing technology, the micro-Invisa
was engineered for great sound quality
AND superb comfort.
E THIS
COME IN TODAY AND SE
RSELF!
TINY MARVEL FOR YOU
To find an office nearest you visit
www.beltone.com
Page 4
Fri
29
March
1100-1130
1300-1400
1400-1430
1430-1530
1530-1600
1600-1700
1800
Team Meeting – Fairmont Empress (Team Hotel)
1100-11303
Team Meeting
Empress
(Team Hotel)
0900
*NOR– vFairmont
SUI
CAN v FIN
31
CAN
CHN
SWE
FIN
1300-14004
CAN
Sun
1400
RUS
v CZE
USACHN
v JPN
SCOSWE
v DEN
SWEFIN
v CHN
March
Ice Maintenance
1900
FIN v DEN
vIce
CAN
USA
v SUI – Eye
NOROpener
v JPN
1400-14305
Maintenance
2013SCO
Ford
World
Men’s
29
CZE
NOR
SUI
RUS
Fri
1430-1530
CZE
NOR
SUI
RUS
March
0900
SWE v USA
*DEN vIceRUS
JPN v CHN
SCO v CZE
1530-16006 2013
Maintenance
Ice Maintenance
01
FORD
WORLD MEN’S CURLING
CHAMPIONSHIP
Mon
1400
CHN
v RUS
FIN JPN
v NOR
SWEDEN
v CZE
CANUSA
v SUI
1600-17007
SCO
SCO
JPN
DEN
USA
April
1900
8
DEN
v
NOR
CAN
v
USA
SUI
v
SCO
JPN
v
FIN
Save-on-Foods
Memorial Centre, Victoria, BC, Canada. 1800
30 March – 07
April
Opening
Function – Victoria Conference Centre
Opening Function – Victoria Conference Centre
2013
Each team practices for 15 mins on each sheet, then rotates A to B to C to D
Tue
PLAYING SCHEDULE
Day
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Date
30
March
31
March
01
April
02
April
03
April
04
April
Time
Draw
0900
1400
1900
3
4
5
Sheet C
Time
1100-1130
Opening Ceremony
*CAN v CHN *SWE v FIN 1300-1400
CZE v NOR
1400-1430
*SCO v JPN CHN v CZE
RUS v SWE
29
Fri
1430-1530
March
*NOR v SUI 1530-1600
CAN v FIN
1600-1700
RUS v CZE
USA v JPN
SCO v DEN
FIN v DEN
SCO v CAN 1800
USA v SUI
0900
1400
1900
6
7
8
SWE v USA *DEN v RUS JPN v CHN
CHN v RUS
FIN v NOR
SWE v CZE
DEN
CAN v USATimeSUI v SCO
Dayv NOR Date
Draw
1130
1400
1900
0900
1400
1900
1
2
9
10
11
Sheet B
Date
Sat
Sun
06
April
07
April
CHN v NOR
CZE v DEN
USA v SCO
Opening
Ceremony
USA v FIN
DEN v SUI
SCO v CZE
April
PLAYING
SCHEDULE
CAN
v SUI
06
SatSheet B
JPNSheet
v FIN A
April
JPN v DEN
Sheet B
Sheet C
Sheet D
RUS v USA
FIN v SCO
SWE
CHN
SUI v CZE
Fri then rotates A to1400
Session
2
0900
6
SWE
v USA
*DEN v RUS
JPN v CHN
Each team practices for 15 mins on each sheet,
B to C Tie-breaker
to D
April
01
1900
Play-Offs
1v2
or
3v4
(Tie-breaker
Session 3) SWE v CZE
Mon
1400
7
CHN v RUS
FIN v NOR
JPN v CAN
NOR v SWE
RUS v CZE
DEN v CHN
0900
1400
1900
15
16
17
SWE v DEN
SUI v JPN
Monv FIN
CHN
RUS v USA
FINSWE
v SCOv USA
SUICHN
v CZEv RUS
1900
5
CZE v JPN
SCO v CHN
0900
6
DEN v CAN USA v NOR
01
7
NOR v RUS 1400CAN v SWE
1900
0900 Tie-breaker Session 1
1400 Tie-breaker Session 2
0900
02
1900 Play-Offs 1v2Tue
or 3v4 (Tie-breaker Session
3)
1400
1900
8
9
10
11
FIN v DEN
DEN v NOR
CZE v CAN
JPN v SWE
FIN v SUI
1900
8
Sun
*SWE v April
FIN
CHN v CZE
Wed
03
April
*NOR v SUI
USA v JPN
04
SCO v CAN
Thu
April
*DEN v RUS
FIN v NOR
05
Fri
CAN v USA
April
SWE v SUI
06
RUS v SCO
April
JPN v DEN
Sat
*NOR
SUI
DEN v vCAN
USA v JPN
NOR
RUS
SCO v CAN
RUS v SWE
USA v SUI
RUS v SWE
0830
12
1330
13
1900
14
CAN v FIN
SCO v DEN
0900
15
USA
v
SUI
1400
16
1900
17
JPN v CHN
DEN v USA
NOR v JPN
CAN v USA
SUI v SCO
SCO v CZE
CAN v SUI
JPN v FIN
RUS v SCO
JPN v DEN
FIN v RUS
CHN v USA
NOR v CAN
CHN v NOR
CZE v DEN
USA v SCO
1600
CZE vGold
NORMedal Game
SUIfollowed
v RUSby Closing Ceremony
2100 Closing Function - Victoria Conference Centre
NORDEN
v SCOv USAUSA v FIN
DEN v SUI
JPN v CAN
CAN v RUS
SUI v CHN
CZE v FIN
NOR v SWE
*USA v CZE
SCO v SWE
RUS v JPN
DEN v CHN
COMPETING HAAAARD’
YOUR BUSINESS !
SWE v CHNCZE vFOR
SWE v DEN
JPN
SCO v CHN
RUS v USA
NOR
v
JPN
SUI v JPN
DEN v CAN
USA v NOR
FIN v SCO
CHN v FIN
NOR v RUS
CAN v SWE
SUI v CZE
SCO v CZE
0900
SWE vTie-breaker
CZE Session
CAN1 v SUI
1400 Tie-breaker Session 2
SUI v SCO
JPN v FIN
1900 Play-Offs 1v2 or 3v4 (Tie-breaker Session 3)
FIN vPlay-Offs
RUS 1v2 orCHN
WWW.ATLASAVU.CA
1100
3v4 v NOR
966
YATES
ST 250.385.2712
CHN vSemi
USA
CZE v DEN
1600
Final
NOR v CAN
USA v SCO
1100 Bronze Medal Game
1600
DEN Gold
v SUIMedal Game
JPNfollowed
v CANby Closing Ceremony
2100 Closing Function - Victoria Conference Centre
0830
12
NOR v SCO
03
Wed
1330
13
CAN v RUS
SUI v CHN
CZE v FIN
April
1100 Bronze Medal Game
1900 OF14TENT *USA
v CZE
SCO v SWE
RUS v JPN
A VARIETY
RENTALS
1600 Gold Medal Game followed by Closing Ceremony
OUR SITE PLANNING EXPERTS ARE HERE TO HELP
2100 Closing Function - Victoria Conference Centre
0900
15
SWE v DEN
CZE v JPN
SCO v CHN
04 Proud Sponsor of the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship
Thu
1400
16
SUI v JPN
DEN v CAN
USA v NOR
April
1900
17
CHN v FIN
NOR v RUS
CAN v SWE
0900
1400
1900
DEN v NOR
CHN v CZE
1100 Play-Offs 1v2 or 3v4
Sheet C Final
Sheet D
1600
0900 Semi
9
CZE v CAN
SWE v SUI
02
Tue
1400
10
JPN v SWE
OpeningApril
Ceremony
1100
Bronze
Medal
1900
11
FINGame
v SUI
07
07
Sun
USA v FIN
April
05
April
FIN v RUS
CHN v USA
NOR v CAN
SCO v CHN
CANvvNOR
FIN
USA
SCO v DEN
CAN
SWE
NOR v SCO
USA v FIN
DEN v SUI
0900
3
CAN v RUS 31
SUI v CHN
CZE v FIN
Sun
1400
4
*USA v CZE March
SCO v SWE
RUS v JPN
Fri
SWE v SUI
CZE v JPN
12
13
14
saveonfoods.com
CZE v CAN
JPN v SWESCHEDULE
RUS v SCO
PLAYING
JPN v CAN
NOR v SWE
SUI v RUS
DEN v CHN
CHN v NOR
*CAN
CZE
v DENv CHN
USA
v SCOv JPN
*SCO
1100 Play-Offs 1v2 or 3v4
1600 Semi Final
9
10
11
CZE v FIN
CZE
v NOR
RUS v JPN
1130
April
0900
1400
1900
SUI v CHN
*SWE
v FIN
SCO v SWE
CZE v CAN 30
SWE v SUI
FIN v RUS
Sat
1
JPN v SWE March
RUS v SCO 1400
CHN v USA
FIN v SUI
JPN v DEN 1900
NOR v CAN
2
April
02
April
PRACTICE SCHEDULE
FIN v SUI
Day
Date
Time Draw
Sheet A
Sheet DA
B
C
D
1130
0830
12
NOR v SCO
Team Meeting – Fairmont
Empress (Team Hotel)
03
30
Wed
1330
13
CAN v RUS
Sat
1
*CAN
v CHN
April
1400
March
CAN
CHN
SWE
FIN
1900
14
*USA v CZE
SUI v RUS
2
*SCO
v JPN
1900
Ice Maintenance
DEN v USA
0900 SUI15
SWE v DEN
CZE
NOR04
RUS
0900
3
Thu
1400
16
SUI v JPN
31
April
Sun Ice Maintenance
1400
4
RUS vv CZE
1900
17
CHN
FIN
March
SCO
JPN
DEN
USA
1900
5
FIN
v
DEN
SWE v CHN
0900Conference
Tie-breaker Session
NOR v JPNOpening Function05– Victoria
Centre1
0830
1330
1900
proud
sponsor
05
April
Sheet
Day A
Each team practices for 15 mins on each sheet, then rotates A to B to C to D
Tie-breaker Session 1
Tie-breaker Session 2
Play-Offs 1v2 or 3v4 (Tie-breaker Session 3)
“Victoria’s
Premier Conference
& Sport Hotel”
NOR v SWE
• Over 13,000 square feet of
conference space
DEN v CHN
• Sports Packages available
• Fitness Club with pool, hot tub
and sauna
• FREE high speed wireless Internet
USA
• FREE Business Centre
RUS v
FIN v SCOFor group bookings contact the sales
at 250.480.6564
SUI v CZEoffice
www.harbourtowers.com
Proud Sponsor of the 2013 Ford World Men’s
Curling Championships!
Wednesday, April 3
MEET THE TEAMS: SCOTLAND • DAVID MURDOCH • CURL ABERDEEN• ABERDEEN
Team Sponsors: Awaken Consulting
Limited, Balance Plus
Team you’ve played lots this season,
best challenge?: Continental Cup is a fun
challenge with different formats which
make you think!!
Skip/Third
David Murdoch
Family Details: Married
Occupation:Curling Coach (Greenacres
Curling Club)
Birthdate: 17th April 1978
Birthplace: Dumfries
Hometown: Lockerbie
Favorite place to curl?: Victoria!
Nickname: Muddy
Delivery: Right
Go to shot: Whatever’s needed!
Longest serving teammate: Euan Byers
Favourite two curlers (1) past/ (1) present and why? Past- Russ Howard - I grew
up watching so many videos of his games.
Smooth delivery, great release and a genius
tactician.. spectators needed ear plugs for
his yell though! Present- Peja Lindholm
- not exactly present but I know he still
throws a mean rock! I really enjoyed playing Peja and his team for many years.. His
insane stares were awesome!
If you weren’t a star curler, what sport
would you hope to star in? Would love to
be a pro cyclist and ride the Tour de France,
but man that is just pure pain, toughest
sport in the world!
Social media important to you? Big fan
of twitter #addicted follow @dmurdoch17
Favourite supplier of curling gear? Balance Plus
Favourite band or type of music: Anything except Jazz! I hate that! Love club/
dance or indie bands. Biffy Clyro or Swedish House Mafia tops my list right now
Favourite website: “http://bbc.co.uk/
sport”bbc.co.uk/sport I need to know
everything that’s going on in the sporting
world...
Favourite ethnic cuisine: Indian, hotter
the better... Vindaloo, mmmm
On a winter’s weekend day you are not
curling, what are you doing? Training! Or
watching Manchester United..
Summer? Still training! I do lots of
cycling in the Scottish hills and I’ve decided
to get back to golf now that my shoulder
operations have settled. Going to need a lot
of patience...
One person who has most influenced
your curling career, and why? Euan Byers.
Best friend and curled together for ten
years. Great player and had incredible support and belief in my ability to perform on
the biggest stage.
If you were on TSN Skins Game and got
to choose your team, who would the other
3 be, and no you can’t pick your current
teammates, and they all must be from separate teams? Well I’m going all Euro players seeing as TSN banned the rest of the
world from this! 3rd- Ewan MacDonald -
top shooter, it worked in 2010 right? 2ndHavard Vad Petersson - 2nds don’t hit at
skins so may as well get another lead! LeadSimon Strubin- One of the best
What would be the best thing about representing your country in Sochi, what you
want to do there other than winning Gold?
I was Team GB captain in Vancouver
which was a huge honour.. would like to do
that again.. But I would really love to carry
the flag at the opening ceremony.
If you could make one change to rules,
equipment, etc., to improve the game what
would it be? Blindfold one Canadian player
each game? ;)
to choose your team, who would the other
3 be, and no you can’t pick your current
teammates, and they all must be from separate teams? Thomas Ulsrud, Jon Mead and
Ben Hebert
What would be the best thing about representing your country in Sochi, what you
want to do there other than winning Gold?
Being part of team GB, go and support
other team mates in different sports
If you could make one change to rules,
equipment, etc., to improve the game what
would it be? 5 Rock rule.
Lead
Michael Goodfellow
Skip/3rd
Tom Brewster
Family Details: Wife Kim Brewster and
two children Ethan (5) and Charlotte (8
months)
Occupation: Curling Club manager
Birthdate: 10th April 1974
Birthplace: St Andrews
Hometown: Aberdeen
Favorite place to curl?: Any large arena
in Canada or in a club in the Swiss Alps
Delivery: RH
Go to shot: Freeze
Longest serving teammate: Greg, Scott
& Michael have played with me for 3 seasons and David has just joined the team
although we played together from 1993 to
1999 which seems a long time ago!
If you could be on a reality TV show,
what would it be and what would you do?
Storage Wars – It look like fun
Favourite two curlers (1) past/ (1) present and why? Hammy McMillan he makes
me laugh! and Jon Mead great thrower and
a nice guy
If you weren’t a star curler, what sport
would you hope star in? Golf
Social media important to you? No
Favourite supplier of curling gear? Balance Plus
Favourite band or type of music: Anything
Favourite website: BBC Sport
Favourite ethnic cuisine: Indian or Italian depending upon what mood I’m in
On a winter’s weekend day you are not
curling, what are you doing? Working!
Summer? Spending time with my Wife
and Kids
One person who has most influenced
your curling career, and why? My parents
If you were on TSN Skins Game and got
to choose your team, who would the other
3 be, and no you can’t pick your current
teammates, and they all must be from separate teams? Jon Mead, Marc Kennedy,
Havard Vad Petersson
What would be the best thing about representing your country in Sochi, what you
want to do there other than winning Gold?
The honor of playing for Team GB. Take in
the Olympic experience If you could make
one change to rules, equipment, etc., to
improve the game what would it be? Think-
Page 5
ing time
2nd / 3rd
Greg Drummond
Occupation: Full time curler
Birthdate: 3 Feb 1989
Birthplace: Dundee
Hometown: Forfar
Favorite place to curl?: Canada
Nickname: Percy
Delivery: Right
Go to shot: Out-Turn
Longest serving teammate: Michael
Goodfellow 4 years
If you could be on a reality TV show,
what would it be and what would you do?
Geordie Shore – be part of the Buck Squad!
Favourite two curlers (1) past/ (1) present and why? 1, Hammy McMillan, Scotland’s best ever shot maker. 2, Michael
Goodfellow, because his In-turn curls more
than mine!
If you weren’t a star curler, what sport
would you hope star in? Football
Social media important to you? Yes, love
twitter! @gregdrummond #dripping
Favourite supplier of curling gear? Balance Plus
Favourite band or type of music:
Rihanna
Favourite website: CurlingZone
Favourite ethnic cuisine: Italian
On a winter’s weekend day you are not
curling, what are you doing? Most likely
training on ice and in the gym or just relaxing watching some football.
Summer? Same as Winter!
One person who has most influenced
your curling career, and why? Gordon Muirhead – He was my coach at the time when
I was making the transition from Junior to
Mens play.
If you were on TSN Skins Game and got
to choose your team, who would the other
3 be, and no you can’t pick your current
teammates, and they all must be from separate teams? The Dream Team Skip – Eve
Muirhead 3rd – Me 2nd – Vicki Adams Lead
– Michael Goodfellow
What would be the best thing about representing your country in Sochi, what you
want to do there other than winning Gold?
Performing on the biggest stage with the
world watching!
If you could make one change to rules,
equipment, etc., to improve the game what
would it be? Scrap the Bronze Medal game
in a page system!
Second
Scott Andrews
Family Details: Engaged – Amy Connor
Occupation: Full time Curler
Birthdate: 14 June 1989
Birthplace: Irvine
Hometown: Prestwick
Favorite place to curl?:
Nickname: Scotty
Delivery: Right
Go to shot:
Longest serving teammate:
If you could be on a reality TV show,
what would it be and what would you do?
Strickly Come Dancing
Favourite two curlers (1) past/ (1) present and why? Hammy McMillan – Won the
world when I had just started. Thomas Ulsrud – Great role model for the sport
If you weren’t a star curler, what sport
would you hope star in? Football
Social media important to you? Facebook and Twitter
Favourite supplier of curling gear? Balance Plus
Favourite band or type of music: Anything good.
Favourite website: Facebook
Favourite ethnic cuisine: Chinese
On a winter’s weekend day you are not
curling, what are you doing? Spending time
with my Fiancée and training.
Summer? Golfing, Spening time with the
family and Training.
One person who has most influenced
your curling career, and why? Graham Boyd
– Took me on the ice for the first time.
If you were on TSN Skins Game and got
Occupation: Full time curler
Birthdate:08/10/1988
Birthplace: Stirling
Hometown: Stirling
Favorite place to curl?:Canada
Nickname: Mike
Delivery: Right handed
Go to shot: Draw
Longest serving teammate: Greg Drummond
If you could be on a reality TV show,
what would it be and what would you do?
Take me out!
Favourite two curlers (1) past/ (1) present and why? Past- Hammy Macmillan.
Great character and great shot maker Present- Kevin Martin
If you weren’t a star curler, what sport
would you hope star in? Football or Golf
Social media important to you? Quite
important! Doesn’t take up too much of my
time though!
Favourite supplier of curling gear? Balance Plus
Favourite band or type of music: Kasabian or Oasis
Favourite website: Lovefilm
Favourite ethnic cuisine: Indian food
On a winter’s weekend day you are not
curling, what are you doing? Spending time
with friends and watching sport
Summer? Playing golf and seeing friends
One person who has most influenced
your curling career, and why? Margaret
Mauchline (first curling coach) Made my
curling enjoyable and spent a lot of time
coaching me and many others!
If you were on TSN Skins Game and got
to choose your team, who would the other
3 be, and no you can’t pick your current
teammates, and they all must be from separate teams? Kevin Martin, John Mead, Marc
Kennedy
What would be the best thing about representing your country in Sochi, what you
want to do there other than winning Gold?
Knowing that you are part of the greatest
event in sport! Go to watch other sports that
you would never see unless you were at the
Olympics!
If you could make one change to rules,
equipment, etc., to improve the game what
would it be?
None
2013 Ford World Men’s – Eye Opener
Page 6
2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
Presented by Booster Juice
Victoria, British Columbia
02APR13
02APR13
THE STATISTICAL STORY
1
2
3
4
B Sweden
Switzerland
1
2
3
4
Sweden
Viktor Kjall
Fredrik Lindberg
Sebastian Kraupp
Niklas Edin
Team Totals
C Finland
Russia
1
2
3
4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL
0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 X
6 01:15
*0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X
4 04:03
Czech Republic
#SH PTS PCT
Jindrich Kitzberger 20 68 85
Jakub Bares
20 63 79
Martin Snitil
20 57 71
Jiri Snitil
20 72 90
Team Totals
80 260 81
Finland
Janne Pitko
Pauli Jaamies
Jani Sullanmaa
Aku Kauste
Team Totals
1
2
3
4
Canada
Ryan Harnden
E.J. Harnden
Ryan Fry
Brad Jacobs
Team Totals
#SH
20
20
20
19
79
A Japan
Sweden
PTS
75
76
62
53
266
PCT
94
95
78
70
84
PTS
76
64
70
60
270
PCT
95
80
88
75
84
1
2
3
4
Switzerland
Simon Gempeler
Benoit Schwarz
Claudio Patz
Sven Michel
Team Totals
#SH
20
20
20
20
80
PTS
72
62
61
48
243
PCT
90
78
76
63
77
1
2
3
4
Russia
Petr Dron
Alexey Tselousov
Alexey Stukalskiy
Andrey Drozdov
Team Totals
#SH
20
20
20
20
80
Japan
Kosuke Morozumi
Tetsuro Shimizu
Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Yusuke Morozumi
Team Totals
B Russia
Scotland
PTS
75
58
60
74
267
PCT
94
73
75
93
83
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TOTAL
0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 2
10 02:29
*2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0
8 00:00
#SH
22
22
22
22
88
PTS
72
72
71
66
281
PCT
82
82
81
75
80
1
2
3
4
Sweden
Viktor Kjall
Fredrik Lindberg
Sebastian Kraupp
Niklas Edin
Team Totals
#SH
22
22
22
22
88
1
2
3
4
China
Jialiang Zang
Dexin Ba
Xiaoming Xu
Rui Liu
Team Totals
PTS
74
70
61
55
260
PCT
93
88
76
69
81
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 00:24
*0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
5 02:25
#SH
20
20
20
20
80
PTS
73
66
77
67
283
PCT
91
83
96
84
88
1
2
3
4
Norway
Haavard Petersson
Christoffer Svae
Thomas Lovold
Thomas Ulsrud
Team Totals
#SH
20
20
20
20
80
PCT
93
78
89
68
82
1
2
3
4
Russia
Petr Dron
Alexey Tselousov
Alexey Stukalskiy
Andrey Drozdov
Team Totals
#SH
20
20
20
20
80
PTS
67
63
64
67
261
PCT
84
79
80
84
82
1
2
3
4
Scotland
Michael Goodfellow
Scott Andrews
Greg Drummond
Dave Murdoch
Team Totals
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
China
Jialiang Zang
Dexin Ba
Xiaoming Xu
Rui Liu
Team Totals
#SH
20
20
20
19
79
A
PTS PCT
68 85
1
65 81
2
67 84
3
49 64
4
249
79
Finland
D Czech Republic
Denmark
PTS
68
78
68
67
281
PCT
85
98
85
84
88
1
2
3
4
Czech Republic
Marek Vydra
Jakub Bares
Martin Snitil
Jiri Snitil
Team Totals
#SH
20
20
20
20
80
PTS
74
62
68
74
278
PCT
93
78
85
93
87
*0
*1
Denmark
1 Troels Harry
2 Mikkel Poulsen
3 Johnny Frederiksen
4 Rasmus Stjerne
Team Totalsof Ame
States
Scotland
PTS
76
72
57
62
267
PCT
95
90
71
78
83
1
2
3
4
Switzerland
Simon Gempeler
Sandro Trolliet
Claudio Patz
Sven Michel
Team Totals
Japan
#SH PTS PCT
#SH
20
20
20
20
80
3 Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
4 Yusuke Morozumi
Team Totals
PCT
90
94
90
86
90
PTS
74
75
72
72
293
PCT
93
94
90
90
92
PTS
69
73
73
69
284
PCT
96
91
91
91
92
PTS
67
69
71
65
272
PCT
84
86
89
81
85
01:18
05:55
Denmark
Harry
Poulsen
3 Johnny Frederiksen
4 Rasmus Stjerne
Team Totals
20 65 81
20 52 65
80 247 77
PTS
72
75
72
69
288
#SH
20
20
20
20
80
Draw1 11
2 3
United States of Ame #SH PTS PCT
Darren Lehto
20 48 60
Philip Tilker
20 60 75
Sean Beighton
201 65 2 81
Brady Clark
19 68 89
Team Totals
790241 0 76
Denmark
PTS PCT
67 84
Norway
62 78
Canada
61 76
59 78
249
79
United
#SH
20
20
20
20
80
1 Kosuke Morozumi
20 63DRAW
79
111
Troels
STATISTICAL
REPORT FOR
2 Tetsuro Shimizu
20 67 84
2 Mikkel
C Norway
Canada
GAME
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL
*0 B0 Japan
0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1
5 03:11 0
0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0
6 13:18
#SH
20
C
20
20
19
79
D
Finland
Janne Pitko
Pauli Jaamies
Jani Sullanmaa
Aku Kauste
Team Totals
2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL
by Booster
B Presented
Japan
0 1 0Juice
0 1 0 1 0 1 0
4
Denmark
*1
0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1
7
Victoria, British Columbia
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL
*1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
4 03:14
0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1
6 10:23
Switzerland
D China
Norway
PTS
82
69
78
60
289
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL
0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
5 01:13
*0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1
7 06:55
A Finland
Switzerland
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL
C China
1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 0
8 02:45
United States of Ame *0 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1
10 03:36
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL
*1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0
6 00:44
0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2
7 00:29
#SH
20
20
20
19
79
1
2
3
4
SCORING AND PERCENTAGES SUMMARY FOR DRAW 11
02APR13
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL
*1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 2
9 00:45
0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0
8 00:00
#SH
20
20
20
20
80
2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
Presented by Booster Juice
Victoria, British Columbia
02APR13
SCORING AND PERCENTAGES SUMMARY FOR DRAW 10
SCORING AND PERCENTAGES SUMMARY FOR DRAW 9
A Czech Republic
Canada
2013 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
Presented by Booster Juice
Victoria, British Columbia
Norway
1 Haavard Petersson
6 7 Svae
8
2 5Christoffer
3 Thomas Lovold
4 Thomas Ulsrud
0Team 1Totals
1 0
4
1
2
0
0
3
1
0
0
1
0 D United
1 0States
1 of0Ame 1*21 200 32
1 Scotland
0 2 0 1 00 21 0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
9
#SH PTS PCT
20 74 93
10 68TOTAL
20
85
20 67 84
18 57 79
780266 85 5
3
#SH PTS PCT
190 65 2 86
20 71 89
*2
20 61 0 76
20 73 91
79 270 0 85
*2
0
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL
0 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 X
7 03:54
0 2DRAW
0 0 11
0 3 0 3 X
10 07:42
SCORES *2FOR
1
0
1
1
7
1
0
0
0
Canada
Ryan Harnden
E.J. Harnden
Ryan Fry
Brad Jacobs
01:13
Team
Totals
#SH
18
20
20
19
77
06:55
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL
0 1 4 0 001:18
1 0 2
8 05:49
3 0 7 1 005:55
0 0 0
6 06:01
1United
2 States
0 2of Ame0 #SH
XPTS PCT 7
1 Darren Lehto
20 66 83
0 Tilker
3 0 3 20X 61 7610
2 0Philip
3 Sean Beighton
20 63 79
4 1Brady0 Clark
202 71 89 8
0
1
0
Team Totals
80 261 82
0
1
2
3
4
0
6
1
2
3
4
Scotland
03:54
Michael Goodfellow
07:42
Scott
Andrews
Tom Brewster
Dave
Murdoch
05:49
Team Totals
06:01
#SH
20
20
20
20
80
*last rock advantage
*last rock advantage
*last rock advantage
*last rock advantage
China had a tough day dropping two games.
TEAM STANDINGS AFTER 11 DRAWS
TEAM
LOSSES
Canada
6
1
JPN
RUS
--
Sweden
5
2
--
NOR
SCO
Scotland
5
2
NOR
--
SWE
Denmark
5
2
SUI
--
CHN
China
4
3
--
SUI
DEN
Norway
4
3
SCO
SWE
--
3
4
--
FIN
USA
Czech
- 2 - Republic
©Copyright 2013 Canadian Curling Association
©Copyright 2013 Canadian Curling Association
FUTURE GAMES
12
13
14
WINS
- 2 -
©Copyright 2013 Canadian Curling Association
- 2 -
Switzerland
3
4
DEN
CHN
--
United States of Ame
3
4
FIN
--
CZE
Japan
2
5
CAN
--
RUS
Finland
1
6
USA
CZE
--
Russia
1
6
--
CAN
JPN
DRAW TIMES
DRAW 12: 04/03 08:30
ATTENDANCE
DRAW 11: 2522
DRAW 13: 04/03 13:30
TOTAL: 23955
DRAW 14: 04/03 19:00
Wednesday, April 3
Page 7
A Fry-by analysis by Jacobs
Canada skip Brad Jacobs and third Ryan Fry talk strategy in their big win over Norway
Tuesday night. It was a big bounceback win for Canada after a loss to the Czech Republic
in the morning. At 6-1, Canada is alone in first place heading into Wednesday.
Hurry over
to our house
for a quick
workout.
Join us after the Draw
for a workout. Bring this ad
and receive two-for-one admission
to the Crystal Pool. Admission
includes access to all pools, weight
rooms, cardio equipment, and any
drop-in fitness of aquafit classes
occuring during your visit.
The City of Victoria is proud to offer
residents and visitors outstanding
recreation opportunities to enhance
the quality of life in Victoria.
Crystal Pool and Fitness Centre
2275 Quadra Street, Victoria
For further information call 250.361.0732
or visit us at www.victoria.ca/recservices
The Party Line • Your guide to what’s goin’ on
Page 8
close
encounters
of the
your guide to what’s goin’ on
best kind
By Bryan Wright
One thing that separates the Ford World Men’s Curling
Championship, and all curling championships, from other
sports is the access fans have to the athletes.
Unlike most sports, where fans are kept at a distance,
curling not only allows these interactions, it encourages
them. That’s what makes championship curling such a
FANtastic experience.
Each day, between the morning and afternoon draws,
teams have been featured at autograph sessions in the
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, allowing every fan a
chance to meet the curlers, chat with them, and have their
souvenirs signed.
Graham Bwint, experiencing his first world
championship, took in the autograph session with Team
Japan and Team Denmark.
“I had taken karate as a kid and learned to count to 10
in Japanese,” said Bwint. “When I was getting autographs
from the team, I asked them, in Japanese, about the two
they gave up in the eighth end of their game… they got a
pretty good laugh out of it.”
“It’s really neat to be able to meet and talk to the teams
you were watching compete not fifteen minutes earlier,”
added the Calgarian.
You can also meet the athletes in The Original 16 Patch.
Teams can often be found sharing a beer and a laugh with
Al Hackner and Rick Lang have been enjoying their time at
the Ford World Men’s, meeting with fans in the Patch.
fans after a day of competition. Plus, they’re also featured
at daily Up Close and Personal interviews between the
afternoon and evening draws.
On Monday, legendary curlers Al Hackner and Rick
Lang entertained fans with stories about their careers, their
experiences, and of course, “The Shot” - the double takeout
Hackner made against Pat Ryan in the 1985 Brier.
Kelly from Calgary, on a girl’s getaway for the week, was
excited to see the duo on stage and hear their stories. They
actually met the two the night before in the Patch.
“I saw Rick Lang getting a beer, so I followed him back
to his table and asked to have my photo taken with him,”
said Kelly, “then I saw the Iceman (Al Hackner), and was able
to get my photo with both of them. My dad is going to freak
when he sees it.”
“We’re here for the curling, but this is a big part of the
fun!” added her friend Kathy, pointing at the floor of the
Patch with both hands.
the
cash keeps
coming!
After a victory on the tables, Don Pennell moved
next door to cheer on Team Canada on the ice.
Don Pennell is the third shooter to move on to the championship stage of the Cool Shots competition, Saturday
in The Original 16 Patch. Pennell took the $100 daily cash prize with a victory in the Tuesday round. Play resumes today
with a new round starting at noon.
kids
are alright
the
tonight!
Tonight
The Katzenjammers
This Victoria band has more than twenty years
of experience in the field of musical entertainment,
earning a reputation for delivering high-energy, classic
pop/rock dance music. The Katzenjammers pump out
the kind of sounds that keep the dance floor packed all
night long.
The talented group features four highly skilled
musicians who have toured extensively with a wide
range of acts across Canada and beyond. Make sure
you’re in The Original 16 Patch tonight to see these
kids play!
Tomorrow
The Chevelles
Wednesday, April 3
Page 9
There’s only one
up close
word to describe
up close
personal
personal
and
the added value
of every ticket...
and
The veterans join the rookies today for the Team
Autograph session in the Save-On-Foods Memorial
Centre. David Murdoch of Scotland is making his
sixth appearance at the Ford World Men’s Curling
Championship, winning a pair of gold medals. It’s
a new experience for Brady Clark of the USA, who
finally broke through this year after nine trips to his
country’s national championship.
autograph
sessions
autograph
sessions
Teams Scotland & USA
school
program
school
junior
stars
junior
close
upup
close
program
Team USA
Team Scotland
skip David Murdoch
stars
personal
personal
Today – 4:30 p.m.
Brad Jacobs, the pride of Sault Ste. Marie, will be sitting
down for a casual conversation with the fans this afternoon in The
Original 16 Patch. The Northern Ontario skip will be featured in
the Up Close and Personal interview with teammates Ryan Fry,
E.J. Harnden and Ryan Harnden. After six trips to the Brier, Jacobs
hoisted the Tankard for the first time this year with a final-game
victory over Manitoba’s Jeff Stoughton.
and and
50/50
Team Canada
draws
great tastes
autograph
autograph
patch
50/50
sessions
Tomorrow – noon Teams Czech Republic, Sweden,
China & Russia
Saturday – 2 p.m. All Teams – excluding
those in playoffs
sessions
draws
Tomorrow – 5 p.m. Team Scotland
Team Canada
of the
$17,323.00
and counting…
Today’s
junior
junior
stars
stars
Follow us on Twitter
#2013wmcc
The winners are:
great tastes
Win big cash just by purchasing a 50/50
ticket available during every draw at the Ford
World Men’s Curling Championship!
Draw 8 Grant McFarlane – $2,694.00
Wally Lum celebrates his 50/50 prize win.
Draw 10 Wally Lum – $716.00
patch
school
school
program
program
of the
The Junior Stars program
provides 24 young curlers
with an ice-level experience of
championship curling at the Ford
World Men’s.
1:30 p.m. Draw
Team Sweden
John MacDonald
Jamee Hubbard
Draw 9 Peggy Armstrong – $949.00 –
7:00 p.m. Draw
Team Russia
Sydney Brilz
Jamie Gschaider
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Facebook all week long to get inside the fun at the Ford World Men’s.
www.facebook.com/fordworldcurling
Schedules are subject to change.
Today – 11:30 a.m.
2013 Ford World Men’s – Eye Opener
Page 10
A LITTLE MORE FROM JIM MORRIS
Lund hopes to bring Edin ‘mental edge’
There’s been times this week when Eva Lund wanted to come
down from the coaches’ bench and throw a stone during the
2013 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship, presented by
Booster Juice.
Considering Lund’s history as a third on Anette Norberg’s
two-time Olympic champion rink, she might be a better curler
than some of the men playing.
“I miss the game and the ice looks great,” Lund said with a
laugh Tuesday. “Of course I would like to jump in.”
Lund won’t be making any shots this week. What the 41-yearold from Stockholm will be doing is helping Swedish skip Niklas
Edin and his team get mentally prepared for each game.
Lund’s role is part sports psychologist, part calming influence.
She mends frayed nerves and stabilizes confidence.
“I don’t get involved that much in tactics,” said Lund, who is
married to Swedish curling coach Stefan Lund and is a part-time
project manager. “They handle that for themselves.
“For me, it’s to work on how we want to perform out there,
the attitude we want to have and how to use our energy the right
way.”
An 11-game round-robin can be a grind physically and mentally. By mid week the mind can be as tired as the muscles are
sore. Lund’s job is to make sure Edin’s team of third Sebastian
Kraupp, second Fredrik Lindberg and lead Viktor Kjaell stay
focused and sharp.
“You focus on the small things,
the little details, then big things
might happen,” she said. “You
can not create the big things to
happen.
“You need to focus on the
details.”
Sweden has struggled at times
during the tournament but heads
into Wednesday with a 5-2 record
and remains in the playoff mix.
“They really kept it together
even though they have struggled
with missing some easy shots,”
said Lund. “They still have the
right attitude toward each other.
“We are building upon that. We are going in the right direction.”
Lund, Oona Kauste of Finland and Hatomi Nagaoka of Japan
are among the women coaches at the world championship.
Lund believes more women should be involved in coaching.
“I think the men need to step out of their box and think more
broadly,” said Lund. “If you have a different perspective as a
women you bring more value.
“To have someone who thinks just like you would not bring
so much value.”
Peja Lindholm, the head coach of both the Swedish men’s and
women’s teams, said for him, gender isn’t an issue when selecting coaches.
“She (Lund) knows what it takes to be out there,” said Lindholm, a three-time world champion. “She has all the experience
from the Olympic gold.
“On her team she had a lot of stamina. She put all the energy
together to go in the right direction. That’s what I would say is
the reason she is with the team. She has a lot of respect.”
Lund brings some impressive credentials. Besides the two
Olympic golds her trophy case includes two women’s world
championship gold medals, a pair of silver and a bronze.
Edin said his team sorted through the names of about 35
potential coaches before deciding on Lund.
“Most of them were men because we don’t have that many girl
players in Sweden or coaches,” said the two-time world championship bronze medallist.
“We wanted the best one and that was Eva.”
Lund has worked with Edin’s team to shed some mental
weight.
“We try to think too much about everything,” said Edin. “It’s
great to get a person that is more relaxed and maybe can lighten
us a little bit.
CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
250-475-2255
www.suburbanmotors.com
DOWNTOWN
250-384-1144
www.glenoakford.com
2013 FORD FIESTA
WESTSHORE
250-478-6171
www.glenoakford.com
victoriaforddealers.com
Proud to be the Official Vehicle Suppliers of the 2013 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship
Wednesday, April 3
Page 11
Eva Lund and Nik Edin
Proud Sponsor
for the Ford World Men’s
Curling Championship
Come be a part of the
Downtown Action! Don’t miss the
Food & Beverage specials
and table-top curling games!
463 Belleville Street, Victoria BC | 1.250.386.0450
www.hotelgrandpacific.com
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10
“When it’s tense out there we need somebody
to calm us down.”
Lund began working with the team prior to
last year’s world championship. Edin has seen a
change in attitude.
“We are going in more positive,” he said.
“We’re trying not to think too much about the
mistakes, think forward.
“It we lose a game, just take the good stuff out
of it and move onto the next game.”
During the pre-game warmups Lund is on
the ice, helping the team judge the ice conditions and match stones. She watches the games
sitting beside Lindholm and is ready to offer
advice during breaks.
“There is never a right or wrong in curling,”
Lund said. “There always is choices.
“Making the right choice also is executing it
the right way. It’s not only the decision but it’s
execution.”
Lund preaches detail and routine. Being successful at curling is a bit like reading a good
book. You must take it a chapter at a time and
can’t skip to the final page.
“You focus on the small things, the little
details, then big things might happen,” she said.
“You can not create the big things to happen.
“You need to focus on the details.”
Despite some choppy seas it has been mostly
smooth sailing for Sweden so far this week.
Lund wants to make sure the team isn’t blown
off course by any unexpected storms.
“It’s important to keep things together,” she
said. “We are facing four tough games the last
two days.
“We need to be on top and mentally prepared.”
2013 Ford World Men’s – Eye Opener
Page 12
MEET THE TEAMS: FINLAND • AKU KAUSTE• M-CURLING HYVINKÅÅ• OTANIEMEN JYLLÅÅJÅT
Team you’ve played lots this
season, best challenge?: From
the international teams: Russia,
We’ve played them at least three
times this season (2-1 so far).
Editor’s note: 2-2 now
Skip
Aku Kauste
Occupation: Product Development manager
Birthdate: 17.11.1979
Birthplace: Espoo
Hometown: Helsinki
Favorite place to curl?: Canada
Delivery: Right handed, flatfoot
Go to shot: Draw
Longest serving teammate:
Pauli
If you could be on a reality TV
show, what would it be and what
would you do? None, I don’t like
reality tv.
Favourite two curlers (1) past/
(1) present and why? Johnny Mo
If you weren’t a star curler,
what sport would you hope star
in? Maybe Golf
Social media important to you?
Nope
Favourite supplier of curling
gear? Balance Plus
Fav o u r i t e b a n d o r t y p e o f
music: Mokoma / Hard rock &
metal
Favourite ethnic cuisine: Sushi
On a winter’s weekend day
you are not curling, what are
you doing? Is there such a days?
Probaly relaxing at home
Summer? Golfing or travelling
O ne person who has most
influenced your curling career,
and why? My dad, I started after
following his games and because
of him ended up in the Fnnish
junior squad witch got to go to
world juniors in thunder bay.
If you were on TSN Skins Game
and got to choose your team,
who would the other 3 be, and
no you can’t pick your current
teammates, and they all must be
from separate teams? John Morris, Carter Rycroft, Haavard Vad
Petersson
What would be the best thing
about representing your country in Sochi, what you want to do
there other than winning Gold?
Seeing the olympics from the
inside
If you could make one change
to r ules, equipment, etc., to
improve the game what would it
be? Add a few minutes practise
/ on ice warmup to all the tour
games as well.
Third
Jani Sullanmaa
Family Details: Married
Occupation: IT consultant
Birthdate: 19 December 1981
Birthplace: Hyvinkää Hometown: Hyvinkää
Favorite place to curl?: Karlstad
Curling Club Delivery: R
Go to shot: Wish I had one..
Longest serving teammate: All
If you could be on a reality TV
show, what would it be and what
would you do? Gold mining
Favourite two curlers (1) past/
(1) present and why? Peja Lindholm. One of the best. Niklas Edin,
great all-around player
If you weren’t a star curler,
what sport would you hope star
in? Golf
Social media important to you?
Nope.
Favourite supplier of curling
gear? Balance Plus
Favourite band or type of
music: Finnish rock/rap
Favourite website: liigaporssi.fi
( finnish fantasyhockey site. )
Favourite ethnic cuisine: Italian
On a winter’s weekend day
you are not curling, what are you
doing? Shovelling a feet of snow of
my driveway
Summer? Spending time at
summer cottage, building stuff,
fishing, sauna of course, few beers.
Is it summer yet?
One person who has most
influenced your curling career,
and why? Wille Mäkelä. Played
with him when junior and starting
If you were on TSN Skins Game
and got to choose your team, who
would the other 3 be, and no you
can’t pick your current teammates,
and they all must be from separate
teams? Niklas Edin, ”Bombi” Svae,
Lars Vilandt..Scandinavian power!
What would be the best thing
about representing your country in Sochi, what you want to do
there other than winning Gold?
Only interested in gold.
If you could make one change
to r ules, equipment, etc., to
improve the game what would it
be? Add gun power to rocks! Hits
= explosions!
Second
Pauli Jäämies
Family Details: Single
Occupation: Senior Media
Manager
Birthdate: 04/22/85
Birthplace: Clearwater, Florida,
US
Hometown: Helsinki
Favorite place to curl?: Victoria, B.C .
Nickname: “Rastafari” (no idea
where I got it from)
Delivery: Right
Go to shot: Draw through the
house is something I keep coming
back to
Longest serving teammate:
Janne Pitko, since 2007
If you could be on a reality TV
show, what would it be and what
would you do? Any generic reality contest. I wouldn’t be there to
make friends.
Favourite two curlers (1) past/
(1) present and why? Past: Peja
Lindholm because he was an
intense curler and is a nice and
polite guy. Present : Kevin Koe
because he slides low, throws hard
and always on ice looks either
uneasy or pissed. Reminds me of
my skip.
If you weren’t a star curler, what
sport would you hope star in?
None really.
Social media important to you?
I use it just to stalk people.
Favourite supplier of curling
gear? Shoes from Asham, brush
and pants from Balance Plus and
gloves from Goldline.
Fav ou r i t e b a n d o r t y p e o f
music: Eurovision Song Contest
Favourite website: I can haz
cheezburger
Favourite ethnic cuisine: Japanese or Thai.
On a winter’s weekend day
you are not curling, what are you
doing? Sleeping and working.
Summer? Bicycling around Helsinki and working.
O ne person who has most
influenced your curling career,
and why? Has to be my skip
because basically he has taught
me everything I know about curling on competitive level.
If you were on TSN Skins Game
and got to choose your team, who
would the other 3 be, and no you
can’t pick your current teammates,
and they all must be from separate
teams? Is it considered cheating if
I pick Jamie Korab, Mark Nichols
and Brad Gushue?
What would be the best thing
about representing your country in Sochi, what you want to do
there other than winning Gold?
”Olympic athlete” would look
good in my résumé.
If you could make one change
to r ules, equipment, etc., to
improve the game what would it
be? Mandatory live-streaming via
internet for cashspiels. I’m looking
at you Canada.
Lead
Janne Pitko
Family Details: Married
Occupation: Poker player
Birthdate: 8 September 1981
Birthplace: Kemi
Hometown: Espoo
Favorite place to curl?: Karlstad
Curling Club
Delivery: R
Go to shot: Corner guard
Longest serving teammate:
Pauli
If you could be on a reality TV
show, what would it be and what
would you do? Top Chef / Judge
Favourite two curlers (1) past/
(1) present and why? Peja Lindholm. Great attitude. Thomas Ulsrude. Very handsome.
If you weren’t a star curler, what
sport would you hope star in?
Football
Social media important to you?
It’s not.
Favourite supplier of curling
gear? Balance Plus
Fav ou r i t e b a n d o r t y p e o f
music: Finnish rap
Favourite website: futisforum2.
org
Favourite ethnic cuisine: Russian
On a winter’s weekend day
you are not curling, what are you
doing? Watching American football with friends
Summer? Watching football/
soccer
One person who has most influenced your curling career, and
why? Aku. Mentor.
If you were on TSN Skins Game
and got to choose your team, who
would the other 3 be, and no you
can’t pick your current teammates, and they all must be from
separate teams? Niklas Edin, Jon
Mead, Brent Laing
What would be the best thing
about representing your country in Sochi, what you want to do
there other than winning Gold?
Free food.
If you could make one change
to r ules, equipment, etc., to
improve the game what would it
be? Every big event should either
be televised or live streamed.
Alternate
Leo Mäkelä
Family Details: Mother, father,
siblings, girlfriend and dog
Occupation: Student
Birthdate: 16.9.1988
Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia
Hometown: Hyvinkää (grew up),
Espoo (resides now due to university)
Favorite place to curl?: Basel
curling rink (SUI)
Nickname: Leca (leka[fin]=sledgehammer[eng])
Delivery: right handed
Go to shot: quiet
Longest serving teammate: Aku
Kauste, Pauli Jäämies
If you could be on a reality TV
Publisher:
The Canadian Curling
Association
Editor-in-Chief:
Larry Wood
Managing Editor:
Fred Rinne
show, what would it be and what
would you do? Top Shot, would got
to every challenge there is
Favourite two curlers (1) past/
(1) present and why? Keith Wendorf, just great! / Antti Männynväli.
Social media important to you?
Not specially. Do use facebook but
that’s it.
Favourite supplier of curling
gear? Balance Plus.
Favourite band or type of music:
Pop/rock that comes out of radio.
Nightwish, The Beatles just to mention couple.
Favourite website: dropbox.
com
Favourite ethnic cuisine: Russian
kitchen salads and soups.
On a winter’s weekend day you
are not curling, what are you doing?
Sitting on a couch back home with
my girlfriend watching some random TV series, after a long walk
outside with our dog.
Summer? Picnic with friends,
soccer match with buddies or just
goofing around.
One person who has most influenced your curling career, and why?
Scott Arnold, coached me in Fussen
junior camp and made me realize
my possibility as a curler.
If you were on TSN Skins Game
and got to choose your team, who
would the other 3 be, and no you
can’t pick your current teammates,
and they all must be from separate
teams? Pat Ryan, Wayne “Speedster” Middaugh, Ralph Stöckli
What would be the best thing
about representing your country
in Sochi, what you want to do there
other than winning Gold? Just to
see and feel the atmosphere of the
Olympics would be awesome. And
to represent your country on that
level is mindblowing.
If you could make one change to
rules, equipment, etc., to improve
the game what would it be? Timeclock system that could work on
its own. Couple of laserscanner
devices, cameras, computers and
some software could run the game
clocks on its own.
Lead Writer:
Jim Morris
Photographer:
Michael Burns
Media Partner:
Victoria Times-Colonist
Wednesday, April 3
Page 13
It was a tough start for Team
Russia but they got their first
win over Finland Tuesday.
Skip a moment?
Curling updates on the hour.
Victoria’s News Authority
www.cfax1070.com
Sniff out a steal at our online auction
Hurry to our online travel auction between April 1 - 30
and bid on incredible packages from local getaways to
international excursions and more. There’s something
for everyone!
TourismVictoria.com/Auction
2013 Ford World Men’s – Eye Opener
Page 14
TIME FOR TRIVIA
QUESTION OF THE DAY:
Name the curler(s) who has skipped
Denmark champions in more world men’s
championships than any other.
1. How many championships?
2. Four skips representing Germany have
played in world men’s championship finals.
Name them.
3. Name five U.S. skips who have played in
world men’s championship finals.
4. How about seven skips representing
Switzerland?
5. Seven Swedish skips have reached the
men’s final. Can you name all seven?
6. Five skips in world curling history have
directed five medal-winning teams at the
world championship. Name the skips and
their home nations.
7. Who skipped the first Canadian team
that failed to win the world men’s curling
championship and the year of that flunkout?
8. In world men’s curling championship
play, teams from one country lead the league
in defeating the eventual world champions
during the round robin. Name the country .
. . and how many times its reps have beaten
the champs?
9. Two skips have twice won 10 or more
games in a world men’s curling championship and failed to win the title. They are?
10. What years did they hit double figures
and fail to grab the title?
11. Six other skips have won 10 or more
games in a world men’s curling championship and failed to win the title. They are?
12. When did they fail after winning in
double figures?
6. Chuck Hay (Scotland), Peja Lindholm
(Sweden), Eigil Ramsfjell (Norway), David
Smith (Scotland), Bud Somerville (U.S.A.).
7. Terry Braunstein, 1965
8. U.S. teams have beaten the eventual
world men;s champions a league-leafing 14
times.
9. David Smith, Kevin Martin.
10. Smith (1986, 2010), Martin (1991, 2009)
11. Pat Ryan, Mark Dacey, Andy Kapp,
Torger Nergard, Tom Brewster, Sebastian
Kraupp.
12. Ryan (1988), Dacey (2004), Kapp
(2007), Nergaard (2010), Tom Brewster
(2011), Sebastian Kraupp (2012).
(Answers)
QofD: (Tie) Tommy Stjerne and Ulrik
Schmidt.
1. Eight.
2. Andy Kapp, Rodger Schmidt, Sebastian
Stock, Keith Wendorf.
3. Bob LaBonte, Bob Nichols, Ed Risling,
Bruce Roberts, Bud Somerville.
4. Peter Attinger Jr., Otto Danieli, Markus
E g g l e r, Pat r i ck Hü r l i ma n n , A n d re a s
Schwaller, Ralph Stoeckli, Jurg Tanner.
5. Ragnar Kamp, Stefan Hasselborg, Peja
Lindholm, Jan-Olof Nassen, Kjell Oscarius,
Jan Ullsten, Bob Woods.
Your Island News
WEEKDAYS AT
5:00
Jordan Cunningham & Mira Laurence
The Bengal Lounge
CTV Vancouver Island.
We’re always on the broom.
Relax with a signature
1908 Martini.
250 389 2727 [email protected]
fairmont.com/empress
Shaw or Telus Channel 12, Shaw HD 212, Bell TV 256 (SD) or 1154 (HD), Over-The-Air (via Antenna) on Channel 23.
Page 15
Wednesday, April 3
Jiri,
Betcha!
Beating Canada at a world tournament in
Canada is a trophy win. Jiri Snitil celebrates
after handing Brad Jacobs his first loss in
Victoria and stays in the mix for the playoffs.
Proud Supporter of the
2013 Ford World Men’s
Curling Championship
Office Supplies
Business Furniture
Corporate Printing
Education Resources
Legal Products
Alberta... Saskatchewan... Manitoba... Ontario
Moving Ahead by Giving Back
14100 Amarula Ad Ford WMCC EO Ad_Layout 1 13-01-06 2:35 PM Page 1
Enjoy Amarula over ice, or with coffee topped with
whipped cream - it’s the perfect winter warmer.
THE OFFICIAL SPIRIT OF
CHAMPIONSHIP CURLING
www.amarula.com
Represented by PMA Canada Ltd. | www.pmacanada.com
Amarula is a rare find. Appreciate accordingly.
Find us on Facebook:
facebook.com/Amarula
www.supremebasics.com
2013 Ford World Men’s – Eye Opener
Page 16
Montreal hosting 2014 Scotties
BY JIM MORRIS
The Eye Opener
The Canadian Curling Association is hoping that by placing
the 2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Montreal it will be a
stepping stone to hold other major championships in cities like
Toronto and Vancouver.
“Everybody knows Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver are the
big three cities in Canada,” Greg Stremlaw, Curling Canada’s CEO,
said last week after announcing next year’s Scotties will be held at
Montreal’s Maurice Richard Arena Feb. 1-9. “This is really a template to kind of build towards one of the three big cities, see if it
can be successful.
“I think Montreal, with all the elements that are there, we are
going to be really watching closely to see how the bottom line
looks. If it works well, maybe we can start to look at some stuff for
Toronto or Vancouver as well.”
The last time the Canadian women’s champion was held in
Montreal was 1979. It was the last year Macdonald Tobacco sponsored The Lassie. It was also the first time the championship used
a playoff format and the first time the final game was shown on
television.
Montreal also hosted the 1977 Brier.
Vancouver hosted the 1978 Brier and the 1997 Scotties.
The Scotties have never been held in Toronto and the last Brier
was 1941.
Montreal Scotties organizing committee members Cathy
Hughes (left) and Francine Poisson at the announcement the
city will host the 2014 Scotties.
Besides the Brier and Scotties, the other championships hosted
by the CCA are the Canada Cup, the Continental Cup, the Canadian Juniors and the world curling championship. Next year’s
Continental Cup will be held in Las Vegas.
Stremlaw is excited about the marketing opportunities Montreal presents.
“Curling in Quebec is really a diamond in the rough,” he said.
The Maurice Richard Arena is a 4,750-seat multi-purpose arena.
It was built in 1962 and renovated in 1994.
The arena hosted boxing and wrestling at the 1976 Summer
Olympic Games. It is located on a metro stop making for easy
access.
Montreal is also home to Kruger Products, which is now in its
32nd year as title sponsor for the Scotties.
“Kruger has a deep-rooted history in Montreal which dates
back over a century,” Nancy Marcus, corporate vice-president of
marketing, said in a release. “Curling is a part of our company’s
heritage. We’re looking forward to Montreal hosting a milestone
event.”
One of the challenges of hosting a competition in a large city
that also has professional sports teams and many entertainment
options is making sure your event doesn’t get lost.
“We have to activate the brand and make sure people know all
about it and get bums in the seats,” said Stremlaw.
“If people come we’re golden. We need to activate the brand
and excite people, whether that’s through local sponsorship or
painting the town red. All the little elements that go into it.”
Cathy Hughes, executive vice-chair of the Montreal organizing
committee, said 17 curling clubs currently operate on the Island
of Montreal. She’s confident the Scotties will draw a large crowd.
“We are going to promote it everywhere we can, locally and outside the city,” she said.
“The curling clubs are very excited. We are going to make sure
everybody knows about it. We are going to tell our tale.”
A delicious
Try one of our tasty Meal Combos!
Pair up your favourite Smoothie with one
of our delicious paninis or wraps!
Booster Juice is proud to be
a presenting sponsor at the
Ford World Men’s Curling
Championship.
Slide into one of our locations today!
718_WorldCurling_Ads_10.5x4.97.indd 2
Westside Village
176 Wilson Street
Shelbourne Plaza
3601, 3669 Shelbourne Street
Millstream Village
2401C Millstream Road
biter!
Broadmead Village
777 Royal Oak Drive
Cook Street
240 Cook Street
BoosterJuice.com
13-01-25 2:22 PM