Day 7 - Curling Canada

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Numéro 7 – Le vendredi 7 février 2014 • Une publication officielle de l’Association canadienne de curling • Issue 7 – Friday, February 7, 2014 • An Official Publication of the Canadian Curling Association.
Smiles
from
Delisle
One of the most popular and accomplished players in women’s curling - Saskatchewan third Sherry Anderson - helped book her team into the playoffs Thursday.
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Ross’s passion for the game remains
T
hey are two skips at the opposite
end of the standings at the Scotties
Tournament of Hearts and possibly
the opposite ends of their careers.
Defending champion Rachel Homan sits
at the head of the Scotties table. Her Ottawa
team remains the rink to beat. Quebec’s Allison Ross is left looking for scraps. Her team
is the one most everyone has beaten.
Homan came to Montreal looking to book
a ticket to the Ford World Women’s Championships in Saint John, N.B., and ease some
of the frustration felt from losing in the semifinal of the Olympic curling trials.
Ross’s goals were much simpler. She
wanted to play well in front of a hometown
crowd and improve on her 3-8 record from
last year in Kingston, Ont.
With a 9-0 record heading into Thursday
night’s game Homan is on track. Ross, who
was 1-9 before the evening draw, has gone
off the rails.
After nine games Homan led all skips with
a 92-per-cent average. Ross was last at 66 per
cent.
In nine games Team Canada outscored
their opponents 78-16. Homan had not
thrown her last rock in any match.
“We’re all playing well,” Homan said after
battling back from a three-point deficit to
beat Saskatchewan’s Stefanie Lawton 7-6
Thursday afternoon. “There were a few mistakes last game.
“Those are going to happen. You get to
learn from them. We talk about how we can
get better.”
A Little
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In their last four games Ross’s rink was
outscored 41-16. Things reached the point
Ross left after the fifth end of her 10-3 defeat
to Alberta Thursday morning. Alternate Lisa
Davies took over the skipping duties.
Ross looked tired and discouraged after
the Alberta game. She managed a smile but
her eyes threatened tears.
“It’s been tough for sure,” said the 37-yearold bookkeeper who curls out of Montreal’s Glenmore Curling Club. “It’s frustrating
because we’re just not getting any results.
We’re not throwing it good either.
“Obviously we weren’t as prepared for
this as we thought we were. We know how
much more work we have to do to keep up
with these teams. There still is lots of things
we can learn from it. It’s been difficult. Today
is tough.”
Alberta skip Val Sweeting felt sorry for
Ross.
“It was a little tough,” she said. “You feel
for a person out there when it’s just not your
day.”
Quebec second Brittany O’Rourke said
the losses have taken their toll physical and
mentally.
“It’s our second time around,” said O’Rourke, who like many players has battled the
flu this week. “Now it’s in your hometown
you have that added pressure of wanting to
do better.
“It’s really hard on your ego and your spirit
to trudge through the week, even though you
know it’s kind of for nothing right now.”
O’Rourke said Ross is a better skip than
her record shows.
“When she is in on fire, she’s on fire,” said
the 24-year-old trip planner with Westcoast
Connection.
Amelie Blais skipped the rink Ross beat in
the Quebec provincial final.
“She’s a very good skip,” Blais said of Ross.
“She is a well-rounded skip. She throws
well.”
As this level all skips have basically the
same tools. The difference is the tool box
they carry them in.
What separates Homan from the others is
her ability to think the game. She can adapt
her strategy to suit the ice conditions or
attack the weakness of another team.
“She calls a great game, that’s definitely a
strength of her team,” said Lawton.
The 24-year-old also has a pool shark’s eye
when it comes to seeing shots and angles
others don’t. When she looks at a house full
of rocks her mind works like the Chinese
Tianhe-2 super computer to analyze a solution. Some other skips are still functioning
with Microsoft Windows 3.0.
“She’s pretty good at seeing angles,” said
second Alison Kreviazuk.
“It’s something that we strive at, making
sure that we have the right call at the right
time. It’s so key in our game.”
Homan has also surrounded herself with a
talented team in third Emma Miskew, Kreviazuk and lead Lisa Weagle.
“With their hitting ability and their ability
to get a lead early, they come out and they
are making great shots right off the bat,” said
Alberta fifth Renee Sonnenberg, a two-time
provincial champion.
Being the Canadian champion has given
Homan’s rink access to sports psychologists
and trainers. They travel to the major competitions and play against the best teams.
Being good has allowed them to get even
better.
“You see the effort they put in,” said Ross.
“They didn’t get good by accident.
“They train a lot. They put in a lot of effort
to get there. We did more this year than we
did last year. We have to step it up and do
more again to get there.”
Homan’s future stretches out before her.
You’d expect her to challenge for a spot at
the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Ross also is refusing to give up.
“I want to keep coming back as long as I
can,” she said.
“If I can go to the Scotties the next five or
six years I would be thrilled.”
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“C’
Toute une séance……
est le genre de séance
que nous aurions dû
avoir à tous les jours’’
fut un des premiers commentaires entendu
à la fin de la 15e ronde disputée jeudi aprèsmidi. Sur les quatre glaces, les spectateurs
présents ont eu droit à du curling de grande
qualité.
Sur la glace A, l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard
a remporté une victoire de 7-5 contre les
représentantes de la Nouvelle-Écosse. Avec
une partie à jouer, elles se retrouvent en 9e et
10e position avec une fiche de 3-7.
Sur la glace B, Chelsea Carey du Manitoba a profité du marteau au 11e bout pour
soutirer la victoire aux représentantes de
l’Ontario, cette victoire lui permet de consolider sa 2e position.
Sur la glace D, les jeunes représentantes
du Yukon/Territoires du Nord-Ouest ont vu
JIM MORRIS
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l’équipe du Nouveau-Brunswick venir leur
arracher la victoire au 10e et dernier bout.
L’équipe d’Andrea Crawford l’a emporté par
la marque de 5-4.
Un prélude à la finale
Sur la glace C, Stefanie Lawton de la Saskatchewan affrontait Rachel Homan et
Équipe Canada. Au 10e bout, Lawton a
bousillé son lancer pour offrir sur un plateau
d’argent la victoire par la marque de 7-6 à
Rachel Homan. Il s’agissait d’une neuvième
victoire consécutive pour Équipe Canada.
Il est possible que le match de jeudi aprèsmidi ait été un prélude à la finale de dimanche soir. La stratégie était de mise durant le
match. Avant d’effectuer ses derniers lancers au dixième bout, Stefanie Lawton n’a
pas pris de chance et à demander un temps
mort, question de discuter avec l’entraîneur
de l’équipe : Rich Folk. Malheureusement
pour son équipe, Lawton a rater son dernier lancer, donnant la victoire à Homan. Fait
à noter, depuis le début de la compétition
cette semaine, Rachel Homan n’a toujours
pas lancer la dernière pierre du 10e bout.
En entrevue après la partie, Rachel
Homan était satisfaite de sa partie et comme
plusieurs joueuses l’ont fait tout au long de
la semaine, elle n’a pas raté de souligner l’appui de la foule. Stefanie Lawton, de son côté,
était quelque peu déçue de sa performance :
‘’Ce n’était pas notre meilleur match, nous
pouvons faire mieux, c’est certain.’’ Avec
cette défaite, l’équipe de Saskatchewan se
retrouvait en 3e position avant les parties de
soirée. ‘’L’important c’est de participer aux
rondes éliminatoires. À partir de ce moment,
tout peut arriver’’ a-t-elle mentionné.
Sur
Glace
S.V.P.
avec
Virus toujours présent
Signe que les équipes ont peur d’attraper toutes sortes de virus, à la fin des parties, c’est plutôt des coups de coude que les
adversaires se donnent plutôt que la traditionnelle poignée de main.
And then there were four
All week Team Canada had shown how
good they were playing with a lead.
Against Saskatchewan Thursday afternoon,
in a game that could be the preview of Sunday’s final, Rachel Homan’s rink showed they
have the grit and determination to come from
behind.
Demonstrating calm resolve Homan erased
a three-point deficit and forced Saskatchewan
skip Stefanie Lawton to make some critical
errors during a 7-6 victory in one of the better
round-robin games played at the 2014 Scotties
Tournament of Hearts.
“It’s good to have a game like that,” said the
24-year-old defending champion. We had to
battle hard to get control of the game back.”
Team Canada later beat Heather Strong
of Newfoundland 9-4 in the evening draw
to improve its record to 10-0. Homan has
clinched a spot in Friday night’s one-two playoff game.
Lawton took comfort that even though
her rink made some mistakes they still gave
Homan’s team all it could handle.
“That wasn’t our strongest game for sure,”
said the two-time provincial champion. “We
can definitely pick it up a little bit.
“We had to make some great shots. We can
fine-tune a few of those shots and make them
a little bit better.”
Lawton welcomed the chance to play
Homan again in the playoffs.
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Homan
“We learned a few things about their team,”
she said. “We know their style and how they
play. It gives us a little fire to come out the next
time.”
Lawton would defeat B.C. 8-4 in the evening
game.
In the other afternoon game with playoff implications Manitoba’s Chelsea Carey
needed an extra end to defeat Ontario’s Allison
Flaxey 9-8. Carey’s crew trailed 5-3 at one time.
“We would have liked to be sharper, earlier,”
said Carey, who is playing in her first Scotties.
“To grind those out is as important as winning
from the front.
“It’s easy to win when you are up. You have
to learn to grind that stuff out.”
Flaxey, whose rink has struggled at times
this week, went toe-to-toe with Carey’s team.
“I don’t think there is anyone here we are
really intimidated by,” she said. “We know we
belong here and we can keep up with anybody
here. It’s fun to come out and play like we can.”
In the evening draw Alberta’s Val Sweeting scored three points in the nineth end then
stole one in the 10th for a 7-4 victory over
Carey.
Team Canada (10-0), Manitoba (8-2), Saskatchewan (8-2) and Alberta (8-3) have all
locked up playoff spots.
In other afternoon games Kim Dolan of
Prince Edward Island won her third game of
the tournament by defeating Heather Smith
of Nova Scotia 7-5. Andrea Crawford kept her
slim playoff hopes alive with a 5-4 win over
Sarah Koltun of the Yukon.
In the other evening game, Quebec shook
of an embarrassing 10-3 loss to Alberta during
the morning draw to defeat Ontario 5-3. The
win improved Quebec’s record to 2-9 while
Ontario dropped to 3-7.
The match between Team Canada and Saskatchewan was like a heavyweight brawl with
both sides landing big blows.
Homan’s rink took its first lead in the eighth
end, stealing a point when Lawton was heavy
on a last-shot draw to make the score 6-5.
Homan then forced Lawton to draw for a point
in the ninth to tie the match 6-6 coming home.
On her final stone Lawton needed a raise
but her shot failed.
A rare Team Canada misstep in the second
end allowed Saskatchewan to take a 3-0 lead.
Homan’s last shot wrecked on a front guard,
allowing Lawton to draw for three points.
“That wasn’t fun,” said Homan, a bronze
medallist at last year’s world championships.
“My rock just took off.
“It cost us too many points. We just moved
on and kept trying to gain back control.”
Lawton showed a feather touch in the fourth
end after Homan used her power to make
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a double takeout. Lawton finessed her final
draw to reach the four-foot ring to score a single and extend her lead to 4-2.
The usually stoic Lawton showed some
emotion in the fifth, pumping her fist after a
double-takeout to leave three Saskatchewan
rocks counting. Homan calmly drew the fourfoot ring for a point, making the score 4-3 for
Saskatchewan.
Homan tied the game in the seventh, picking out a Saskatchewan stone to count two.
Quebec had a disastrous showing in the
morning draw while B.C. defeated Newfoundland 7-3.
Things started bad for Quebec, then got
worse. Alberta stole a deuce in the first end,
three in the second, then two more in the third.
Quebec skip Allison Ross left the game in the
fifth end. Alternate Lisa Davies took over the
skipping role.
“I wasn’t playing well,” Ross said after her
team dropped to 1-9. “I didn’t have my draw
weight. I needed a break mentally.”
Sweeting said her Alberta team had to stick to
its game plan even though Quebec was on the
ropes.
“Even though we were in control we still
wanted to focus on each shot and make each
shot,” she said. “We’ve made some mistakes in
some ends and given three back. We still stayed
precise.”
The top four teams advance to the Page playoff. The first and second-place teams meet Friday night for a berth in the final. The third and
fourth-place teams play Saturday morning
with the winner moving onto the semifinal that
evening.
The loser of the three-four game will play the
semifinal loser in the bronze-medal game Sunday morning.
The Scotties winner will represent Canada at
the Ford World Women’s Curling Championship in Saint John, N.B., March 15 to 23.
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Deux innovations Québécoises sur les glaces
ERIC D’ARGENZIO
Pour Écho Des Coeurs
instable lors de nos lancers.’’ Il en a donc
arrondi la forme, permettant ainsi à une
plus grande surface du pied de prendre
appui dessus. La pièce d’équipement prend
appui sous la glace pour une meilleure stabilité et se retrouve aux deux extrémités de
la glace.
Le Hack se retrouve maintenant partout
à travers le monde comme pièce essentielle
au monde du curling. ‘’ Quand j’ai créé le
Hack, je l’ai fait faire en caoutchouc rigide,
ce qui fait que c’est une pièce d’équipement
qui dure et perdure. Tu n’as pas a remplacé
un Hack. Le bon côté , c’est que depuis 1989,
personne n’a tenté de m’usurper ou de copier mon produit mais le mauvais côté c’est
qu’il est tellement solide que les clubs de
curling n’ont pas à les remplacer annuellement ou de façon saisonnière’’ dit-il en
riant. On reconnaît facilement le Hack car
sur son côté arrière le nom de MARCO est
inscrit.
Maintenant lorsque vous jouerez ou
regarderez un match de curling, rappelez-vous que le Québec se retrouve sur la
glace !!!
À œuvrer dans les coulisses d’un tournoi national de curling, on peut apprendre pleins d’histoires et avec l’ouverture des
Jeux Olympiques, il faut souligner l’apport
de deux québécois dans le monde international du curling. Marco Ferraro et André
Ferland. Ils ont contribué à l’avancement
de ce sport en créant deux pièces d’équipements qui se retrouvent maintenant partout
dans le monde. La brosse Performance et le
Marco Hack.
La brosse Performance
A n d ré Fe r l a n d a t ou j ou r s é t é t rè s
impliqué dans le monde du curling. Il a
entraîné deux équipes juniors hommes du
Québec qui ont remporté des titres nationaux : En 1980, l’équipe de Denis Marchand
remporta le titre à Sault Ste. Marie et en 1992
à Vernon en Colombie-Britannique, il suivait les faits et gestes de l’équipe de Michel
Ferland.
Au long de sa carrière, il aura entraîné des
équipes lors de dix championnats juniors
canadien, deux championnats du monde
de curling junior, deux Briers, trois Tournois
des Cœurs et il a été aussi accompagné les
équipes canadiennes à cinq championnats
du monde de curling junior. Il a également
été l’entraîneur de la France lors du Championnat mondial de curling masculin. Monsieur Ferland a été intronisé au Temple de
la renommée du curling canadien à titre de
bâtisseur en 2012.
Au milieu des années 80, le mythique
balai de paille commence à se faire plus
Heather Strong et
le hack modifié
rare parmi les curleurs et différentes brosses
commencent à faire leur apparition. Dans
les années 90, André Ferland a commencé
à expérimenter un prototype avec une tête
de brosse ovale qui pivotait. Cette brosse
moulée fit son apparition au Brier de 2002
et, c’est ainsi que la brosse Performance est
née. Aujourd’hui, ce type de balai brosse et
ses copies se retrouvent un peu partout dans
le monde.
Le bloc de départ ou communément
appelé le Hack
Marco Ferraro, qui était présenté dans
nos pages hier à titre de directeur général
de Curling-Québec est aussi reconnu mondialement pour avoir modifié le Hack. L’ancien modèle avait une surface beaucoup
moins grande pour le pied et il n’y avait
aucune forme ergonomique. ‘’La forme rectangulaire n’épousait pas la forme du pied
et plus souvent qu’autrement, nous étions
THE STATISTICAL STORY
La ronde préliminaire de curling débute ce lundi aux Olympiques de Sotchi.
Notre équipe canadienne masculine avec
Brad Jacobs comme capitaine jouera à deux
reprises lundi le 10 février. À minuit (heure
du Québec) contre l’équipe d’Allemagne et
à 10h (heure du Québec) contre la Suisse.
Jennifer Jones et les représentantes canadiennes entreprendront leur tournoi, elles
aussi, le 10 février en affrontant la Chine à
5h (heure du Québec).
2014 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal, QC
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06FEB14
Ça commence aux J.O.
STATISTICAL REPORT FOR DRAW 15
Draw 15
Draw 14
GAME SCORES FOR DRAW 15
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
B Quebec (Ross)
Alberta (Sweeting)
*0
2
0
3
0
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
X
X
X
X
3
10
12:52
12:57
C B. C. (Van Osch)
NFLD (Strong)
*0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
2
1
0
X
X
7
3
05:21
08:44
*last rock advantage
TEAM STANDINGS AFTER 14 DRAWS
TEAM
WINS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 TOTAL
A Nova Scotia (Smith)
PEI (Dolan)
0
*2
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
B Ontario (Flaxey)
Manitoba (Carey)
*0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
3
0
0
2
2
0
0
3
1
0
C Sask (Lawton)
Canada (Homan)
*0
0
3
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
D Yukon/NWT (Koltun)
N.B. (Crawford)
0
*1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
9 10 TOTAL
LOSSES
FUTURE GAMES
15
16
17
5
7
02:18
05:10
8
9
00:48
02:46
0
1
6
7
01:46
02:30
0
1
4
5
06:39
01:30
0
1
Canada (Homan)
8
0
SK
NL
NB
Manitoba (Carey)
7
1
ON
AB
PE
Sask (Lawton)
7
1
CAN
BC
YTNT
Alberta (Sweeting)
7
3
--
MB
--
Canada (Homan)
9
0
NL
NB
B. C. (Van Osch)
6
4
--
SK
--
Manitoba (Carey)
8
1
AB
PE
N.B. (Crawford)
5
4
YTNT
CAN
Sask (Lawton)
7
2
BC
YTNT
Ontario (Flaxey)
3
5
MB
NS
Alberta (Sweeting)
7
3
MB
NFLD (Strong)
4
6
N.B. (Crawford)
6
4
Nova Scotia (Smith)
3
6
PE
--
ON
B. C. (Van Osch)
6
4
SK
PEI (Dolan)
2
7
NS
--
MB
NFLD (Strong)
4
6
CAN
Yukon/NWT (Koltun)
1
8
NB
--
SK
Ontario (Flaxey)
3
6
QC
1
9
PEI (Dolan)
3
7
--
MB
Nova Scotia (Smith)
3
7
--
ON
Quebec (Ross)
1
9
Yukon/NWT (Koltun)
1
9
Quebec (Ross)
DRAW TIMES
DRAW 15: 02/06 14:00
ATTENDANCE
DRAW 14: 1427
DRAW 16: 02/06 19:30
--
--
-QC
CAN
ON
TEAM
--
--
DRAW 17: 02/07 09:00
TOTAL: 20385
WINS
DRAW TIMES
DRAW 16: 02/06 19:30
ATTENDANCE
DRAW 15: 1823
LOSSES
DRAW 17: 02/07 09:00
TOTAL: 22208
FUTURE GAMES
16
17
--
ON
--
-CAN
--NS
-SK
Le vendredi 7 février 2014
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THE STATISTICAL STORY
06FEB14
Val Sweeting’s Alberta
crew earned a playoff
bid with a win over
Manitoba Thursday
night.
Draw 16
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10 TOTAL
A B. C. (Van Osch)
Sask (Lawton)
0
*0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
3
0
2
2
0
X
X
X
X
4
8
07:31
10:44
B NFLD (Strong)
Canada (Homan)
*0
3
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
X
X
4
9
13:52
09:30
C Quebec (Ross)
Ontario (Flaxey)
*0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
X
X
5
3
07:58
05:50
D Manitoba (Carey)
Alberta (Sweeting)
*0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
0
1
4
7
00:28
00:15
TEAM
WINS
Canada (Homan)
LOSSES
FUTURE GAMES
17
10
0
NB
Manitoba (Carey)
8
2
PE
Sask (Lawton)
8
2
YTNT
Alberta (Sweeting)
8
3
--
N.B. (Crawford)
6
4
CAN
B. C. (Van Osch)
6
5
--
NFLD (Strong)
4
7
--
PEI (Dolan)
3
7
MB
Nova Scotia (Smith)
3
7
ON
Ontario (Flaxey)
3
7
NS
Quebec (Ross)
2
9
Yukon/NWT (Koltun)
1
9
DRAW TIMES
DRAW 17: 02/07 09:00
ATTENDANCE
DRAW 16: 2415
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Quel que
soit le
sport,
on est
derrière
vous.
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Le sport est bénéfique pour nous tous. La Banque Scotia est fière
d’appuyer le Tournoi des Cœurs Scotties 2014 et tous ceux qui
contribuent à sa réussite.
Bonne chance à tous les athlètes qui participent à cet événement!
MD
Marque déposée de La Banque de Nouvelle-Écosse,
Écho des Coeurs
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Jones, Jacobs among the favourites in Sochi
HEART CHART STAFF
All right, so who is going to compete at the Ice Cube in
Sochi, anyway?
Well, to begin with, the top-ranked seven curling nations of
each gender get in, plus host teams from Russia.
But, for the first time, Canada’s Olympic standard-bearers
weren’t the last of the 10 teams of each gender to be decided.
That’s because the World Curling Federation has added a new
wrinkle to proceedings this year — an Olympic Qualification Event open to all nations having accumulated qualifying
points but not sufficient to rate top-seven, or having qualified
for one WCC over the last three seasons.
The OQE was played in the BLZ Arena at Fussen, Germany
to determine the final two mens and womens teams..
On the women’s side, Sweden (Margaretha Sigfridsson),
Switzerland (Mirjam Ott), Scotland (Eve Muirhead - points
are allocated to Great Britain for Olympic purposes), Canada
(Jennifer Jones), the U.S.A. (Erika Brown), Denmark (Lene
Nielsen), Korea (Ji-Sun Kim) and Russia (Anna Sidorova - as
hosts) qualified directly for the 2014 Games.
Eligible for the Fussen scramble were teams from Germany, Japan, China, Italy, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Norway. Former world champions Andrea Schoepp (twice) and
Bingyu Wang will be embroiled in that scuffle.
Wang of China and Team Japan qualified.
On the men’s side, Canada (Brad Jacobs), Sweden (Niklas
Edin), Scotland (David Murdoch - points are allocated to
Great Britain for Olympic purposes), Norway (Thomas Ulsrud), Switzerland (Sven Michel), China (Rui Liu), Denmark
(Rasmus Stjerne) and Russia (Andrey Drozdov-as hosts) are
quallfied.
That left teams from the U.S. (John Shuster of Duluth), New
Zealand (Peter de Boer), the Czech Republic (Jiri Snitil), Finland, Japan, Korea, France and Germany eligible to contest
the final two berths at the men’s qualification event in Fussen.
The successful teams were Shuster of the U.S. and Team
Germany.
Curling in Russia begins Feb. 10.
Qualfication points:
Men
1. Canada 26
2. Sweden 24
3. Great Britain (Scotland) 22
4. Norway 17
5. Denmark 15
6. China 14
7. Switzerland 10
8. U.S.A. 9
9. New Zealand 8
10. Czech Republic 6
11. France, Russia 3
13. Japan, Germany 2
15. Finland 1
16. Korea 0
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2. Switzerland 22
3. Great Britain (Scotland) 21
4. Canada 20
5. U.S.A. 17
6. Russia 11
7. Denmark 10
8. Korea 9
9. Germany 8
10. Japan, China, Italy 6
13. Latvia, Czech Republic 1
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FANS du jour
FANS of the DAY
Ca va brasser
ce soir au Salon
des Coeurs.
Freddie James Project, l’un des groupes les plus
populaires de Montréal, s’amène sur la scène du Centre
Pierre-Charbonneau.
The HeartStop
Rocks Tonight!
One of Montreal’s most popular bands, the Freddie
James Project, hits the main stage tonight in the Centre
Pierre-Charbonneau.
Périodes
de confidences
UP CLOSE & PERSONAL
Les Équipes Nouveau-Brunswick et Nouvelle-Écosse ont bavardé avec les
amateurs hier durant la Période de confidences. Les invités d’aujourd’hui sont
Équipe Île-du-Prince-Édouard et Équipe Territoires.
The New Brunswick and Nova Scotia teams chatted with fans at yesterday’s
Up Close and Personal interview. Today’s featured guests are Prince Edward
Island and Yukon/Northwest Territories.
Votre guide sur les activités • Your Guide To What’s Goin’ On!!
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AUTOGRAPHES
Séance d’autographes • Team Autographs
S’il vous manque quelques signatures, sachez que
toutes les équipes seront rassemblées pour rencontrer
les fans, demain, au Salon des Coeurs.
If you missed any autographs during the week, all the
teams will get together to greet the fans tomorrow in
the HeartStop.
Heather Smith tient
un souvenir de son
passage à Montréal
offert par un amateur
des Scotties.
Équipe Alberta
Le Salon des Cœurs • The HeartStop Lounge
Heather Smith holds a
souvenir of her trip to
Montréal, presented by
a Scotties fan.
Activités du jour - what's happening today
Centre Pierre-Charbonneau
Freddie James Project
Junior Stars
Sur scène - Live on stage
12 h 30
Périodes de
Hannah Gargul et Kelly Pawliuk-Coderre posent
avec leurs manteaux de l’Équipe Saskatchewan
Hannah Gargul and Kelly Pawliuk-Coderre pose
with their Team Saskatchewan jerseys.
La période cruciale
des Cool Shots arrive.
Inscrivez-vous pour jouer au curling sur table et
vous pourriez repartir avec 50$ en argent. C’est
votre dernière chance de vous qualifier pour les
éliminatoires de demain. Le gagnant de jeudi
est Kensy Jones.
Cool Shots coming
down to the crunch.
Sign up to play the tabletop version of the
roaring game – you could wind up with the
$50 cash prize. It’s the last chance to qualify
for tomorrow’s championship playdown.
The Thursday winner was Kensy Jones.
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Meet The Teams: New Brunswick - Team Crawford
Editor’s Note: The Heart Chart always likes
to have a little fun and ask the teams some
questions so you can know the players just a little better. We thank them for their co-operation.
SKIP ANDREA CRAWFORD
Q. What are you most looking forward to
in Montreal, aside from the curling?
A. Shopping & Dining, Site seeing
Q. Which female player - who plays your
position (alternates, use your usual position)
do you most admire and respect?
A. I would say Colleen Jones, from the
Maritimes like myself. She really kept at
it, and competed at many Scotties, stayed
persistent and determined and eventually
reached a very high level... and then even,
dominated for a good number of years, and
like many women in this sport she balanced
it with her career and a family. It’s encouraging to see what she has done and find points
to relate to.
Q. Male player, your position?
A. Obviously Russ Howard, silly question.;)
Q. If you could compete in Sochi in an
event OTHER THAN curling, what would
that be?
A. I would say possibly speed skating. I
would like to try an individual sport just for a
different challenge and when I was younger
I enjoyed running races, short distances and
Sandra Schmirler Foundation
Heart Chart
Size: 4.866" x 6.214" (Vertical)
printed on newsprint
I think I would really enjoy this for the same
reasons.
Q. Montreal is a “foodie” town, one of
the best in the world. What kind of cuisine
or specific restaurant is on your list for this
journey?
A. None specifically really... hope to have
the opportunity to maybe try out the Que-
bec famous “poutine” although, not the best
energy food!
I’m not in to Sushi, or many varieties of
fish either...
Continued
The Foundation presented a
cheque for $25,000 to the
neonatal intensive care units
at both Saint-Justine and
Montreal Children’s Hospitals
– for a total of $50,000.
The Sandra Schmirler Foundation funds life-saving
equipment for premature and critically ill newborn
babies and has now given over $2.4 million to
34 hospitals in every province in Canada.
Please help us keep Sandra’s legacy alive.
Donate during our Telethon on
Sunday, February 2 in person,
on-line or by phone – broadcast
live on TSN.
Also, watch for curlers sweeping
the crowd for donations on
Saturday, February 8.
Q. Who has been the biggest influence on
your career?
A. Hard question to answer really as I
don’t think there is one who has had the
most impact of anyone, but I’ve had
some great coaches along the way who’ve
definitely had a large impact, as well as
my parents who continue to push me, even
now that I’m a grown adult.
I would also have to include though my
employers, in the past 7 years. They may
not have had a direct influence but I really
couldn’t ask for better support from my
Managers, and my colleagues at the Canadian Forces Morale & Welfare Support
Agency, at CFB Gagetown., to allow me
to continue to invest as much time in this
great sport with the opportunity to compete
at such an amazing event for women in this
sport, the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Q. What is your favourite non-curling activity, charity, community group, or
endeavour that is important to you?
A. Given that I am in my 4th year of my
Masters in Business Administration at the
University of New Brunswick (on a PT
basis), and that I work full-time, and curl
competitively...
I don’t have a lot of spare time...
but things I like to do for me when I have
time include vacationing with my Husband, spending time at the Cottage in the
summers and making time to visit with
friends & family.
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THIRD REBECCA ATKINSON
A. Spending time with my teammates,
seeing old friends and meeting new friends
A. Irantzu Garcia
A. Sergio Vez
that be?
A. Freestyle Skiing
journey?
A. Poutine
your career?
A. Mom
A. Spending time with family and friends.
Volunteering with various community
organizations.
SECOND DANIELLE PARSONS
A. I’m most looking forward to seeing the
city! This is my first time staying in Montreal.
A. I’m not a skip, but I’ve always admired
Colleen Jones and her team from being from
my home province and all of their accomplishments.
A. Marc Kennedy because he’s not only an
amazing thrower and sweeper but he’s also a
great example of a good team player.
that be?
A. Ice skating because it looks so gracious.
I use to love watching the pros skate on TV
when I was a kid.
journey?
A. I’ve been told by family from Montreal that I need to try poutine at “la frite” but
after competition of course.
your career?
A. My Mom is the biggest influence for
me. She has always been there to support
me with curling and encourages me everyday. She was the reason I started the sport
and I’m very grateful for everything she has
done since day one. Thanks Mom.
A. I love when I get the opportunity to
help instruct junior curling. Teaching kids
how to curl and watching them develop is
always fun to be apart.
LEAD JODIE DESOLLA
A. Site seeing and shopping on St. Catherine Street
A. Dawn McEwen
A. Mark Nichols
that be?
A. Hockey – Canada’s other sport!
journey?
A. Looking forward to having a crêpe!
your career?
A. Supportive friends, family, colleagues,
and teammates have had the biggest influence on my career.
A. Going to the gym & spending time with
friends and family.
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on a
Thursday
night
Allison Ross made the big crowd
at the Maurice Richard Arena
happy Thursday with a win over
Ontario.
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Le vendredi 7 février 2014
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Meet The Teams: Quebec - Team Ross
Editor’s Note: The Heart Chart always likes
to have a little fun and ask the teams some
questions so you can know the players just a
little better. We thank them for their co-operation.
SKIP ALLISON ROSS
Q. What are you most looking forward to in
Montreal, aside from the curling?
A. I am most looking forward to all of the
fans cheering us on in our hometown!
A. Sherry Middaugh, I love how hard she
works at her game and her perseverance.
A. Jim Cotter, (as a last rock thrower) I love
how calm and cool he is on the ice
event OTHER THAN curling, what would that
be?
A. Ski jumping…I think I could handle
flipping in the air, but the landing might be
tricky!!!
Q. Montreal is a “foodie” town, one of the
best in the world. What kind of cuisine or specific restaurant is on your list for this journey?
A. We are lucky to eat in great restaurants
in Montreal all the time, but everyone visiting
has to have a smoked meat sandwich and a
poutine!
your career?
A. Glenn Tester, my coach…he is the person that made me believe that I am actually
a ‘skip’
Q. What is your favourite non-curling activity, charity, community group, or endeavour
that is important to you?
A. My favourite non-curling activity is
hanging out with my two girls, Kate (8) and
Carly (6)
THIRD MELISSA GANNON
A. I am very excited to see all the fans! As
well as the venue.
A. The female player that I admire is Kaitlyn
Lawes as she is so dedicated and very knowledgeable about our sport.
A. The male player would be Ryan Fry as
he can make so many great shots at the right
time.
be?
A. I would love to compete in bobsledding
just cause it would be so intense.
A. Smoked meat is the best in Mtl!
your career?
A. My dad is my biggest influence as he
always believed in me but pushes me to be
better each rock I throw. I would have to say
the coach that influenced me the most was
Bruce Merklinger giving me tools and advice
to perform at my highest level.
Q. What is your favourite non-curling activ-
A. My coach has been there for me ever
since I started the game, so I definitely
wouldn’t be where I am without him. I also
need to acknowledge the Lachine Curling
Club for being such a warm and welcoming
environment, I was excited to play every week
because of all the caring members.
A. I love playing soccer. It’s a great sport to
stay active in the summer, I was a member
on the Concordia team for a couple of years
as well. My love of it has now pushed me into
coaching and I’m helping young female goalies develop their skill and potential, it’s a very
rewarding job.
ity, charity, community group, or endeavour
A. My favourite non curling activity is reading and hanging with the family cause playing
at this level doesn’t give you much time to do
those things.
SECOND PAMELA NUGENT
A. The excitement of being the hometown
team! I’m looking forward to being able to
share the experience with my family and
friends who otherwise might not have been
able to travel to the Scotties.
A. Dawn McEwen. She is a level headed,
consistent player who is also a powerhouse
sweeper.
A. Dale Ness. He was a player that knew his
position and excelled at every element of it
from being a phenomenal sweeper to having
the perfect touch for draws.
be?
A. I’m slightly accident prone so not sure
I could manage any other event in Sochi. If
we’re pretending I could stay on my feet then
speed skating!
A. Being that Montreal is my hometown it’s
more a question of which favourite restaurant
do I look forward to indulging at... maybe Ye
Olde Orchard (awesome pub food), Dunn’s
Famous (great smoked meat), or The Keg
(always good for an amazing steak or seafood
dinner).
your career?
A. There have been many people who have
played key roles but the person who has had
the biggest influence on my career is my husband, Kevin LeCouffe. He curled competitively himself so he understands the sport
and the hard work it takes to achieve success. He happily takes care of our three young
kids while I’m away spieling with the team
or when I’m practicing on weekends when I
am home. When I need words of encouragement he always knows what to say and how
to help me refocus. If I didn’t have his support, I absolutely wouldn’t be here achieving
my goals. Love you Kevin!
A. My favourite non-curling activity is just
being a mom. I love every minute of being
with my three kids and from cheer them on
at soccer games or swimming lessons or
clapping the loudest at their school concerts
to even just snuggling on the couch watching Despicable Me2 for the 800th time and
everything in-between!
LEAD BRITTANY O’ROURKE
A. I’m really looking forward to being the
home team and being able to see my friends
and family at all of our games. I’m also looking forward to being almost like a tourist in
my hometown. We get to stay at a nice hotel
and get the feeling of going away on competition but without the side effect of being
homesick!
A. I respect and admire Sasha Carter and
Alison Kreviazuk, they are two solid players
that love the game and have great personalities.
A. I definitely love Marc Kennedy. It’s a
shame he wasn’t in the Men of Curling Calendar.
be?
A. I would absolutely do the skeleton. I’ve
never done it before but it looks like so much
fun! It pretty much seems like extreme sledding.
A. I love steak. Our team also love The Keg,
so we will probably be having a couple of
meals at least there.
your career?
FIFTH LISA DAVIES
A. The Old Port
A. Rachel Homan
A. Jeff Stoughton
be?
A. Skeleton
A. “O’ Noir” - eating blind
your career?
A. My biggest influence is my father. He’s
the one who would drive me to the curling
club when I was younger and motivated me
to put in the hard work necessary to achieve
my goals.
A. I just enjoy volunteering and giving back
to those who have helped me.
COACH GLENN TESTER
A. Playing in my home city in my home
province.
A. Sherry Middaugh
A. Kevin Martin and Earle Morris
be?
A. Hockey
A. Any of the downtown steakhouses
your career?
A. My current team for their patience and
willingness to learn.
A. Helping people recover from addiction
and/or alcoholism.
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FEBRUARY 1-9 @ MONTREAL, QC
DATE
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February 1
7:00 PM
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SUNDAY
9:00 AM
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February 2
2:00 PM
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8 CA vs MB 3
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AB vs BC 6
5
MB vs SK 4 3
6 QC vs CA 9
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February 3
7:30 PM
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9:00 AM
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February 4
2:00 PM
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10 CA vs NS 3
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2:00 PM
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7 BC vs PE 4
4 QC vs NL 5
12
ON vs NL 7 8
7
AB vs NS 4 4
SK vs AB 6
NB vs BC 3
7
NB vs SK 9 7
MB vs NS 3
9
NL vs PE 4 3
9
AB vs NL 5
6
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2:00 PM
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11:00 AM
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4:00 PM
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Bronze Medal
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SUNDAY, February 9
BC vs SK 8
CA vs NB
CA vs TE 3
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PE vs SK 7
7
PE vs NB 9
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NS vs TE 3
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CA vs BC 3
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SK vs NL 4
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BC vs NL 3
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ON vs MB 9
SK vs CA 7
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TE vs NB 5
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TB2
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Moose Jaw a été désigné pour accueillir
le Tournoi des Coeurs Scotties en 2015
CCA
L’Association canadienne de curling (ACC) a annoncé
aujourd’hui que les meilleures joueuses de curling au
Canada convergeront vers Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan pour
le Tournoi des Coeurs Scotties de 2015.
Ce sera la première fois que la Saskatchewan accueillera le championnat canadien de curling féminin, mais
certainement pas la première fois que la ville organisera
un événement de curling avec succès à Mosaic Place. La
Coupe Canada Capital One de 2012 a battu les records
d’assistance pour l’événement et les installations de 4 465
sièges sont parfaitement adaptées pour pouvoir recevoir le
joyau du curling féminin canadien.
“Nous ne pouvions pas être plus heureux de ramener un
de nos événements de curling de marque à Moose Jaw,”a
déclaré le Chef de la direction de l’ACC, Greg Stremlaw. “La
Coupe Canada de 2012 a été un brillant exemple d’une ville
qui encourage notre sport et nos joueurs de curling. Nous
savons que les gens de Moose Jaw et de partout en Saskatchewan, offriront une ambiance de fête en 2015.”
Les Scotties 2015 seront précédées, pour la première fois,
d’une qualification qui va déterminer le contingent de 12
équipes qui participeront aux Scotties. Quinze équipes
(les 14 Associations membres et la championne des Scot-
ties 2014) seront admissibles, ce qui signifie que le Nord
de l’Ontario fera ses débuts aux Scotties à Moose Jaw. Quatre équipes participeront au tournoi de pré qualification
tout juste avant le tournoi à la ronde afin de déterminer les
deux dernières. La formule de jeu sera annoncée à une date
ultérieure.
Mosaic Place a ouvert ses portes en août 2011 mettant
en vedette un aréna de hockey qui, en plus de son bassin
de sièges, dispose de 21 suites privées et de 132 sièges de
club. Rattaché à ce même bâtiment, se trouve le Moose Jaw
Ford Curling Centre avec ses huit pistes de glace. Il sera
également l’hôte de la populaire zone de divertissement,
le salon HeartStop.
“Après le succès de la Coupe Canada Capital One 2012,
nous savions que nous devions ramener un autre événement majeur de curling à Moose Jaw, aussitôt que possible,” a dit Danielle Sicinski, la Présidente de Coupe Canada de 2012 et la coprésidente du comité hôte des Scotties
2015.ainsi que Glenn Hagel. “Les amateurs de curling et les
bénévoles à Moose Jaw sont sans pareil et les curleurs et les
partisans seront comblés quand elles arriveront ici.”
La venue des Scotties 2015 marquera la 34e année
consécutive de la commandite en titre des produits Kruger (un des plus anciens partenariats dans le sport cana-
dien) pour le plus important événement de curling féminin
au Canada.
“Kruger Products est ravi de poursuivre son soutien de
longue date du curling féminin,” a déclaré Nancy Marcus,
vice-présidente du marketing chez Kruger Products. “Nous
sommes très heureux d’être de retour en Saskatchewan et
de nous rendre à Moose Jaw pour la première fois. En 2015,
cela fera 34 ans que nous parrainons les meilleures équipes
provinciales et territoriales au Tournoi des Coeurs Scotties.
Étant une fière entreprise canadienne, nous sommes heureux d’appuyer les femmes exceptionnelles des Scotties et
de revenir dans une province qui fait de ce sport merveilleux, sa passion.”
Avant la Coupe Canada Capital One de 2012, Moose Jaw
avait accueilli de nombreux autres événements majeurs
de curling y compris le championnat mondial de curling
féminin de 1983, le championnat mondial de curling junior
de 1979 et les championnats canadiens de curling senior,
masculin et féminin, en 1994.
Le Tournoi des Coeurs Scotties de 2014 se déroulera du
1er au 9 février à l’Aréna Maurice Richard à Montréal.
Des annonces concernant la vente des billets pour les
Scotties de 2015 seront publiées dans les semaines à venir.
Allez à curling.ca/tickets pour les mises à jour.
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