THE 2016 CANADIAN MIXED CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

THE 2016 CANADIAN MIXED
CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP
Newsletter Issue 2
Monday, November 9, 2015
Standings at End of Draw 1
Pool A
Pool B
W
L
SK
1
0
NT
BC
1
0
NO
0
1
NS
W
L
ON
1
0
QC
0
1
MB
1
0
0
1
AB
1
0
YT
PE
0
1
NB
NL
0
1
NU
In This Issue
 Standings at End of Draw 1
 Opening Ceremonies
 Warming Up
 Meet the Teams: Alberta,
British Columbia, Manitoba
 We Asked the Players
 What’s Next?
Get Connected
2016 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Newsletter Issue 2
Opening Ceremonies
There’s nothing like a piper! Special guests included Kirsty Duncan, Liberal MP Etobicoke North; Stephen Holyday, Toronto
Councillor Ward 3; Richard Hart, President Toronto Curling Association; John Epping, 2006 Canadian Mixed Curling Champion;
and Norm Oliver, President Weston Golf & Country Club. Kathryn Latimer sang “O Canada.”
Richard Hart, John Epping, Beth Woolnough and Norm Oliver took to the ice for the ceremonial first rock. And they were off!
Warming Up
All the teams got out to practise before Sunday night’s five first draw games.
(Clockwise) Yukon, skipped by Bob Smallwood, has two games today.
Saskatchewan third Ros Stewart and team started strong with a win against
PEI. Newfoundland and Labrador lead Lauren Wasylkiw and team faced
British Columbia. Manitoba skip Bob Sigurdson led his team to a victory over
Quebec in an exciting extra-end showdown.
(Not shown) Big ends were deciding factors in the other two games, Ontario
over Nunavut and Alberta over Northern Ontario.
Looking for food and drink? The bar is always open in the Pine Lounge. Visit the
Arnold Palmer Room (upstairs) weekdays from 8:30 am to 10 pm and weekends
from 7:30 am to 10 pm. In addition to the regular menu, you can choose from a
different Canadian-themed meal for each day of the event, posted daily.
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Meet the Teams
Alberta
Saville Community Sports Centre, Edmonton, team together
1 year
Mick Lizmore, SKIP: PhD Student, University of Alberta. Started at age 7, curling 21 years; 2013 World University Games; 2008
to 2010 & 2012, 2013 CIS University Nat’ls; 2007 Cdn Juniors.
Sarah Wilkes, THIRD: Student. Started at age 5, curling 20
years; 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts; 2013 World University
Games; 2009 to 2012 CIS University Nat’ls; 2011 Cdn Juniors;
2010 & 2011 Ontario Juniors
Brad Thiessen, SECOND: Student. Started at age 15, curling
10 years ; 2013 World University Games; 2011 to 2013 CIS
University Nat’ls; 2010 Cdn Juniors
Alison Kotylak, LEAD: Student, University of Alberta, Started
at age 5, curling 18 years; 2011 to 2015 CIS University Nat’ls;
2014 World Juniors
British Columbia
Royal City C.C., New Westminster, team together 1 year
Dean Joanisse, SKIP: Artist. Started at age 9, curling 34
years; 2007 & 2001 Brier; 1990 World Juniors; 1989 Cdn Juniors,
Level 2 Coach
Shannon Aleksic, THIRD: Curl BC. Started at age 5, curling
34 years; 1999, 2007, 2010 & 2011 Scotties; 2014 Olympic
Pre-trials, Level 3 Coach
Tyler Orme, SECOND: BC Hydro. Started at age 7, curling
29 years; 1997 & 1999 Cdn Juniors; 2010 Brier
Kelsey Steiger, LEAD: Certified Dental Assistant. Started at
age 10, curling 22 years; 2004 Cdn Juniors
Manitoba
Granite Curling Club, Winnipeg, team together 2 years
Bob Sigurdson, SKIP: Accountant. Started at age 12, curling
44 years; 2013 Cdn Seniors; 1977 Cdn Juniors; Level 2 Coach
Erika Sigurdson, THIRD: Life Enrichment Coordinator.
Started at age 8, curling 16 years; 2011 Cdn Juniors
Al Purdy, SECOND: Technologist. Started at age 13, curling
39 years
Lindsay Baldock, LEAD: Registered Nurse. Started at age 8,
curling 17 years; Optimist Int’l; 2013 Scotties, Provincial Mixed
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2016 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Newsletter Issue 2 / Monday, November 9, 2015
We Asked the Players
What’s Next?
We asked the players: What is your favourite body part? They told us.
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I don’t know if my response
is appropriate
no comment
my wife’s bum
my lips
naughty bits
right hand (need it to throw)
legs
say what?
eyes (2nd favourite)
hand
my 6-pack in the fridge
feet
knees
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feet
hands
my legs
shoulders
on me? or on you?
calves
butt
back
legs
eyes
my personality
calves
bum
eyes
arms
legs
We also asked the players: What is your favourite position? They told us.
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87.5% of SKIPS are happy skipping
100% of THIRDS like being a vice (can you guess which 25% call themselves “Mates”?)
Only 57% of SECONDS prefer playing second; the rest would rather move up or down
89% of LEADS are happy playing lead; the rest are flexible!
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Draw 4: 10 am
Draw 5: 2:30 pm
Draw 6: 7 pm
Meet the Teams:
New Brunswick,
Newfoundland &
Labrador,
Northern Ontario
Get Connected
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exciting moments
@CurlingCanada,
@WestonCurlCC,
#CdnMixed2016
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 View the scores online
It’s a Win/Win When You Help the
Weston Special Olympics Team
The Weston Special Olympics Competitive Curling
team is headed to compete at the Special Olympics
Canada Winter Games in Cornerbrook, Newfoundland, in March 2016. Five athletes have trained
hard to qualify: George Moody, Bill Moody, Mike
Mogford, Tony Erlich and Jamie MacDonald.
How can you help?
* Buy 50/50 raffle tickets during the Canadian
Mixed to raise funds to help with costs of their trip.
* Buy The Curling News “The Spirit of Curling”
calendar at the event and $10 out of the $20 +HST
will also go to the fund.
Thanks for
helping
support our
quest for
Gold!
at www.curling.ca/
scoreboard/
 Find each day’s
newsletter (in colour!) at
www.curling.ca/
2016mixed/
To Russia with Love
Let’s send our
2016
Canadian Mixed
Champions to
the 2016 World Mixed Curling
Championship next October in
Kazan, Russia, with
plenty of love.
Go, Canada! We’ll be with you!
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