Jennifer Jones and her team don't owe anyone an apology. They won the trials and got to represent Canada at the Olympics, something athletes dream about.
The international women's field is the deepest it's ever been, 2/3 medallists from last year's worlds miss the playoffs too.
I made a mistake and read the Facebook comments after Canada missed the playoffs. I'm sorry.
I don't know about you but finishing tied for fourth in the standings against the best in the world with little prep is pretty damn impressive.
#Beijing
#curling
Save the date: May 20. Both
@BradGushue
🇨🇦 and
@BruceMouat
🏴 are playing in the world mixed doubles championship ... and Canada and Scotland just so happen to be in the same pool. 🙃
#curling
An unreal finish to the
@grandslamcurl
season.
@TeamHoman
overcame an early 4-0 deficit to win 6-5 over Team Einarson in an extra end at the Champions Cup and claim a record-extending 13th women's title in the series.
What an unreal tournament for
@RHoman89
capturing her record-extending 11th
#GSOC
women's title just three weeks after giving birth to daughter Bowyn.
Next is the last
@grandslamcurl
on her list to win: the Princess Auto Players' Championship.
There are six
@grandslamcurl
tournaments and
@EinarsonTeam
just clinched a spot in their fifth final of the season.
Stretch that back into last year and it’s seven of the past eight women’s finals in the series 🤯
FYI, the women's teams that have arrived for the
@grandslamcurl
events aren't currently staying in the same hotel as the men's worlds teams.
#WMCC2021
#curling
Even if you're not a curling fan and are just a casual follower of Canadian sports in general, you know the name. You also know he's an icon. On and off the ice, there will never be another Glenn Howard.
All the best in retirement,
@howardfour
.
Also have to say I’m a fan of the
@TeamMouat
supporters section in the Pinty’s pub. Their families made the trip from Scotland to Toronto. Sounds like I’m at a footy match.
Talk about consistency: After qualifying Friday at the Champions Cup,
@TeamGushue
have now reached the playoffs in 25 consecutive
@grandslamcurl
tournaments.
It's so amazing to see Rachel Homan return to play this week. The only thing I'm disappointed with is it means a lack of
@crockerwalker
memes. 😬
#curling
#GSOC
Kerri Einarson called Homan superwoman. Kevin Koe said Homan might be his favourite curler.
Here's what Homan had to say about the comments from the curling community.
Gushue is through.
@TeamGushue
makes the draw in the extra end to edge Team Edin 3-2 and qualify for the
@grandslamcurl
HearingLife Tour Challenge men’s playoffs.
#curling
"Unless she pulls a Tom Brady … this will be the last time she and I are on the same ice in a big event, so it’s special for me in that sense."
@MikeMcEwen80
on the farewell tour for his team and competing in the
@grandslamcurl
beside
@02ginger
I guess what happens in Vegas does not, in fact, stay in Vegas.
Now officially announced,
@TeamGushue
have added
@eharnden83
for next season. Harnden brings a wealth of talent and experience and was their alternate at the men's worlds in Vegas.
#curling
It's been wild seeing
@Team_locosolare
's journey up close from their first
@grandslamcurl
event at the 2016 Champions Cup to now making history by winning their first title in the series at the 2023 Co-op Canadian Open.
#curling
Since Nagano, Canada's Olympic men's
#curling
team has been skipped by someone named Mike, Kevin or Brad. That isn't going to change as the final three here are Mike McEwen, Kevin Koe & Brad Gushue.
#ROTR2017
Since they couldn't be with them in Beijing for the Olympics,
@TeamMouat
's families have arrived in full force to cheer on the lads at the
@grandslamcurl
Players' Championship in Toronto.
The defending champs are also making noise on the ice.
#curling
With no shot at a quad, that's handshakes!
@TeamLWalker
wins 7-4 and will represent Alberta at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Moose Jaw, SK.
Team Manitoba =
@TeamZacharias
!
Mackenzie Zacharias just needed an open hit in the 10th end to count two and win 7-5 over Kristy Watling to return to the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts - this time as a provincial champion.
#curling
Joanne Courtney & Kerri Einarson are playing with heavy hearts at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts with frontline co-workers, patients & residents in their thoughts.
#STOH2021
#curling
Some curling fans were freaking out there were only five Canadian teams in the
@grandslamcurl
Masters women's division.
And yet it'll be an all-Canadian women's final between
@TeamJJonesCurl
and
@TeamTracyFleury
.
@SNCaroline
Ah, class picture day. There was always that one kid who forgot or didn't dress up and wore something like a Leafs jersey.
That kid at my school was
@Steve_Dangle
Adam Casey, bay bay!
Casey on the bench with
@TeamGushue
this week at the
@grandslamcurl
HearingLife Tour Challenge. Gushue says the plan is to also have him as the team’s fifth at the Pan Continental Championships.
#curling
What a fantastic crowd in Olds this week for the
@grandslamcurl
Champions Cup … and look a Newfoundland and Labrador flag!
@TeamGushue
fans are everywhere.
#curling
"If other sports are going forward why not curling?"
I mean if we had the budget of the NHL, curlers were paid millions & didn't have full-time jobs outside of the sport ...
Also, we should probably wait till they actually play before labelling empty arenas a successful model
How about that? Gushue bounces back in the fourth end to score three and grab a 4-3 lead heading into the break against McEwen.
@grandslamcurl
#curling
Also, our definitions of "always chokes" seem to be, to use a curling expression, way off.
Someone who has won a world championship, three Scotties, 11 Grand Slams, an Olympic trials, etc., doesn't read like the resume of someone who "always chokes".
#Beijing2022
#curling
Pretty impressive to see Japan's Team Fujisawa make it to the quarters at the
@grandslamcurl
National even with lead Yurika Yoshida out of the lineup due to illness.
They could have brought in a spare but opted to play as just a trio this week.
#curling
#GSOC
📷:
@PhotoVagrant
On this day in 2011, I started my internship at
@Sportsnet
.
Here’s to 10 years and what better way to celebrate than by covering a
@grandslamcurl
Championship Sunday.
(Well, maybe ball hockey but we’re still on hiatus)
It's undeniable the impact
@JoCourtney89
has had on women's curling as a front-end player, and she's an incredible person off the ice too. Big (Goldline) shoes to fill but also looking forward to what's in store for Jo's future.
After the 2021/22 season,
@JoCourtney89
will be taking some time away from curling to focus on her family and career. We will greatly miss Jo on our team, but we are excited about her next chapter. She has been the most incredible teammate.
Full release:
Well, well, well, how the turntables.
After a tough start,
@EinarsonTeam
have now won three straight games and are in good standing at the
@grandslamcurl
Players' Championship.
WCF World Team Rankings have been updated with Brier points.
@TeamMDunstone
moves up from 14th to 11th just in time for the qualification cutoff for
@grandslamcurl
Players' Championship (top 12 get invitations).
#curling
Dunny = $$$. Matt Dunstone makes a rad run double to score 4 in the 2nd & grab a 4-0 lead vs. Ruohonen in the Oakville Fall Classic semis.
#curling
@TeamMDunstone
Thanks
@CurlingZone
for updating the year-to-date rankings. Looks like it'll be Team Fleury vs. Team Carey in the wild-card game at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
#curling
"I think each game that we play, you kind of put the worlds in the past and you focus on this event."
@TeamGushue
are finding their rhythm at the
@grandslamcurl
Players' Championship and are off to a 2-0 start with a 7-3 win Wednesday over Team Koe.
After needing four days to win two games to start the HearingLife Tour Challenge,
@TeamGushue
is now looking for its fourth win in two days to claim the title.
Gushue meets world No. 1
@TeamMouat
in Sunday's final.
@grandslamcurl
#curling
“I knew you were going to do it one day. Thanks for not quitting.”
A year ago,
@taylormcd93
convinced
@crockerwalker
not to step back from
#curling
. Now they're off to represent Alberta at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. My story ⤵️
Do I go with "hat trick" because they've won three in a row or "four-za" because it's their fourth total?
Team Retornaz keep on truckin' in the
@grandslamcurl
with another title win at the Masters.
#curling
"I’m a curling nerd, let’s be honest. … I love the game. I love figuring out how to develop an end and a game plan."
Had a great chat this afternoon with
@LKLawes
about forming
@TeamKLawes
plus her 12-year tenure with
@TeamJJonesCurl
& more.
#curling