Shot of the year – Glenn Howard at 2009 Tim Hortons Brier
Hope everyone is enjoying their summer. Before you know it curling will be upon us again. Until then look back again and marvel at this shot that Glenn Howard made at this past year’s Brier. I think it’s still the best shot I’ve ever seen, what do you think?
How they make Curling Stones
If you’ve ever wondered the process they use to make a curling stone, watch this interesting video:
It’s curling like a rock star in Banff, Alberta
Here is a fun video that promotes the social aspect of curling from the fine folks at Banff/Lake Louise Tourism. This video was filmed at the Banff Curling Club in Banff, Alberta, Canada. [youtube SWLHc13KBEU]
Monday Night Curling
No this isn’t your Monday night rec league, but a funny clip of a classic SCTV skit with the (late) John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy and Rick Moranis. Great stuff – enjoy… [youtube LBe_nPA_T1Y]
But was it cheating?
Calgary Herald columnist Al Cameron has launched a great new blog and today I noticed an interesting post he wrote about Russian skip Liudmila Privivkova’s team and an alleged (foot wedge) sweeping violation they committed that has caused somewhat of a stir: Sweeping used to be the one big area where you’d find rulebreakers who [...]
