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What’s Happening Around the Curling World?
On September 17th and 18 th an
interesting new event took place in Lafayette,
Colorado, the Everest North American Curling Club
Championship. We will review what happened in
Lafayette and the men’s winner. Dan Sherrard
from Edmonton will join us to recap his feelings
about the event. This past weekend in Okotoks, Alberta
the ATB Okotoks Classic event was held with
many of the top players on the men’s side of the
equation participating and we will take a look at
what happened in Okotoks. An event took place in Calgary involving
the Mixed Doubles Super Series with some of the
best mixed doubles teams in the world
involved. Also, starting Wednesday, September
25 th at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary is the
PointsBet Invitational and we will do a review on
what that event is all about. Hot Rocks Topics….
A lot of discussion around video
streaming of events the past couple of years. The
World Curling Congress in Montreal a few weeks
ago discussed some of the challenges world
curling is facing with streaming and similar
problems are also haunting Curling Canada we
will discuss what that is all about. In the House with us today is the
number one women’s skip in the world, Rachel
Homan. We will look at an email where a listener
has asked for some direction that possibly more of
our listeners might need. What Are You Hearing? We are hearing that in the PointsBet this
week Laura Walker will be subbing for Shannon
Birchard as second for Kari Einarson - Where is
Shannon?
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Welcome to Inside Curling season number five....this
is our first official show of the 2024 – ’25 season and
we have a lot of things to cover.
When we did our summer show in August we
announced that Inside Curling is no longer part of
Sportsnet and have moved over to Acast. We would
again like to thank everyone at Sportsnet for the three
great years we spent with the network. Also, in
addition to kevin, Warren and Jim we would like to
welcome our technical producer for the third year,
Mike Rogerson along with Rod Palson who is doing
our social media for the fifth year, mainly Face Book
and X (Twitter) but once we are into the season we
are also going to branch into Instagram and Tik Tok
more than we have in the past. In this coming season
we will have clips, segments and some interviews on
You Tube.
Here is what is on the show today’s show…
What’s Happening Around the Curling World?
World Curling concluded it’s annual
Curling Congress in Montreal on September 8 th and
Warren was there so we will review what took
place.
A number of smaller spiels have already
happened and this weekend in Cornwall, Ontario
the annual Shorty Jenkins Classic is taking place
involving some of the best teams in the world so
we will look in on what is happening there.
On September 17th and 18 th an
interesting new event is taking place in Lafayette,
Colorado, the Everest North American Curling Club
Championship….We will review what is taking
place there. An interesting playoff took place this
past week in Sweden involving Anna Hasselborg
and Isabella Wrana….We will review what
happened. During our summer show we talked
about the Governor General’s Curling and it held
its 150 anniversary gathering in Ottawa,
September 8 – 12…We announced the Showdown at the
Saville on our show in August and we will bring
you up-to-date on what is happening with the
Showdown.
Hot Rocks Topics, During the World Curling meetings some
interesting discussions were brought up regarding
rules enforcement by some retired athletes and
coaches who were present….you will be surprised
at what they had to say….
The issue of 8 ends versus 10 wasn’t on the
agenda...wasn’t even discussed…what would
be the reason for that?
In The House, Brad Jacobs is now the skip of the old
Brendan Bottcher team and Brad will be with us to
talk about the up coming season.
Mailbag, Even though it is summer we are
getting emails and we will review one.
What Are You Hearing, Brianne Harris, lead on team Einarson
was suspended from all competition at the end of
February because of a banned substance detected in a
sample taken on January 24 th . A-B sample was taken
in early March and the substance Ligandrol was
detected again. Harris has been suspended since but
this week on Face Book a posting was made bringing
everyone up to speed on the situation - we will take a
look at it.
Hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jungle Jim Jerome.
Recorded, Edited, Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
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Inside Curling has made a move into the
curling event business with the announcement in
July of four new events at the Saville Centre in
Edmonton that will be known as the ShowDown
at the Saville. The events will happen between
April 23 rd and May 11 th . We will dig in and review
exactly what the ShowDown at the Saville
involves. The first major event of the season, the
Points Bet Invitational will get underway at
Canada Olympic Park (COP) in Calgary on
September 25 we will review the field for that
event. The first Grand Slam of the season, the
Hearing Life Challenge will start on October 1 st in
Charlottetown hasn’t been a lot of news out of
the Grand Slam so we will review what is or isn’t
happening there. Kevin’s Curling Academy has had a busy
summer and we will take a look at what’s
happening with the Academy. USA Mixed Doubles Pre-Trials were
completed on August 11 th and there are now
seven out of 10 teams determined for the USA
Trials in February, We will review what has
happened so far in determining a USA
representative for the 2026 Olympics In the first week of September the
Governor General’s Curling Club will celebrate it’s
150 anniversary, We will review what the GG’s
really is and why it is important to curling in
Canada.
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome.
Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
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In our final show of the season for Inside Curling, we sit down for a discussion with Beau Welling, the president of World Curling. We dive into the season that was, and look ahead for a sneak peak at some of the things WC has planned for next season and the years to come.
From all of us here at Inside Curling, we would like to thank you, our faithful listeners, for all you support, input and encouragement throughout the season... in the words of the great Canadian band Chilliwack "without an audience, there ain't no show."
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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In the House today is Sportsnet’s veteran curling broadcaster, Rob Faulds, who will help us review the highlights from the past season (6:25). In What’s Happening Around the Curling World? We are getting close to the end of our season so we'll look at the world rankings for women, men and mixed doubles (32:24). In What are You Hearing? We are hearing that Beth Johnston in Nova Scotia is concerned about what the future path is for the Grand Slam since it has been purchased by the Curling Group. We will tell you what we know at this point...(56:37).
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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In the House today is our special guest Bobby Ray, Curling Canada manager of club development and membership services (2:18). Next up, the fellas take a look around the world of curling to discuss an interesting announcement this week out of Italy from National Coach, Claudia Pescia (29:32). In today's Hot Rocks Topics (33:23), we look into Brendan Bottcher's interesting announcement today regarding his future in curling. Later on, the guys go over a note Tim Dean in Texas sent us (45:47).
Hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jungle Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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This episode of Inside Curling begins In the House with Next Gen skip Sam Mooibroek, one of the sport's up and coming U-25 players. Next, we take a trip around the curling world to sort through the latest news and notes. Later, the boys share an update from Team Homan after the squad released some info this week on X about how great their season really was - it really is pretty remarkable!
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jungle Jim Jerome. Recorded, edited and mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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Today, we have a very special episode for a very special guest. The Inside Curling boys interview the legendary Glenn Howard. The four-time world champion and the winner of 14 Grand Slams and 20-time Brier participant talks to us about officially retiring from competitive play plus much more!
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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In the House today is our special guest David Murdoch, the High Performance Director for Curling Canada! In What’s Happening Around the Curling World? The curling world has been pretty quiet this past week so we are going to answer some emails from our listeners (28:00).
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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In the House today is special guest Patrick Prade, manager of the Vancouver Curling Club (2:30). In What’s Happening Around the Curling World? There were a number of changes within top teams in Canada over the past few weeks and and we will chat about that (24:45). On Hot Rocks Topics, we are getting near the end of the season and we have a ton of emails to go through. We also want to thank all the people that sent us questions in the last week either on social media or via email we will try to get to them all before the end of the season (34:30)!
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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In the House today is our special guest Brad Whitlock from CurlVegas and he has a real special announcement for us (2:51). On What’s Happening Around the Curling World? The World Mixed Doubles Championship concluded in Ostersund, Sweden and we will give you all the results. The World Seniors Championships also concluded in and we review who the winners were there. The hockey world was saddened this week with the passing of legendary announcer Bob Cole….But what not many people know is Cole also had a tie to curling (16:04). On Hot Rocks Topics, we look at a couple of emails (26:55). And on What are You Hearing? We are hearing that many people were upset because there wasn’t a linear television presence of the world mixed doubles championship last week, Is mixed doubles getting the respect that it should as an Olympic Sport (31:50)?
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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Today we bring you a special interview with World Mixed Doubles Champion Rasmus Wrana. In the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame at only 29, Wrana's resume is already incredibly impressive.
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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In the House today is Colin Hodgson, who is going to tell us about a very unique event held this past weekend in Chisasibi, Quebec (2:57). In What’s Happening Around the Curling World? The World Mixed Doubles and Senior Championships are underway in Ostersund, Sweden and we will take a look at what is happening there. The Canadian Stick Curling Championship took place in Toronto at the Leaside Curling Club and we will give you the results (23:45). On Hot Rocks Topics, we are going to look at a couple of emails (31:50). And on What are You Hearing? We are hearing there are more changes coming to some of the top teams in Curling...(37:25).
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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We kick off this week's show with What are You Hearing? More than hearing, we're wondering what other Canadian team player changes are in store for the offseason (1:30). In the House today is special guest and 2024 Princess Auto Players’ Championship winner Brad Gushue (7:26). In What’s Happening Around the Curling World, we review what went down on Sunday at the Players Championship and preview the World Mixed Doubles Championship, which starts in Sweden on Saturday (25:17).
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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The final Grand Slam of the year, the Princess Auto Players’ Championship, is down to the finals. Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jungle Jim Jerome are here to break it all down for you...
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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The Princess Auto Players Championship - the final Grand Slam of the year - is underway in Toronto. There is a competition inside the competition taking place at the Players and we will take a look at how that is shaping up. And Warren has an email that he feels he must read...
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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In the House today is 7-time world champion Nik Edin (1:15)! On What’s Happening Around the Curling World? The World Men’s Championship concluded in Schaffhausen, Switzerland and we take a final look at what went down. We also take a look at The Best of the West, which finished up in Saskatoon at the Nutana Club on Sunday. The Players Championship is underway in Toronto and we review what's happened so far (24:32). Next, on Hot Rocks Topics, we look at a couple of emails (31:04). And on What are You Hearing? Nik Edin had .08 seconds left on his time clock once he released the winning rock for the worlds. How does he manage it that close?
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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On this special bonus episode of Inside Curling, the boys sit down with Nic Sulsky, head of The Curling Group, who announced on Tuesday that they will be taking over The Grand Slam of Curling starting next year. It's the biggest news to hit the curling world in some time and the guys break it all down with Nic. Join us tomorrow for our regular weekly show ft. Nik Edin, as well as update shows this weekend from the Grand Slam.
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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Jim and Kevin discuss the strangest places they've ever recorded our show...and then the guys discuss Warren's amazing collection of historic curling memorabilia. The 2024 world men's curling championship is down to two teams and we review what happened in Schaffhausen today, as well as make some predictions. The Best of the West, an Under-25 event being played at the Nutana Club in Saskatoon, continues on. We review where things sit there after two days.
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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The round robin has just completed at the 2024 world men's curling championship in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. We update you on the latest, including who qualified for the playoffs. The boys review the picks they made for the final 6 and take a look at who might make the final 4. Plus, on Thursday the Best of the West, an Under-25 event being played at the Nutana Club in Saskatoon, started. We tell you what's been happening there.
Inside Curling is hosted by Kevin Martin, Warren Hansen and Jim Jerome. Recorded, Edited and Mixed by Mike Rogerson.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
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