Topics: A wild extra end gives Switzerland gold; a recap of each team’s performance and what it means going forward; the bright future for Korea, Japan & China; tough luck for the USA; a new reality for Canada; the tweak we would make to the format.
Music: Tournament of Hearts by the Weakerthans: https://open.spotify.com/track/1pkH2oFavgoVpxmXO9ylze
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Topics: Everything you want to know about all 13 teams at the 2019 Women’s World Curling Championships, from Latvia to Canada. Does the event being in Denmark benefit anyone? What teams will outperform expectations?
Music: Tournament of Hearts by the Weakerthans: http://open.spotify.com/track/1pkH2oFavgoVpxmXO9ylze
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Topics: Quick hitters on the most interesting teams from the 2019 Scotties & Brier; the new “actually, the format is good” narrative; the expectations that get set for Team Homan; Kevin Koe and global warming are the two things that can stop Brendan Bottcher.
Music: Tournament of Hearts by the Weakerthans: http://open.spotify.com/track/1pkH2oFavgoVpxmXO9ylze
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Topics: We talk to USCA College Curling Committee Chair Gordon Maclean about the growth of college curling in the United States, the difference between the sport in the US & the rest of the world, how clubs can start college programs and the future of US college curling. Plus how curling statistics took him all the way to the Olympics.
USA College Curling Links
https://www.facebook.com/groups/170170503016950/
https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/webstream2
Music: Tournament of Hearts by the Weakerthans: https://open.spotify.com/track/1pkH2oFavgoVpxmXO9ylze
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Topics: Quick recaps of the championships in the US, Scotland, Switzerland & Japan; the controversy surrounding Scotland’s Worlds rep; the delicate balance between selecting your country’s best team for Worlds and encouraging grassroots growth; the residency rules debate at the Scotties & Brier; pratfalls at the English men’s curling championship.
Music: Tournament of Hearts by the Weakerthans: https://open.spotify.com/track/1pkH2oFavgoVpxmXO9ylze
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Topics: We preview the 2019 curling championships in the USA, Scotland, Switzerland and Japan. Get info on how to watch and who to watch for as teams vie for World Championship berths.
Music: Tournament of Hearts by the Weakerthans: https://open.spotify.com/track/1pkH2oFavgoVpxmXO9ylze
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Topics: Jonathan’s mixed doubles abilities will result in Ryan eating haggis; Break-downs of the World Qualification Event & Continental Cup; Our Curling World Cup preview leads to a discussion of what European curling needs to promote growth; Jonathan on how curling beginners can advance their knowledge by watching the pros on TV.
Links: Jonathan’s TV Viewing Guide for Curling Beginners:
https://www.jonathanhavercroft.com/curling/2019/1/28/watching-curling-on-tv
Music: Tournament of Hearts by the Weakerthans: https://open.spotify.com/track/1pkH2oFavgoVpxmXO9ylze
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Topics: Recaps of the World Junior B tournament where Jonathan’s England team made playoffs, the USA Challenger Round and the Canadian Open. Previews of the Continental Cup and the World Qualifier in New Zealand. Plus Ryan tries to get Jonathan to talk trash about all the teams he played against in juniors who are at the Quebec Tankard.
Music
Tournament of Hearts by the Weakerthans: https://open.spotify.com/track/1pkH2oFavgoVpxmXO9ylze
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Topics: The best curling Christmas gifts, what to watch for in curling in 2019, an in-depth discussion of the upcoming World Junior B tournament and our Professor of Peel lets us know what a bench coach actually does.
Links
Jonathan’s blog on Bench Coaching: https://www.jonathanhavercroft.com/curling/how-to-bench-coach-curling
Music
Merry Christmas from the Family by Robert Earl Keen: https://open.spotify.com/track/4yqu3N8SqtWuR3MTfKrqXd
A Fairytale of New York by The Pogues: https://open.spotify.com/track/3VTNVsTTu05dmTsVFrmGpK
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Topics: Jared Allen’s Olympic aspirations & the new U.S. Under 5 National Championship; Curling World Cup recap, TV coverage, attendance issues & format fixes; Canada Cup recap & Team Koe’s clock management mishap; Does thinking time per end do more harm than good?
Music
Tournament of Hearts by the Weakerthans: https://open.spotify.com/track/1pkH2oFavgoVpxmXO9ylze
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