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E, SWIFT CURRENT Monday - Friday 8:00 to 5:30 306-773-3535 Saturday 9:00 to 3:00 [email protected] • www.regierhonda.com A2 SOUTHWEST BOOSTERX THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018 A2 OLYMPICS 2 Schafer gearing up for curling appearance at THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018 2018 Olympic Games SCOTT ANDERSON SOUTHWEST BOOSTER Kelly Schafer never thought she would have another op- portunity to represent Great Britain at an Olympic Games contact us after moving to Swift Current in 2011. • Phone: 306-773-9321 However, Schafer is now • Fax: 306-773-9136 less than a month away from • 30 4th Avenue NW competing at the 2018 Olym- Swift Current, SK, S9H 0T5 pic Winter Games in Pyeo- ngChang, South Korea from • www.swbooster.com February 9 to 25. She will be participating at the Games advertising sales as the alternate player for the Great Britain rink skipped by Kara Stephanson, Eve Muirhead. Schafer boasts appear- sales manager, 306-770-2223 ances at two previous Olympic [email protected] Games, along with a series of medal performances at Euro- Melissa Richardson, sales, pean and World Champion- 306-770-2226 ship events. However, her [email protected] unlikely return to the Olympic Kelly Schafer will be representing Great Britain at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea next stage with Great Britain comes month. Jerry Butterworth, sales, thanks to a series of unique cir- 306-770-2227 cumstances. It was at that 2010 event that does, but doesn’t play unless to the program fully from that [email protected] The competitive curler she met then Swift Current they’re asked to play,” she perspective while training in served as the co-chair of the Mayor Jerrod Schafer, and the noted. Swift Current, which is ideal.” newsroom 2016 Ford World Women’s two fell in love before marry- In preparation for this re- She has received Swift Curling Championship when ing in 2013 and welcoming a sponsibility, she played in all CurreFinding quality curling Scott Anderson, editor, it returned to Swift Current, baby boy, Darby, in 2014. She team positions during tune-up ice has also not been a prob- 306-770-2224 [email protected] and in the back of her mind remained on the ice by com- events this past fall. lem. she was thinking that would be peting on the World Curling “It keeps me on my toes,” she “ e Swift Current Curling Steven Mah, sports reporter, the closest she would get to a Tour and she represented Sas- chuckled. “Because I’m always Club - I just feel so lucky. We 306-770-2225 major curling championship katchewan at the 2014 Can- learning something new. And have a fantastic facility here,” [email protected] event. adian Mixed Championships, its been a real challenge this she boasted. “ is is just about “ e good news for me was I but citizenship regulations time, an exciting challenge this the best ice I’ve played on all commercial print kept training and kept playing prevented her from competing time, to be able to learn all the year. It’s just great training ice. in the hope that there would in other Canadian champion- new things that’s out there in at’s always the issue as well, Kara Stephanson, maybe be opportunities - in- ship events. curling too, because it’s forever that you don’t necessarily have 306-770-2223, itially I was thinking in Canada. “When I moved to Canada, changing.” the facilities to be able to ad- [email protected] I didn’t think for one minute I wasn’t sure where my curl- She has to be fully versed in here to your program either.” that I would be back playing ing career would go. So I had a their specialized game plans “I couldn’t have asked for classi eds with Great Britain.” little bit of a stop gap to kind of for each opponents, sweeping any better support from that When Muirhead’s third Anna have a family.” rules, ice conditions, as well as perspective, so I’ve been able Classifi eds 1-306-773-9321 Sloan su ered a serious knee When she got to call to be the shot making demands of to just seamlessly do what all injury in the spring of 2016, the injury replacement for each position. the other girls are doing, but Fax: 306-773-9136 Schafer was welcomed back the Muirhead rink at a ser- “It’s just far more complex do it here.” classifi [email protected] into the team in what she de- ies of bonspiels in Canada, than anybody could ever im- Schafer ew to Scotland on scribes as “a fortunate, or un- she began curling with them agine.” January 5 to join her curling circulation fortunate, twist of fate”. as their fth player. In June of “As a player I find that I teammates for their nal prep- 306-773-9321 “It really is pretty surreal to this past year she got the good haven’t been tired of learning arations for the start of their be called back and have that news that she would o cially new things.” Olympic competition on Feb- regional great honour,” she said of hav- be part of Team Great Britain. And Schafer has fully em- ruary 14. managers ing a chance to return to the Her training then kicked into a braced this role. And while she will wear the Michael J. Hertz, Senior Vice Olympics. higher gear, including a sum- “ e last thing I would like to Great Britain colours at the President & Group Publisher “I actually feel like I’ve been mer training visit to Scotland do as an alternate player is step Olympics, she admitted she really lucky. I’m not sure if two and this fall she attended ve onto the ice not being fully pre- will be taking a piece of Swift Olympic cycles ago this would di erent World Curling Tour pared. I’m letting myself down. Current with her. have even been possible to do.” and Grand Slam events with I’m letting the team down. And “It’s just another good news Schafer is no stranger to high the team. e rink had a suc- ultimate your country too. So story. I remember lots was level curling, having made her cessful end to 2017 by winning you have to take the roll ser- reported when I moved here Funded by the Government of Canada Olympic Games debut at the the European Curling Cham- iously and everything that’s because Jerrod and I met via 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy, pionship. asked of you within that you curling.” where she threw second stones Great Britain will enter have to fully embrace that and “And now, I feel pretty proud for the Rhona Martin skipped PyeongChang as the defending do it well.” that I can take a little bit of Great Britain team which was Olympic bronze medalists after Schafer had a dedicated Swift Current with me, where a win shy of the medal round Muirhead’s rink claimed third training regime to follow since it started.