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It’s a repeat for the Maple Leaf as Stoughton claims his 6 first world crown in 5 15 years

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At left, holds up daughter Elizabeth, 7, following Sunday’s gold-medal victory over Scotland. Far left, Stoughton, third Jon Mead, second , and lead grab a piece of the FWMCC trophy.

Warwick Smith of Perth in 1996, lost to Hammy McMil- lan of Stranraer in 1999 and won this year against the vet- eran from Aberdeen who had his second Ford Worlds title assembled a team of young- Stoughton to a glittering list of accom- sters and quali ed for his  rst adds second plishments that includes three Worlds since winning the Brier wins and a record nine global junior title in 1995, the global title titles. year before Stoughton won “It doesn’t get any bet- his  rst world men’s crown at to his resume ter,” said Stoughton, shortly Copps Coliseum. after recording a 6-5 cham- Playing with Brewster pionship- nal victory over were 22-year-old third Greg Larry Wood Drummond, 21-year-old Eye Opener Editor Scotland’s in the event  nale. second Scott Andrews and “At my age, with my long 22-year-old lead Michael career, it’s pretty special to Goodfellow. t was a long, tough, gruel- “That’s a great young ling ride, but Jeff Stough- be able to do this. We’ve put in a lot of hard work and team,” said Stoughton of his Iton successfully reached foe. “They have great me- the end of the championship dedication to play this game. And this says a lot for our chanics. I think if they can just trail on Sunday night at the tone it down a little bit, relax . longevity in the game and our perseverance and the sacri- and let the game play out. We The 47-year-old Stoughton had some more  nesse shots completed his most illustrious  ces we’ve put in.” Stoughton last won the than they did, made some curling campaign by adding more touch draws and some bumpers and hacks. I think Sunday’s Final that’s all that’s missing from world title in 1996. Brewster and Canadian second Reid Carruthers and their game. 6 Scotland 5 “For a long time it was get- vice-skip Jon Mead were the second for lead Steve “Those guys are young! ting hard to be third or fourth celebrating very special birth- Gould. Stoughton won his That’s going to be a pretty 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T or  fth, trying to get back days — No 37 for Brewster, previous title 15 years ago in Scotland 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 x 5 strong team in the near to this,” he said. “You’re so a native of St. Andrews, and Hamilton, Ont. future.” Canada* 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 x 6 close, but so far. It does get No. 44 for Mead, who was This was his third global  - %age Lead Second Third Skip Team Scotland 84 78 76 89 79 frustrating. But this makes up born in Regina. nal and the third time his team Canada 86 88 91 93 89 for all of it.” It was the  rst world suc- has faced off against a Scot- Please see WORLD, It was a night when Scottish cess for Mead, the  rst for tish side. Stoughton defeated Page 13 Page 4 2011 Ford World Mens – Eye Opener Brewster’s belated he year was 1995. beaten in the Scottish The place was junior and men’s finals. TPerth, Scotland. They’re 22. They have Home favourite Tommy some experience, though. Brewster, issuing a blazing They’ve been to the Uni- assortment of bullets and world of wonders versity Games. This team other up-weight run-and- has a few similarities to gun shots, was the walwalk-k- ccallingalling me the best playeplayerr batting order for a few years onon time,” he says. “We didn’t hellhell am I going to play teamteam I hadhad with Graeme away 10-and-1 winner of the nneverever to have won the SScot-cot- outout of junior, thenthen commitcommit thethe ssame.ame. YYouou hahaveve with?” said the six-yearsix-year ConnalConnal and mmy brother (in world junior curlingurling titletitle.. ttishish championship. You get changedchanged up toto be practising at least managermanager and icemaker forfor thethe early parpartt of the last Great things wwereere predictepredictedd ttarredarred with this stick and yyouou and skipped five days a week. 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OOnene that we can Playing andand winning this when he playedd They seemed to be doing “a cally,cally, mold,mold, playing in a par- week representsreprese the apex of in his first final,l, he lotlot of things right.” BrewsterBrewster ticularticular way, you need Brewster’sBrewster’s curlingcu career to won it. And he’s’s ffreezes,reezes, “That“That was a grgreateat team,” is at thethe toto be aggressiveaggressive all thisthis ppoint.oint. won a few since.e. yoyouu name it. TheTheyy BrewsterBrewster recalls.recalls. “If wewe’d’d BrandtBrandt withwith thethe time now. OOnene that “I“I hope wwe’lle keep this I’ve lost three SScot-cot- wewerere oonn firfire.e. NNoo havehave won one of those finals,finals, a teamteam of practises like I practise. I teamteam togethtogethere beyond the tish finals and I finally won wonder they went on to win I think wewe’d’d hahaveve wowonn a young play- throwthrow every day.day. year,” he says.say the fourth one. the Worlds — beating Kevin bunch.”bunch ” ers he formed just prior to this “We’ll,“We’ll it’s it’s been greatgreat. “I think to win Scotland this Martin three times in the pro- But there may have been season. My second got silver in year was just such a relief. cess!” reasons why it didn’t win. “I’m sitting around last the World Juniors last year. Please see WOOD, Back home everybody’s been Brewster skipped the same “If anything we were short May wondering, who the He’s 21. The other two were Page 12 Monday, April 11 Page 5

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Larry Wood concerned, the WCF has reduced to 18 months. Their body for Olympic points, the Olympics via points mirrors what’s happening in Eye Opener Editor changed its system at the argument is they want cur- it will qualify nations for a amassed from the world Canada this season. Cana- behest of the International rent, good-quality athletes tournament in which teams championships of 2012 dian Team Ranking System Olympic Committee, a less- in peak form at the time of can play if they don’t gain and 2013. Everybody else points will not figure in at has been well docu- than-august administrative the Olympics. We asked enough qualification points who has played in any of qualifying for the mented, of course — the body housing dukes and for 23 months which would in the next two Worlds.” the three Worlds, including trials at , beyond Idifferences in approaches princes and other assorted encompass a time frame of Let’s call this the World this year’s, will play in the qualifying the top four for national teams take to the billionaires who are all- two world championships Pre-Trials. A back-door route pre-qualification tournament Pre-Trials. They should call game of curling. knowing when it comes to and that’s where we’re to beautiful downtown Sochi for the final two Olympic that The Burnout Rule. North Americans, and the world of sport. headed now.” on the coast of berths. In other words, one “What this does,” says particularly Canadians, play WFC director of competi- All of which the Black Sea. It’s world-championship appear- Wendorf of the WCF inno- the game for (a) money, tions Keith Wendorf says suggests the a similar idea to ance ensures a berth in the vation, “is it keeps the and (b) country. In Europe, the WCF alterations for current scuffle the one Canada pre-qualifying tournament dream alive and, maybe, it it’s the other way around. future Games qualifying at the Brandt unveiled in in November, 2013. keeps the funding alive. I And the impetus behind have been approved in prin- Centre is the November, 2009, “It looks like Korea and mean, everybody here can the European philosophy is ciple by the IOC types. quadrennial in Prince George, Denmark will get low points go back to their funding something called the Winter “They (IOC) didn’t like skip-year, so to B.C. Four teams here this week,” mused Wen- arm, whether it be their Olympic Games. the three-year qualification speak . . . bereft of each gender dorf. national Olympic associa- This season is one of period where teams would of Olympic went straight to “Say they don’t qualify for tion or curling association, those post-Olympic win- have compiled points from qualification the Canadian tri- the next two Worlds. They’ll and say, ‘Listen, we’ve ters when curling teams three world championships points. als proper, and still get a crack at the Games already qualified for this re-adjust and august admin- qualifying for the Games in Not so, says Wendorf. four others of each gender through the pre-qualifying tournament, there should be istrative bodies such as the 2014,” relates Wendorf, a “We (the WCF) want to emerged from a 12-team pre- tournament. Everybody here some funding available.’ ” native Canadian who skipped maintain a uniform impor- trials. gets a point or points. Every- do likewise. Germany in seven Worlds and tance for the Worlds,” he In this case, the top seven body here qualifies for at least And where Olympic now resides in Alsace. says. “So while the current nations in the world and the the tournament.” Please see WCF, qualification for 2014 is “They (IOC) wanted it debate won’t qualify any- host (Russia) will go into This points cutback sort of Page 10 ,QƮQLWH indulgences

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Larry Wood of curling ice. something about growing the ing championship and the the 2007 show in . Eye Opener Editor France has been involved sport.” European curling champion- “We’d given a lot of time at the world men’s curling There appear to be more ship, they really are nothing.” for curling. We were just championship since 1966, deaf ears and blind eyes in In fact, France isn’t consid- sick and fed up with losing f you happen to be a curler don’t you know? That’s 46 French curling circles than a ered a winter sports nation: “In games too easy. We wanted to looking for a challenge the years! It was only the seventh lot of other European jurisdic- the Alps you can find good have fun on the ice and play Isize of Mont Blanc, play- nation to join the world curl- tions. But Dufour perseveres, skiers and good ski teams and good games. If we lost and ing in France would be your ing party, seven years after beating the same old drum. the French hockey team is not we played well and we were ticket. the event was invented. So Last week at the Ford bad. That’s about it.” close — OK, we lost. But we Don’t believe it? Check there always have been rocks World Men’s Curling Cham- Dufour and long time mate decided there’d be no more with Thomas Dufour, the and brushes and the odd pionship at the Brandt Centre, Tony Angiboust have formed shaking hands every time 39-year-old ski guide who has curler in France, but never Dufour tied a French record a new team this year. The old after six ends. We were tired been trying for the last decade any curling ice, per se. for wins at the tournament one led the French league in of that. We would either try to to elevate the level of the Sacre bleu! with seven — a mark origi- commitment. improve or just stop curling.” game in his home country. “More and more people nally logged by Pierre Boan Five years ago, they trav- Oh yes, and . . . Mont Blanc just happens know about curling but we in 1973 on roughly the same elled to Montreal and spent “We also wanted to play at to be the highest mountain in still have no facilities for the grounds. the Christmas holidays and the Worlds every year —we Europe and Dufour lives right game,” admits Dufour, who Dufour would eventually French skip Thomas some time thereafter training hadn’t been there so often.” underneath it . . . in Chamo- has skipped French teams in lose a tiebreaker to Norway Dufour notes: “We have for the team’s first Worlds France showed up in three nix. He and his curling team six of the last eight Worlds on Friday and finish with come from nowhere.” as a unit. They worked with of the 13 Worlds previous have been practising there, in and the 2010 a 7-5 record. No one but coach Dan Rafael, who went to 2007, in fact. Dufour the hockey arena, for years. Olympics. Dufour or Boan have won six were very proud to go to the on to perform wonders with has directed traffic in every They’re still waiting for “We have no clubs, we have games at the FWMCC. But Olympics but it’s not the only the Chinese and now is head renewal since. sports officials to decide the no membership. It’s difficult. the notice back home is negli- goal. We want the curling to coach of the Italian national game is worth an exclusive On the players side, we have gible, it seems. improve in France. curling program. home, which is to say a curl- to make the media come and “We have come from “The Olympics is very big “We really wanted to per- Please see FRENCH, ing club complete with sheets the money come and try to do nowhere,” Dufour says. “We in France but the world curl- form well,” Dufour recalled at Page 14

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“‘Up to November, 2013, From Page 6 Rings or the preceding Road we still have a chance to get To The Roar. to the Olympics.’ “We can hype it up with “This could mean more TV,” suggests Wendorf. “It funding for training or for WCF: Run-up would make sense that bids national curling programs,” come from nations whose adds Wendorf. “Without teams are in it.” the tournament idea, if to Winter Olympics A bid from any of the top we just cut it down to nations, of course, would the pointgetters from the generate cursory interest at last two Worlds, a lot less more intriguing best. widespread interest would “By bidding, I don’t mean be generated and a lot of become stronger over the and above the top eight is anybody is going to offer programs could slide and next couple of years. highly unlikely. At least for us money — nobody seems maybe even die.” Can you imagine the U.S. the next decade or so. to do that,” says Wendorf. Translated by projecting having to pre-qualify? One question arises. “But there’ll be offers to the round-robin standings at “We’ll have to wait until Which nation gets to host host it. And then we’ll get the Brandt as an example, we see how many teams this new pre-qualifier tour- a hosting agreement with Canada, Scotland (Great wind up qualifying (for the nament? Does the host get them. Britain for Olympic pur- pre-qualifying),” says Wen- an automatic berth? “It might be wise for a poses), Sweden, Germany, dorf. “I’m guessing maybe “The decision is no,” says nation whose top team is France, Switzerland, Nor- eight teams. In which case a Wendorf. “But bids will be not playing well to bid to way and Russia would be round-robin event of some taken to host the tourna- host the thing . . . in hopes your automatic Olympic sort would be ideal.” ment. And the rules state it favours their team.” entries. China, Korea, the Too many teams, of any nation who does bid That could result in a turn- Czechs, Denmark and the course, would necessitate a must at least qualify for a around, maybe even a boost, U.S. would be relegated to move to some sort of triple- world championship. for that particular flounder- pre-qualifying. knockout competition. “So you can’t get in sim- ing national team. Any way you slice it, this No triple-KO draw is ply by bidding to host the will make future pre-Olym- perfectly equitable without pre-qualifying tournament.” Expect China to start pic speculation infinitely an even 16 teams involved, The WCF envisions the flexing its curling muscle more intriguing. You know you understand. And 16 event along the lines of in the years leading up China, for one, is going to qualifiers surfacing over Canada’s Roar Of The to 2014 at Sochi.

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“To be honest, we haven’t From Page 4 Worlds, they were red hot. even talked about it. We’ve With six months to go, they worked hard, there’s been a weren’t so hot. They prob- lot of work getting here, and ably were burned out by I don’t think we’re look- WOOD: that point. They’d played ing anywhere beyond the their best curling. They had next game. But I’d like to been the best team in the think there are a few more Brewster world!” years ahead for this team, Meanwhile, Brewster’s that there’ll be some loyalty family isn’t without its there. The hard thing for us eyeing share of curling prowess. is we’re not all in the same He married Kim Morris town.” six years ago. She played If we want to meet in 2014 for Kelly Wood in the 2006 Perth to practise we have to World Women’s at Grande travel. We don’t practise as Games Prairie. a team that often and that’s Kim’s brother married the bad thing.” well they can’t overlook Cori Bartel of the Olym- Nothing helps to mend you. I’m not daft. I know I pic silver-medal-winning that sort of problem more have to pick up my game a Cheryl Bernard team dur- than funding, and winning little bit and work harder. ing the past off-season. He generates more funding. I’m in the right place. I just also won the world junior But there’s another Winter have to win.” in 1994 with Colin Davison Olympic plum on the hori- He’s of the opinion that, of Edmonton. And their zon and Brewster has a taste judging from the way it mother Carolyn won the for plums. panned out, mistakes were world seniors at Paisley in “The British format for made with the Scottish sys- 2005. Olympics is about to change tem leading up to 2010. “We have a few medals — again — and who knows “Two years ago and in the family,” Brewster Official Media Partner what direction things are the year after, Murdoch’s allows. going? What it boils down was the right team to go,” “I’d like to contribute to is, if you go out and curl says Brewster. “They won another to the collection.”

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The Scots erupted like From Page 3 that. We got real fortunate to- favourable light later: “A few months from gangbusters when Brewster day. We’ll take it and I’m not now I’ll be quite happy to remember it,” he unleashed a runback split going to apologize for it.” said. “But right now I’m gutted. Oh boy, did triple on the  rst end to force Mead had a little reminder we have things going our way. Then we gave Canada to a single. After an WORLD of his mother scribbled on his up a soft three. If we kept him to two it’s differ- inconsequential blank, Brew- draw for a deuce in the eighth. broom handle. ent. But they played a great last end. It didn’t ster hit for two in the third, Then Brewster overthrew a hit “Every time I got tight I matter if I get my two in nine. I must have keyed by another spectacular for a tying deuce in the ninth looked at it,” he said. “You eased that one back a bit, The ice was so fast. Brewster triple, and stole a and rolled out, leaving Canada know, this is why we play Don’t get me wrong though. The ice was great. single in the fourth. with the hammer and the one- the game? I’m blown away, I have absolutely no complaints about that.” A critical Scottish miss in point advantage. man. I’m absolutely blown Norway skip Thomas Ulsrud was named the  fth end signalled the The jig was up. “I’m over- away. And I’ve just got to winner of the Collie Campbell Award, voted by game’s  rst big turnaround. whelmed,” gasped birthday- thank my guys. Does it any the players for sportsmanship and ability. It enabled Canada to set the boy Mead moments after the better than this? Well, my hair Total attendance for the nine-day event was table for a go-ahead three- handshakes. “I’m absolutely could grow back tomorrow, I 99,445. ender and a 3-2 lead. overwhelmed. It’s the greatest guess.” “That was the big shot,” day of my life. I miss my Stoughton attempted to said Brewster later of third mom (she passed away two explain “a special feeling.” Greg Drummond’s attempt years ago), I miss my wife “There’s nothing better than to follow a Jon Mead stone and kids, and I’m tired and I a world championship,” he behind cover in the four-foot want a beer, and I just love the said, clutching the champion- that wound up wide open. guys I play with.” ship trophy. “It’s better than “He could afford to be Mead said he’d never the Brier. It’s one more step Rockin’ Trivia: heavy but he had to be tight. experience such excitement past the Brier and this is so That de nitely was the key in curling. “I couldn’t get my much sweeter. I’m just so glad shot. All of a sudden, we we got this one done. What country has won the most heart rate down. We were World Men’s Curling Championships? didn’t have the red rocks in nervous, no doubt. That’s Playing in front of a  nal- the rings any more.” an all-or-nothing game. We night crowd of 5,854 at the United States Canada Brewster executed a clutch played the whole year for that Brandt was “such a rush,” Switzerland Scotland tap to square the account in Stoughton said.

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“We worked with Andre From Page 8 And most weekends, sessions Ferland (of Trois-Rivieres, in Basel, Switzerland. Que.) for two years prior to “It is two-and-a-half hours the Olympics, so now we driving for us,” says Dufour. Gold Sponsor of the have no more real coaches FRENCH “Each way. Then we stop but it seems to be working for playing curling for seven 2011 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship us this week,” says Dufour. This year, the team arrived days. It’s not the best way “We have a kind of team for the Worlds only six days to improve but it is the only Yara is the number one global supplier of mineral fertilizers leader and an experienced early in order to acclimatize. way we can make it.” www.yaracanada.ca curler. Not a real coach. “We used to come much Angiboust is a novice ski “We weren’t so happy earlier,” Dufour admits, “but guide. Rookie second Lionel with the Olympic effort. We we don’t have the money Roux is from Marseille but were involved a lot, the team any more. Right now, we lives in Lausanne, Switzer- arrived in good shape . . . two don’t have 98 per cent of the land. Rookie lead Wilfrid months too early. money we had last year. Coulot is a pastry chef from “At the Olympics we were “We hope our result here Besancon. a little burned, or something. will give us more points “They are doing much But we were pleased to get and impress our federation better than I expected,” says seventh place, which is more that we need more funding. Ferland. “I believe much bet- than France can expect for a It will be very difficult to ter than they were expecting, country with no curling.” keep on going, the way it is too. Adds Ferland, who remains this year. It will not be pos- “These guys had never a close friend of the team sible to have any success really been coached. When and is a spectator this week at this level. We hope they I came with them for the at the Brandt: “They burned will see we are very serious Olympics, I found it delicate out. There were injuries. and give us the chance to trying to help the team with- They were fed up by the perform well again. We try out bothering the team. There time the Games came. Tired to make those points but were things I’d have liked to of curling. You need to have we have to keep pushing change but they were so used the feeling that you want to and with a good result we to doing things the way they play. When you don’t have should expect something.” had always done them . . . that, when you’re tired of it, The team holds one prac- and many things turned out you’re wasting your time.” tice per week in Chamonix. well.”

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Larry Wood Scotties drew 97,617. Eye Opener Editor Queen City still proving itself a superior host Boe says he’s already had discussions about a next curling-event bid for the No doubt about it. Regina changer, and what we saw all Team Canada draws and “But the pro ts that will city. he expectations for has been a regular stop on at the world women’s in slightly less was anticipated be returned to us — they’re the success of this “The doors are never the curling circuit. It hadn’t last year and for the balance of draws. tough to estimate but I think closed on the future,” he TFord World curling hosted a world men’s event the world junior hockey “Now, I’m guessing our it will be $200,000 or so — said. “I think the Brier is championship were . . . well since 1983, but it had hosted championships the year total attendance  gure will will be divided between six . . . reasonably high. next on the radar. It looks “Quite frankly,” said like maybe in 2015, logisti- Regina organizing commit- cally, we’d consider taking a tee chairman Derek Boe on run at it.” Friday, “the response has Rumours abound, too, that been beyond all our best the soon-to-be-completed expectations.” new Which is to say, curl- arena at ing is in good condition in Moose southern Saskatchewan. Or Jaw maybe it’s just an indication would of a surging Saskatchewan be an economy? ideal “De nitely, the upturn is future huge,” said Boe, a 37-year- Worlds old investment advisor who site. knows about such things. “I’d say they’d be anxious “There’s money to spend to hold something,” Boe here, people are generally surmised. optimistic and Saskatch- “Curling is near and dear to ewan is a good place to be.” my heart and we’re all here for the same reason, which is Crowds at the Brandt Cen- Derek Boe: tre are a fair indicator. to generate pro ts and make “A very our curling clubs viable. As “When we bid this event successful a year ago,” said Boe, “we long as that remains the case event for I’ll certainly be involved in really didn’t know how it us . . . the some capacity.” would be received by the response has And there are no signs of an curling community. It would been beyond be fair to say that when we all our best economic downturn in these put the bid together it didn’t expectations.” parts which might inhibit have unanimous support future curling-event bids. from the curling community “The chief economist with in Regina. There certainly the company I work for says that for the next six years we were some people who a Brier (2006), two Scotties before that, is those 50- be anywhere from north stakeholders. That would be thought then, and maybe expect Saskatchewan, with (1998, 2008), an Olympic 50 machines. They have of 100,000 to close to three Regina curling clubs its potash, uranium, oil and rightfully so, that we had trials (2001) and a Conti- changed the economics of 120,000,” he said. “When — the Callie, Highland and promoted a number of agriculture, to lead the country nental Cup (2002) within these events so much that we add up the numbers, Tartan, Curl Regina, Youth in growth,” Boe said. “With events here and this one the last dozen years. while you still want to push I’m sure we’re going to see Curling and the Saskatch- might not be as successful Newfoundland and Alberta Question was, how often and have a very successful that this is a very successful ewan Curling Association. right behind us.” as it has turned out to be.” could you go to the same event, you know the 50-50 event for us. For the record, Regina’s well for volunteers, spon- is going to be able to create “We had to cut back premier curling attraction sors and fans? a bit of a legacy for your in certain areas and we was the Sandra Schmirler “Looking at the crowds curling clubs.” operated on a tight budget. homecoming Scotties in out there now,” said Boe, When Boe’s committee We’ve had complaints that 1998 (attendance 154,688). “people have come out in drew up budgets for this this wasn’t like it was last The 2006 Brier drew spades. affair, 80 per cent arena time and we’re constantly 125,971, the 1992 Brier “What’s been a game- capacity was projected for dealing with that. drew 121,555 and the 2008 Page 16 2011 Ford World Mens – Eye Opener

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Todd Kimberley “I think we played about as drew to the button for the the 12-foot ring with his  rst Playoff 3-4 victory over Swe- Eye Opener Associate Editor well as we thought we could, deuce after Norwegian skip stone. Ulsrud removed the den on Saturday — before but we’ve had some odd mis- Thomas Ulsrud had come up rock and stayed in the 12-foot, falling to Scotland in Saturday takes and a couple of really short on a draw attempt with but Edin executed a near- night’s tournament semi nal. hey might have missed bad breaks, and that’s not like his  nal stone. perfect draw, grabbing a piece “You desperately want a the odd cue this week, us,” added Edin. “Today, we Norway countered with of the button for the game- medal. That’s the main goal. Tbut Sunday afternoon were a bit more hungry out two of its own in the ninth. winning single. When you end up just short was showtime for Niklas Edin there. We really tried to nail Edin knocked two of his It was the  rst medal for the of that? I’m not happy,” said and Co. every shot, every time. own stones out of the rings Swedes at the men’s world Ulsrud, whose Olso-based Despite a disappointing “This takes a lot of pressure trying to remove a Norwegian championship since 2004, quartet includes third Torger week at the 2011 Ford World off us. We really wanted to guard with his  rst throw, and when Peja Lindholm — cur- Nergaard, second Christoffer Men’s Curling Championship, pick up that medal; the bronze Ulsrud took full advantage rently Sweden’s national Svae, and lead Haavard Vad presented by Richardson, means the world to us.” with a hit-and-minimal-roll coach — captured gold on Petersson. Sweden  nished on a high The Swedes landed a solid for a pair. home soil at Gavle, Sweden. Norway’s fourth-place  n- note — earning a bronze blow with two in the eighth In the 10th, the house was Sunday’s win also capped ish ended the country’s string medal with a 7-6 victory over end, making it 6-4, as Edin empty until Edin drew into a banner year for Swed- of FWMCC medals at three Norway at the Brandt Centre. ish curling. The women, — bronze in 2008 at Grand “We really focused on a Sunday’s Bronze-Medal Game led by Anette Norberg won Niklas Edin captured Forks, N.D., bronze in 2009 at good game here,” said Edin, the world title last month at Sweden’s first FWMCC Moncton, N.B., and silver last skip of Sweden’s Karlstad- Sweden 7 Norway 6 Esbjerg, Denmark, while the medal since 2004. year at Cortina, Italy. based entry that includes third junior men, helmed by Oskar “We didn’t pull off the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 T er ride of a tournament. Sebastian Kraupp, second Eriksson, captured a global big shots. You hate to lose a Norway* 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 The 2010 Olympic runners- Fredrik Lindberg, and lead crown in mid-March at Perth, game like this,” added Ulsrud. Sweden 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 7 up stumbled to a 2-4 start, Viktor Kjaell, “because this Scotland. “Often, the team that loses %age Lead Second Third Skip Team reeled off seven straight wins tournament has really been Norway 89 86 75 74 81 While Sweden  nished with the semi also loses the bronze — including a tiebreaker over unfortunate for us. Sweden 93 84 89 84 87 an 8-5 record, the Norwegians  nal as well. That’s the feeling (9-6) concluded a roller-coast- France on Friday and a Page I have, anyway.”

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