![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “There’s no sweeping, so it really is down to the curler’s skill and it’s going to be a great showcase. “It’s a totally different game, there’s so much precision involved,” Gibson said. Then you have B.C.’s Ina Forrest, who played third for Team Canada at Worlds and will reprise that position at nationals.įans can expect plenty of slick shot-making throughout the tournament, in part due to the simple nature of the game. Team Ontario will be one of the rinks to watch thanks to a trio of Team Canada players - Canada lead Jon Thurston will skip his province’s entry, while mixed doubles competitors Collinda Joseph and Karl Allen will play third and second respectively. The duo will join Gibson and fellow provincial veteran Darwin Bender on Saskatchewan 1. Leading the way, of course, are Team Canada second Gil Dash and fifth-player Marie Wright, herself a former Paralympic bronze medalist from 2018. “We’re really lucky to have so many great curlers here playing in our own rink and we’re expecting it’ll be a great week of competition.” “There are going to be some great players here, that’s for sure,” said event chair Moose Gibson in the lead-up to the event. Six of the seven members of Team Canada’s regular and mixed doubles teams will be in action at the tournament, which is set to begin with the first set of practices on Sunday, Mar. Moose Jaw curling fans are a little over a week away from being able to watch some of the best curlers on the planet in action live and in person during the Curling Canada Wheelchair Championship at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.Īnd by ‘some of the best on the planet’, we’re not kidding. ![]()
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