A Changing of the Curling Guard?
Hello. Congrats to Teams Lawton and Koe for winning the Strauss Canada Cup. Lawton won convincingly over Kelly Scott, while Koe finally slayed the dragon, beating Kevin Martin on the last shot.
By winning, Lawton has now qualified for the Canadian Olympic PreTrials in November 2009. Koe took a big step towards skipping the PreTrials, and going directly to the Olympic Trials in December.
Are we seeing a curling changing of the guard? I think so. Koe and Lawton are both young teams. They have very tough provinces to get out of for the Scotties and Brier, which is why we don't see them every year. They have to work hard, and regularly take some hard knocks, which make them tougher.
I can honestly say I worry for Glenn Howard's Olympci Trials chances. Even if he wins the Brier this year to get directly into the Trials, the field in 2009 will be tough.
And what of Randy Ferbey? He was so dominant in the early years of this decade. Now we hardly hear about him.
The field is getting deeper and tougher!
Regards,
Steve
By winning, Lawton has now qualified for the Canadian Olympic PreTrials in November 2009. Koe took a big step towards skipping the PreTrials, and going directly to the Olympic Trials in December.
Are we seeing a curling changing of the guard? I think so. Koe and Lawton are both young teams. They have very tough provinces to get out of for the Scotties and Brier, which is why we don't see them every year. They have to work hard, and regularly take some hard knocks, which make them tougher.
I can honestly say I worry for Glenn Howard's Olympci Trials chances. Even if he wins the Brier this year to get directly into the Trials, the field in 2009 will be tough.
And what of Randy Ferbey? He was so dominant in the early years of this decade. Now we hardly hear about him.
The field is getting deeper and tougher!
Regards,
Steve
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