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Issue 3 – Monday, April 4, 2011 • An Offi cial Publication of the Canadian Curling Association.

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LEATHER LUNGS: France third Tony Angiboust, who throws last bricks, hollers at his mates during a matinee match Sunday against Sweden. Fredrik Lindberg, Viktor Kjall and the Swedes scored one in the 10th to win 7-6 and hand the French their first loss of this FWMCCtournament.

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Larry WoodEye Opener Editor

Canada and Scotland sharing the driver�’s seat after three

games? Figures.But what about the

defending Olympic silver-medal winners, the defend-ing world silver-medal winners, the nation that has been out of the Ford Worlds playoffs only once in the last decade?

�“We are in trouble, we�’re leaking oil, we�’re desperate now,�” said Norwegian skip Thomas Ulsrud after drop-ping a pair of matches �— to the Czech Republic (7-5) and Germany (9-8) �— on Sunday in the Ford Worlds curling championship at the Brandt Centre.

�“The funny thing is, one or two ends in each game

really seem to make trouble for us,�” said Ulsrud, who lost in an extra-end morn-ing tussle but was down 8-3 after six ends in the evening before staging a futile come-back that fell short to Andy Kapp�’s last-rock takeout shot.

�“We�’re not playing like we normally do. For some funny reason we need to start this engine up.�”

Ulsrud (1-2) has to gure out a way to get back in the chase today against Swede�’s Niklas Edin and France�’s Thomas Dufour, both with 2-and-1 records.

To compound matters, the Norwegians were hardly impressive in winning a come-from-behind squeaker on Saturday against lowly Korea.

This may be shades of the old days for Norway when Pal Trulsen was directing

traf c and telling reporters every year at the Worlds that his team was a notoriously slow starter. More often than not, Trulsen�’s teams recov-ered from those slow starts in miraculous fashion.

�“I�’m going to give him a call,�” quipped Ulsrud. �“Wake him up in the middle of the night. We need help.�”

Scotland�’s Tom Brewster enjoyed the biggest advance-ment on Sunday, winning twice, albeit while exhibiting less than great style attempt-ing to play with a lead.

The Scots hammered winless Korea for ve in the fourth end of their afternoon tilt, led 7-1 and required an additional ve ends to kill off the match. On the late

shift, Brewster�’s crew was up 6-2 at the half and the skipper still had to execute an angle-raise takeout with his last of the 10th end to ensure a 10-6 win over Switzerland�’s Christof Schwaller.

�“We made it dif cult for ourselves but I think the guys played a great last end,�” said the Scottish skip whose young teammates are playing at this level for the rst time.

�“We haven�’t played well with the lead but I think that�’s partly to do with the arena ice and partly to do with the fact we�’re not mak-ing the runbacks and double peels like we normally do. I think we�’re just adjusting to

the ice and by the end of the week we�’ll be good.

�“We feel good about the 3-0 record and hopefully we�’ll be tied next Sunday with Canada and have the hammer coming home.�”

Jeff Stoughton and the home favourites from Win-nipeg were called upon

only once on Sunday and responded with a 7-4 win over Kapp�’s Germans.

The Fussen skip unleashed a glittering array of shots in an effort to keep his team in the game but eventually wilted when Canada scored its second deuce in the seventh end to grab control of the issue.

�“He (Kapp) was a one-man wrecking crew,�” said Canadian vice-skip Jon Mead. �“He made one shot in the fourth end that I can�’t make . . . no way. We had to be the better team or the way he was curling it would have been a blowout.�”

Skip Stoughton agreed.�“There was a little more

rhythm in this game for us,�” he said.

Please see NORWAY,Page 15

Jeff Stoughton�’sCanadian rink is still undefeated (3-0) after two days of action.The Canucksknocked offGermany 7-4during their loneassignmentSunday.

�‘We need to startthis engine up�’

Norway stumbles;Canucks, Scots on top

Tom Brewster and his Scots are also 3-0, aftertwo Sunday victories.

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Skip: Andreas KappNickname: AndyHome: UnterthingauDelivery: RightOccupation: Owner of frozen food distribution companyEmployer: GueschoDate Of Birth: Dec. 8, 1967Place Of Birth: Sonthofen/BavariaMarital Status: MarriedName of spouse/partner: UteChildren (name/age): Anne 7, Ben-jamin 8, Lena 10Favourite food: Filet steakFavourite drink: Bavarian beer WeizenFavourite book: Distant Winds, Sergio BambarenFavourite movie: HangoverFavourite TV show: Irgendwie und SowiesoFavourite vacation destination? Algarve, PortugalThree people, living or not, whom you would invite to a dinner party: Leonardo da Vinci, Nicole Scherz-inger, Alfons SchuhbeckIf you could be a star in any other sport, what would it be, and why? Windsurfing . . . wind, waves, beaches and girlsIf you could change any rule in curling, which one would it be, and why? Cut it down to eight ends to sell the sport better for TVThree things you always travel with: Passport, money, mapWhat is the biggest misconcep-tion about curlers? They are not real athletesYour ideal shot to win an Olympic gold medal: Draw on the button

Third: Daniel HerbergHome: OberstdorfDelivery: RightOccupation: Project developer (architect)Employer: Wilhelm Geiger GmbH & Co. KGDate Of Birth: March 7, 1974Place Of Birth: OberstdorfMarital Status: Relationship Name of spouse/partner: LucieFavourite food: ItalianFavourite drink: red wine

Favourite book: Dance Dance Dance, Haruki MurakamiFavourite movie: The Usual Sus-pectsFavourite TV show: �“Die Sportschau�” Soccer Favourite vacation destination? used to be Japan / New ZealandThree people, living or not, whom you would invite to a dinner party: Dalai Lama, Barack Obama, Albert EinsteinIf you could be a star in any other sport, what would it be, and why? Soccer, playing in huge crowded arena every weekend must be greatIf you could change any rule in curling, which one would it be, and why? Maximum of six ends / hammer changing every end / no tiebreaker / for the ranking after the round robin the winning games and than the stone difference of each game countsThree things you always travel with: Mobile phone, money and a good bookFirst on your bucket list (to do before you kick the bucket): See the worldYour ideal shot to win an Olympic gold medal: Draw to the button

Second: Andy Lang

Home: Schwangau, BavariaDelivery: Right

Occupation: Mechanical engineerEmployer: Deckel MahoDate Of Birth: April 26, 1979Place Of Birth: SchwenningenMarital Status: marriedName of spouse/partner: Karin (maiden name: Fischer), runner up at Canadian mixed championship in 1994 with Mike Sali and Shannon KleibrinkChildren (name/age): Emma (3), Jule (2)Favourite food: Chocolate Favourite drink: Rum and Coke Favourite book: The FirmFavourite movie: Forrest GumpFavourite vacation destination: AlaskaThree people, living or not, whom you would invite to a dinner party: Three of my best friendsIf you could be a star in any other sport, what would it be, and why? Biathlon because of the combination of endurance and concentrationIf you could change any rule in curling, which one would it be, and why? Eight ends (more attrac-tive for audience) and thinking time (more fairly)First on your bucket list (to do before you kick the bucket)? If I want to kick a bucket, I do it right away and don�’t put

it on a list

The biggest misconception about curlers: Are there any? Your ideal shot to win an Olympic gold medal: No miss!! Otherwise my skip is angry

Lead: MarkusMessenzehl

Nickname: MessHome: ObermaiselsteinDelivery: RightOccupation: TeacherEmployer: GovermentDate Of Birth: June 20, 1972Place Of Birth: OberstdorfMarital Status: marriedName of spouse/partner: UlrikeChildren (name/age): Felix (7), Sara (5)Favourite food: PizzaFavourite drink: Cola mix (cola/Fanta)Favourite book: Any kind of thrillersFavourite movie: Blues BrothersFavourite TV show: Any sports newsFavourite vacation destination? Italy and CroatiaThree people, living or not, whom you would invite to a dinner party: Lindsey Vonn, Magdalena Neuner

(biathlon star), Ottmar Hitzfeld (former

Bayern Munich coach) If you could be a star in any other sport, what

would it be, and why?

Roger Federer, tennis star, excellent player and always so cool and calmIf you could change any rule in curling, which one would it be, and why? Two ends less, 10 ends to long for TV broadcast in europeWhat is the biggest misconcep-tion about curlers? �“It looks so easy to learn this sport�”Your ideal shot to win an Olympic gold medal: Draw to the four-foot

Fifth: Holger HöhneNickname: HolgiHome: FüssenDelivery: RightOccupation: OptometristEmployer: Optik-Foto NieblerDate Of Birth: May 6, 1970Place Of Birth: FüssenMarital Status: MarriedName of spouse/partner: SabineFavourite food: KässpatzenFavourite drink: WeizenFavourite book: Verblendung (Stig Larson)Favourite movie: Es ist ein Elch entsprungenFavourite TV show: Schlag den RaabFavourite vacation destination? ItalyDo you have superstitions? 10 is my lucky numberThree people, living or not, whom you would invite to a dinner party: Herbert Grönemeyer, Liz Hurley, Alfred BiolekIf you could be a star in any other sport, what would it be, and why? Synchro swimming, because of my gracious movementsIf you could change any rule in curling, which one would it be, and why? 1. Get rid of the positions lead, second, third, skip. That way I can play more often ;-) 2. Cut down to eight endsThree things you always travel with: toothbrush, iPod, glassesWhat is the biggest misconcep-tion about curlers? That they drink too muchYour ideal shot to win an Olympic gold medal: Get raised on the but-ton by the opponent ;-)

Coach: MartinBeiser

Germany: Windsurfing, rum, Bayern Munich envy,Portuguese getaways, and Keyser Soze

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Italy and CroatiaThree people, living or not, whomyou would invite to a dinner party:Lindsey Vonn, Magdalena Neuner

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From left, Markus Messenzehl, Andy Lang, and Daniel Herberg.

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Who�’s the �“Great-est of All Time�”? Broadcast legend

Bob Picken of Winnipeg suggested recently that Jeff Stoughton is probably the best Manitoba curler of all time.

Stoughton had just marked up his ninth Manitoba men�’s and third Brier champion-ship to go with four earlier Manitoba mixed plus two Canadian mixed titles.

The combined accom-plishments and longevity make it tough to debate. Those mixed titles began in the 1980�’s and Stoughton�’s rst trip to the Brier came in 1991. That�’s 20-plus years of excellence.

Maybe Kerry Burtnyk, who jumped into men�’s

competition with a Mani-toba title and Brier win in 1981. He went to his last Brier in 2008. That�’s almost 30 years of excellence but not quite the record of ac-complishment.

Maybe career leads Bryan

Wood ( ve Manitoba, three Canada, two world titles) or Steve Gould (six Manitoba, three Canada, one world title) or Stoughton�’s former second Garry VanDenBer-ghe ( ve Manitoba, one Canada, one world title). However, those are fewer titles over fewer years.

Maybe the legends of an earlier era. In Manitoba, that means Ken Watson, Gordon Hudson or Howard Wood Sr. Picken acknowledged their excellence and the challenges of playing in their time but was not ready to put them ahead of Stoughton.

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is labouring at the Brandt Centre, trying to move

deeper into elite curling company as a two-time world-champion skip.

Stoughton is 46 years old.His primary adversaries in

the battle for Canadian curl-ing supremacy these days are Glenn Howard, at 48, and Kevin Martin, going on 45. Each has won a single world men�’s title as a skipper.

Everyone knows the only four-time world-champion skip extent just happens to be Regina�’s own Ernie Richard-son. Long since retired.

And everyone knows, too, that Randy Ferbey and Ron Northcott are North America�’s only three-time world-champion skips. One�’s past 50. The other is long-in-the-tooth . . . twice over.

But there�’s another guy on

the Brandt premises this week who already has skipped three world winners and he�’s a mere 40 years old. Next thing to swaddling clothes com-pared to these other crocks.

Under normal circum-stances, Peja Lindholm would be by far your best bet to match Big Ernie�’s skipping record, maybe even surpass it.

But, circumstances aren�’t

normal for Peja, the 1997, 2000 and 2004 world king. He�’s from a sparsely popu-lated curling country relative to Canada, and he�’s already made a firm commitment to retiring from the hacks beyond a Swedish national coaching role.

�“My team had been play-ing together for such a long time,�” Lindholm was saying Sunday at the Brandt, by way of promising never to return to threaten another Canadian skip in a world curling derby.

�“Like 25 years? Same four guys. And it takes so much effort to form a new team, bring it to this level and be able to compete. There aren�’t as many curlers in Sweden as there are in Canada, eh?�”

When the quarter-century triple-champ batting order that included Tomas Nordin,

Magnus Swartling and Peter Narup mutually joined their skip in voluntary retirement following the Torino Olym-pics, Lindholm experimented briefly.

He took a group of transplanted Scot James Dryburgh, Viktor Kjall and Anders Eriksson to the 2007 Worlds at Edmonton. But there was no immedi-ate indication the unit was going to jell any time soon.

�“So I decided, no, I didn�’t want to continue,�” Lindholm said.

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Peja Lindholm, right,is content bringing

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Across Canada the discus-sion is the same. In Ontario �– Werenich, Russ or Glenn Howard? In Saskatchewan does anyone rival Ernie Richardson? In Alberta, Kevin Martin �– with a nod to Ferbey or Northcott or Gervais from an earlier time.

Greatest Canadian ever? Odds are the answer from everyone will be Kevin Martin, tough as it for a Manitoban to say. He won his rst Brier in 1991 and his impressive record includes that Olympic gold medal.

Every country has its greatest. We may be seeing three of them this week. In Denmark, is Tommy Stjerne their greatest ever? In Swe-den, is it Peja Lindholm, coaching here this week?

In Germany, does any-one�’s record match Andy Kapp with a record 66 world wins? Or is Keith Wendorf, who lost the Regina nal in �‘83, Germany�’s best ever?

In Norway, Thomas Ulsrud replaced Pal Trulsen but what about Eigel Rams-fjell? Second for Soerum in Winnipeg in �’78 and Berne when they won in �’79, he went on to win 63 games as a skip and his 15 appear-ances are the most in world curling history.

The U.S. curler on my list must be Bud Somerville, the rst non-Canadian to win a world champion-ship. Between 1965 and Olympic bronze in the 1992 demonstration year, he won another world championship in �‘74 and still owns the U.S. record with 32 world championship wins.

Not surprisingly, Scotland is like Canada with regional favourites and great play-ers across the decades. I wouldn`t presume to choose between Chuck Hay who

won Scotland`s rst world title; David Smith who won it in Winnipeg in 1991; 1999 world champion Hammy McMillan; two-time cham-pions David Murdoch, War-wick Smith and Euan Byers; or three-time champion Ewan McDonald.

Perhaps Switzerland is similar in choosing the best across regions and generations. Otto Danielli (1975) and Jurg Tanner (1981) showed the way with early champion-ships. Markus Eggler has the most Swiss world appear-ances and bronze medals from Salt Lake City and Vancouver. Patrick Hurli-mann has 31 world wins and a gold medal from Nagano. Ralph Stockli has 30 world wins

and a bronze medal from Vancouver.

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However, there is always the argument about

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Manitoba Curling Associa-tion bonspiel, I played the Manitoba legend Howard (Pappy) Wood. I was in my 20s and honoured to be on the ice with this old gentle-man.

His physical skills had long since failed him but the mind of a great curler was still there.

He saw the game differ-ently from anyone I had

ever played. He saw angles and opportunities that the current greats see routinely.

No matter what era they dominated the game, the greats of the game were just that �– great curlers.

They�’d still be at the front of the pack today in Regina.

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Go green!Go green!Tuesday, April 5 is Green Day at the Ford

World Men�’s Curling Championship.

Spectators are encouraged to wear greenwhile watching the action at the Brandt Centre.

Gainer the Gopher will be on hand. And we�’ll even have ve Saskatchewan Roughriders show up

at Up Close and Personal, whichbegins at 4:30 p.m. at the Keith�’s Patch.

So come on, Regina . . .show your true colours!

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The Party Line Your guide to what’s goin’ onPage 10

your guide to what’s goin’ on

Today at 11:00 pm Celtica is a group of Regina musicians who’ve been entertaining crowds at local pubs, parties and – most notably – the Scottish Pavilion during the city’s legendary Mosaic multicultural festival over the past several years. The band presents an eclectic array of Celtic, folk and folk rock music that keeps the party going strong all night long. The group has been together since the late 90’s – belting out bawdy tavern covers, interpretations of Dylan and Grateful Dead, a delightful sampling of sea shanties and time-tested tunes from Ireland and the British Isles.

When Celtica steps on to the stage, they’re equipped with an arsenal of instruments including everything from guitar, banjo and bagpipes to mandolin, dulcimer and wooden and silver !utes. Electronic affects on !ute and upright bass deliveries - integrated with traditional sounds – combine to create a performance that appeals to audiences of all ages. Make sure you’re at the heart of the party in the Patch to experience an eye-opening performance by these amazing performers!

Tuesday, April 5

Tongue Jungle – 11:00 pm

Enjoy the excitement of championship curling live… with the expert analysis of the TSN commentators. Coverage of all draws will be available on 89.9 FM.

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The "rst round of competition got underway Sunday in Keith’s Patch. Jewel and Greg from Regina emerged from the "eld of 32 teams to take the $60 daily prize and the "rst spot in the Cool Curling "nals. Sign up for free in the Patch and you could be right there with them next Saturday playing for the championship title in the small-scale version of the roaring game. The champions will take home the "rst prize of $300 with $240 awarded to the second place team and $100 for third.

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There’s only one word to describe the added value of every ticket...

The best curlers in the world will be on hand to meet with all the fans at Team Autograph sessions in the FANfest section – today through to Thursday. If you happen to miss any of your favourites, all the competitors at the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship will be back to sign one more time Saturday, April 9.

Today 12:00 pm France & Denmark

Tuesday 12:00 pm Sweden, Germany, Scotland & China

Wednesday 12:00 pm Norway & USA

Thursday 12:00 pm Canada & Korea

Saturday 3:30 pm All teams

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Team Switzerland Jesse Sidloski Weyburn Natasha Englot Balcarres

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Team USA Kevin Haines Regina Caitlyn Schafer Gravelbourg

$34,030.00 and counting…

50/50 draws will be held during every draw with tickets sold through a convenient electronic system. The total is automatically updated with each purchase… so while you’re watching the action on the ice, you can also watch the pot grow. Winners will be featured daily in the Party Line.

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The winners are: Draw 2 Betty Koch – $10,515 Medicine Hat, ABDraw 3 Angela Klein – $1,815 Regina, SKDraw 4 Bonnie Barnett – $10,765 Caronport, SK

Amber Holland and her Kronau curlers de!ed all odds by reeling off win after win in elimination games, dating back to the Scotties provincial playdowns. The string ran out in the !nal of the Capital One World Women’s Curling Championship - but their silver medal performance is a tribute to the team’s determination throughout the season. Today, they’re in Keith’s Patch to meet with fans in the Up Close and Personal session.

Today 4:30 pm - Team Holland - 2011 world silver medalists

Tuesday 4:30 pm - Riders - Chris Getzlaf, Luc Mullinder, Neal Hughes, Brent Hawkins, Mike McCullough

Wednesday 4:30 pm - Team Canada - Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Reid Carruthers and Steve Gould

Thursday 4:30 pm - Members of Braeden Moskowy’s 2011 Canadian Junior Men’s Championship team and Ed Lukowich and Neil Houston from the 1986 Men’s World Championship team.

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Amber Holland, Kim Schneider, Tammy Schneider and Heather Kalenchuk.

Twenty-four young Saskatchewan curlers were selected through a random draw for the Junior Stars program. Two will be introduced as honorary members of each of the teams in special pre-game ceremonies:

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Alexis Puffalt and Colby Fessler with Team Sweden before the Sunday afternoon draw.

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�“I knew what it takes to do it and I would say about three years to fill up a new, really good team, and I decided that�’s too much time for me.�”

A fourth world title? Yah, it would be nice. King of the curling hill? Great. But not the end-all for Peja Lindholm, who played in eight Worlds, three World Juniors and three Olympic Games.

�“I�’m comfortable with the decision we made,�” he said. �“If I don�’t believe in my team and I think we don�’t really have what it takes, then it would require too much time and I would not be serious if I was to continue. I have to be 100 per cent at whatever I�’m doing. There�’s no way, under the circumstances.�”

There were odd moments of uncertainty, of course.

�“Actually, my wife asked me, should we move to Can-ada?�” he recalled. �“She said, �‘You could play on the tour with three other guys, and that would be good for our kids to learn English.�’ �”

Nice thought. But it quickly took on the proportions of an impossible dream.

�“I didn�’t give it much seri-ous consideration,�” he said. �“And then I got this chance to be the national coach and I jumped at that.

�“I know I still have the competitive fire. I don�’t play curling any more. But I do a lot of long distance running. I�’m working and training even harder than when I was a curler. So I�’m fully commit-ted to what I�’m doing. And the good thing is, that�’s not a problem for me. Staying in condition is very important for me.�”

Lindholm lives in Oster-sund, situated on the same latitude as Yellowknife. The winters are . . . well . . . frigid, to say the least.

�“I was out running in minus-31 Celsius a few times every week and people thought I was insane,�” he said. �“I have this mask for my mouth and nose. My eyes were so wet there were icicles

and I couldn�’t see. It was pretty funny.�”

The challenges presented in his current job are both taxing and exciting.

�“As an active skip, you must have a long-term team plan, you must believe in what you are doing and in your teammates,�” he said. �“As a national coach, you must formulate a master plan. It�’s not just for one team. It�’s how can I develop Swedish curling, how can I win gold medals for Sweden, how I can put up the resources to achieve this and how I can get the teams committed.

�“That is so much fun. It�’s a much bigger challenge for

me than curling. Then I have a chance to prove my leader-ship that I attained as a skip. Skipping really helped me in that regard.

�“Sure, it�’s exciting. It includes the men�’s and women�’s teams. I can�’t expect to be the best in every detail so I must find the details and then I must find the experts to cover them off and communi-cate with them.

�“Curling in Sweden is much more athletic, much more physical now, than in the past. In Canada, you have so many curlers and you have some good feeling. We don�’t have the numbers to come up with that in Sweden. So we try to

find other ways to get better. One way is to be more ath-letic. We think we have a big advantage there in Sweden.�”

Sounds like the old saw about the 60-year-old Swede who can out-run the 30-year-old Canadian?

�“It might be so,�” said Lindholm.

�“But bringing our teams to Canada is an important con-sideration. I have to come up with the funding to facilitate that with our teams.

�“For example, our spare player here, Oskar (Eriks-son)? He won the world juniors a few weeks ago and also the nationals among the men�’s. So his team is in the national squad and he asked me, �‘How can I take the next step?�’ Because I know he needs to go to Canada to play, and to have a lot of time in Canada to get the toughness.

�“I�’m trying to find the resources for that. We were afforded the same thing as a team. It helped us a lot.�”

Meantime, the old team

is contributing in different ways.

�“I talked (second) Magnus (Swartling) into coming back as a coach and at least giving it a try with Anette (Norberg),�” said Lindholm, �“He did a great job! I hope we can bring him back next season. Right now his wife is awaiting the arrival of a third child.

�“Tomas (third Nordin) was involved with the wheelchair team at the Para-lympics in Vancouver.�”

But putting that winning foursome together again never will transpire.

Unless . . . �“I told them back then,�”

said Lindholm. �“I have a dream, guys. That is to win the world seniors. Then we�’ll have won the seniors, the men�’s and the juniors. Hope-fully, that can be a dream comes true in a few years!�”

For the guy they call Peja, it means more than that increasingly elusive fourth world title.

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championship nals but only one has skipped in all ve. Name him.6. How many of those nals did he win.

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7. 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 20048. Randy Ferbey, David Smith, Eigil Ramsfjell.9. Ferbey won four, Smith won one, Rams-fjell won three.10. Ferbey played in 1988, 1989, 2002. 2003, 2005; Smith played in 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996; Ramsfjell played in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1988.11. Tom Brewster, Niklas Edin.,12. Brewster won the world junior in 1995; Edin won the title in 2004.

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NORWAY�“But, yeah, we had to be

patient until we were able to get that second deuce.

�“You�’ve just got to keep plugging along. Their skip was playing so well. We just had to hang in there and keep up with them.

�“It was good to get a good game under our belt. Our rst two games were a little shaky. We still weren�’t super sharp today but we made all the clutch draws that we needed to make and I think the guys just felt better out there.�”

Added Mead: �“We�’re 3-and-0 and there�’s still room for improvement. That�’s a good sign.�”

Kapp was heaving a sigh of relief at getting his rst win later in the piece.

�“We needed that one,�” he admitted. �“It was a little frightening for the coach. But in the last end we knew we had hammer again and at the end of the week nobody will be asking how we won it.

�“Every year here it is hurting more and more. It�’s

tougher competition all the time but it is a lot of fun, with great ice and great crowds. That�’s why you practise all year to play in it, put a show on and just enjoy it.�”

Jiri Snitil�’s Czechs defeated China 8-5 on the late draw for their second win of the day and China�’s rst defeat. That left the Czechs at 2-1 with China, France and Sweden.

�“Our best-ever record here is three wins so we�’re more than halfway to a personal record,�” beamed Snitil.

The Swedes knocked off France 7-6 and Pete Fenson�’s U.S. team 11-2.

�“We�’re competing for the playoffs and so are they,�” said Swedish skip Edin following the massacre of the Yanks. �“It�’s important to win those games, even more so than against teams like Stoughton who will be there and teams

who won�’t be there. We are looking at the playoffs all the way. That�’s our goal. We need to focus of making the play-offs and peaking there.�”

Early aggression and de-fensive hitting are Sweden�’s long suits and they made them work to perfection against the U.S. squad (1-2) that yielded four multiple counts.

�“We struggled with the ice, dug ourselves a big hole and couldn�’t get out of it quick enough,�” said U.S. vice-skip Shawn Rojeski.

�“These Swedish guys are fantastic hitters. You don�’t want to get that far behind with them. A three or four-point lead to them, it�’s tough to get out of it.�”

Elsewhere on the after-noon log, Yansong Ji of China shaded Danish veteran Tommy Stjerne (0-3) by a 7-6 count.

In one other morning tussle, the Swiss crew (1-2) helmed by Schwaller downed the United States 6-4.

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Skip: Dong Keun LeeNickname: GunyHome: GangwonDelivery: RightOccupation: CurlerEmployer: Gangwon ProvinceDate Of Birth: Sept. 10, 1979Place Of Birth: South KoreaMarital Status: SingleFavourite food: BBQFavourite drink: WaterFavourite movie: Raiders of the Lost ArkFavourite TV show: 24Favourite vacation destination? Regina, CanadaThree people, living or not, whom you would invite to a dinner party: Frank Macera, Tom Slusar, and our driver this week, RonIf you could be a star in any other sport, what would it be, and why? GolfIf you could change any rule in curling, which one would it be, and why? Add one mulligan per person, per gameYour pet peeves: These questions (just kidding)Three things you always travel with: My third, my second, my leadFirst on your bucket list (to-do list before you kick the bucket):SkydivingWhat is the biggest misconcep-tion about curlers? That the game is easyYour ideal shot to win an Olympic gold medal: Having my second peel a guard because I�’m five up coming home

Third: Soo Hyuk Kim

Nickname: SooHome: GangwonDelivery: RightOccupation: CurlerEmployer: Gang-won ProvinceDate Of Birth: March 5, 1984Place Of Birth: South KoreaMarital Status: SingleFavourite food:

BBQFavourite drink: CokeFavourite movie: Happy GilmoreFavourite TV show: FriendsFavourite vacation destination? CanadaThree people, living or not, whom you would invite to a dinner party: Close friendsIf you could be a star in any other sport, what would it be, and why? Speed skatingYour pet peeves: Missing a shotThree things you always travel with: My teammatesFirst on your bucket list (to-do list before you kick the bucket): Win this championshipYour ideal shot to win an Olympic gold medal: Any shot would be great

Second: TaeHwan Kim

Nickname: HwanHome: GangwonDelivery: RightOccupation: CurlerEmployer: Gangwon ProvinceDate Of Birth: Feb. 20, 1990Place Of Birth: South KoreaMarital Status: SingleFavourite food: KoreanFavourite drink: TeaFavourite book: The ShackFavourite movie: Shawshank RedemptionFavourite TV show: SurvivorFavourite vacation destination? CanadaThree people, living or not, whom you would invite to a dinner party: Tiger Woods, Nelson Mandela, and Russ HowardIf you could be a star in any other sport, what would it be, and why?

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any rule in curling, which one would it be, and why? None; the game is greatThree things you always travel with: Passport,

cellphone, credit cards

First on your bucket list (to-do list before you kick the bucket): Bun-gee jumpingYour ideal shot to win an Olympic gold medal: Draw to the button

Lead: Yoon Ho NamNickname: Ho YaHome: GangwonDelivery: RightOccupation: CurlerEmployer: Gangwon ProvinceDate Of Birth: Jan. 19, 1984Place Of Birth: South KoreaMarital Status: SingleFavourite food: BeefFavourite drink: CokeFavourite movie: Men With BroomsFavourite TV show: WipeoutFavourite vacation destination? CanadaThree people, living or not, whom you would invite to a dinner party: Michael Jordan, David Beckham, Byron CronkIf you could be a star in any other sport, what would it be, and why? Ping pong

If you could change any rule in curling, which one would it be, and why? Allow body contactYour pet peeves: When an oppo-nent makes an impossible shotThree things you always travel with: Clothes, toothbrush, passportFirst on your bucket list (to-do list before you kick the bucket): Win this eventYour ideal shot to win an Olympic gold medal: Double takeout

Fifth: Ye Jun LeeHome: GangwonDelivery: RightOccupation: CurlerEmployer: Gangwon ProvinceDate Of Birth: July 22, 1991Place Of Birth: South KoreaMarital Status: SingleFavourite food: BeefFavourite drink: CokeFavourite movie: HoosiersFavourite TV show: Family GuyFavourite vacation destination? CanadaThree people, living or not, whom you would invite to a dinner party: My four teammatesIf you could be a star in any other sport, what would it be, and why? Hockey looks fun! Let�’s go with thatIf you could change any rule

in curling: Five players instead of four! (ha ha)

Your pet peeves: Only four players get to play! (ha ha)

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* �—started game with the hammer

Standings(through Sunday�’s draws)

Team W LCanada 3 0Scotland 3 0Sweden 2 1Czech Republic 2 1France 2 1China 2 1Germany 1 2Switzerland 1 2Norway 1 2United States 1 2Denmark 0 3Korea 0 3

Draw 3 Results 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 TCzech Republic* 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 7Norway 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamCzech Republic 66 72 85 81 76Norway 90 74 81 83 82

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TSwitzerland* 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 x 6United States 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 x 4%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamSwitzerland 76 88 79 68 78United States 78 86 64 63 73

Draw 4 Results 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TKorea 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 x 6Scotland* 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 x 9%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamKorea 81 74 66 66 72Scotland 93 86 88 78 86

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TCanada 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 7Germany* 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamCanada 94 90 81 94 90Germany 68 71 73 71 71

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TChina 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 7Denmark* 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 6%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamChina 75 88 94 84 85Denmark 86 74 78 69 77

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TSweden* 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 7France 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamSweden 88 75 81 76 80France 79 80 73 73 76

Draw 5 Results 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TSweden* 2 0 0 2 3 0 4 x x x 11United States 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 x x x 2%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamSweden 98 91 84 88 90United States 98 95 68 63 81

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TScotland* 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 10Switzerland 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 6%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamScotland 86 81 80 74 80Switzerland 89 73 79 84 81

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TNorway 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 8Germany* 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 9%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamNorway 89 93 91 81 88Germany 86 89 73 81 82

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TCzech Republic* 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 x 8China 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 x 5%age Lead Second Third Skip TeamCzech Republic 76 91 71 78 79China 76 80 50 71 69

Draw 6 (8:30 a.m.)France vs. DenmarkChina vs. SwedenCanada vs. KoreaScotland vs. Germany

Draw 7 (1:30 p.m.)Norway vs. SwedenGermany vs. U.S.A.Scotland vs. CzechRepublicChina vs. Switzerland

Draw 8 (7:30 p.m.)Canada vs. U.S.A.Korea vs. Czech RepublicSwitzerland vs. DenmarkFrance vs. Norway

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2011 FWMCC: CUMULATIVE STATS

SkipsName % ageJeff Stoughton (Canada) 84Thomas Ulsrud (Norway) 81Tony Angiboust (France) 80Jiri Snitil (Czech Republic) 77Yansong Ji (China) 76Tom Brewster (Scotland) 76Christof Schwaller (Switzerland) 76Niklas Edin (Sweden) 76Andy Kapp (Germany) 74Pete Fenson (USA) 70Dong Keun Lee (Korea) 65Tommy Stjerne (Denmark) 62

SecondsName % ageReid Carruthers (Canada) 88Joe Polo (USA) 87Lionel Roux (France) 82Christoffer Svae (Norway) 80Guang Xu Li (China) 80Fredrik Lindberg (Sweden) 80Jindrich Kitzberger (Czech Republic) 78Scott Andrews (Scotland) 78Robert Hurlimann (Switzerland) 77Tae Hwan Kim (Korea) 75Andreas Lang (Germany) 73Peter Andersen (Denmark) 70

ThirdsName % ageTorger Nergaard (Norway) 83Greg Drummond (Scotland) 83Sebastian Kraupp (Sweden) 82Thomas Dufour (France) 81Jon Mead (Canada) 79Martin Snitil (Czech Republic) 77Marco Ramstein (Switzerland) 77Daniel Herberg (Germany) 76Shawn Rojeski (USA) 74Soo Hyuk Kim (Korea) 73De Xin Ba (China) 72Anders Soederblom (Denmark) 70

LeadsName % ageSteve Gould (Canada) 91Viktor Kjall (Sweden) 91Haavard Vad Petersson (Norway) 90Ryan Brunt (USA) 86Michael Goodfellow (Scotland) 85Urs Eichhorn (Switzerland) 84Wilfrid Coulot (France) 80Holger Hohne (Germany) 77Yoon Ho Nam (Korea) 76Jan Nebelong (Denmark) 76Lu An Chen (China) 75Marek Vydra (Czech Republic) 72

(through Sunday�’s draws)

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THE EYESHAVE IT: Far left, Swedish skip Niklas Edinfollows one of his deliveries down the ice. At left, Denmark�’s Peter Andersen keeps an eye on the house while China�’s Luan Chenand Dexin Ba monitor closely.