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In the 15th Episode (Season 5) Lori and Mary get caught up after a very busy weekend of curling and Lori may be suffering from a little burnout. The girls break down the results and what happened in the Scotties/Tankard playdowns in NS, NB, Quebec, Alberta and Sask. Congratulations to all the teams who won their provincials! Lori and Mary watched so much live streaming of these events that they offer a few tips to the commentators and even throw in a few Dirty Curling Talk phrases they heard. The girls chat about the Canadian Junior Championships: results, format including inviting 2 provincial runner ups to participate, changing the timing of the National Championships next season and selecting a team who will represent Canada at the Worlds because of it. Congratulations to Team Zacharias (Manitoba) and Team Gautier (Manitoba2) on winning the Canadian Juniors! Thank you to JetIce, HardLine and CurlingZone for sponsoring this episode, please enjoy!
Melissa Adams joins host Wayne Tallon to talk about all things Scott Tournament of Hearts.About Melissa AdamsMelissa first national championship appearance was at the 1995 Canada Winter Games where she won a bronze medal. Before that she won two New Brunswick High School championships in 1993 and 1994. Adams would then go on to skip New Brunswick at three straight Canadian Junior Championships in 1996, 1997 and in 1998 she led her team to a 10-2 round robin record where she beat this year’s PEI Scotties Skip Suzanne Birt in the Semifinals and then went on to win in the finals, to claim the Canadian championship. She then represented Canada at the 1998 World Junior Curling Championships and led her team to a gold medal.Melissa has built on her success in Juniors and has represented New Brunswick at the 2017 and 2018 Scott Tournament of Hearts.
In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about an incredibly busy week from the world of curling. They talk about provincial finals, including Kerri Einarson's surprising loss, the Canadian Junior Championships, and what to expect in the provincial playdowns this week. They also preview the third leg of the Curling World Cup that kicks off Wednesday from Sweden.
In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about an incredibly busy week from the world of curling. They talk about provincial finals, including Kerri Einarson's surprising loss, the Canadian Junior Championships, and what to expect in the provincial playdowns this week. They also preview the third leg of the Curling World Cup that kicks off Wednesday from Sweden.
In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about an incredibly busy week from the world of curling. They talk about provincial finals, including Kerri Einarson's surprising loss, the Canadian Junior Championships, and what to expect in the provincial playdowns this week. They also preview the third leg of the Curling World Cup that kicks off Wednesday from Sweden.
Synchronized swimmer Helen Vanderburg Shaw is born in Calgary, Alberta. Helen Vanderburg Shaw was born in Calgary, Alberta on January 12, 1959. From an early age, she showed amazing talent as a synchronized swimmer. In 1973, Vanderburg Shaw won the Canadian Junior Championships; in 1977 she took first place at the Pan Pacific Games and earned six gold medals at the Canadian Championships. But Calgary’s phenomenal teen swimmer was just warming up. In 1978 at the World Aquatic Games in Berlin, she became the first Canadian to win the World Championships, taking gold medals in both the solo and duet events. In fact, with partner Michelle Caulkins, she was the first non-American to win both events in the same competition. She repeated her win the next year at the 1979 Pan Am Games in Puerto Rico, and at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Cup in Tokyo. Vanderburg Shaw was elected Canada’s Female Athlete of the Year in both 1978 and 1979. She was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1980, and into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1983. In 1979, at the tender age of 20, Vanderburg Shaw retired from professional sport and earned a degree in physical education. She’s now a businesswoman in the physical fitness industry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.