Hey all...
Just finished watching the curling game of all curling games (cbc summary). Our boy Brad Gushue and his team from the St. John's Newfoundland Curling Club just beat Jeff Stoughton of Manitoba 8-7 to take the gold medal in the 2006 Olympic Qualifying Championships of Curling!!!! Newfie Curlers are representing Canada in Torino!!! Ahhh!!! I'm very happy for them!
Adding to the awesomeness is the fact that the silver medalist Stoughton had been quoted a month ago as saying that the Gushue rink had "no real chance at winning the Olympic trials". Looks like he's eating those words now... I wonder how they taste?
The best/craziest part of it all is the fact that I know the guys very well (except for Russ Howard, a new addition). The boys and I used to play each other all the time on the Newfoundland Junior Curling circuit when I was the skip for the Grand Falls rink. It's nuts to think that these same boys I once scrimmaged with in local tournaments are now representing our country at the Olympics!!! It's crazy! Back in the day we were all 'up-and-comers' in the province. I gave up curling to attend university and get my degree, while the guys all decided to focus on curling and put school on hold - you can see where that got them. Sometimes makes me wonder if I made the right move? :) (Who am I kidding? I was never Gushue-good!)
In any event, congratulations boys - you've made your province incredibly proud! Bring back the gold!!
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