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"If you don't have hair that holds a curl very well, this may not work as well for you."
"When I first started curling, I never thought of being a Canadian Champion. I just wanted to go through the rocks and have some fun."
"What a turn of events, a steal of three for Alberta."
"Every year we sign on together as a team and we say our number one goal is to get to the Scotties."
"The last prior win for Ontario was 2012, it was Glenn Howard."
"The Brier is just the most special curling tournament on Earth."
"The Brier crowd is just a little bit different."
"Everybody wants to win the Brier."
"The Brier's the ultimate goal as a Canadian curler."
"It really is anyone's Brier at this point."
"All right, anything else? Curling is where it's at."
"...expect the unexpected at this year's Montana's Brier."
"Let's go, Mike. Can't see this doing anything. That should be pretty close. Just a hair, just a hair. Yeah, I would think this will curl a bit."
"I don't think the run's the shot. It's either draw or chuck it through. The draw for one has to be the play, does it not?"
"You can't run and hide with the five rock rule."
"Effortless power from Colton, it's unbelievable."
"Line's good. Halfway. Guys, gotta go. Oh, good. Oh, boy, is that ever nice. If he's going to be able to spill it out and they avoid the jam, it'll spin the Alberta Stone back edge of the 12. But what a terrific shot. Touched them all."
"For the second consecutive year and the ninth time in his curling career, John Shuster is the US curling men's national champion."
"What a roll, shot stone behind cover, that's insane, it's not fair."
"Thank you to Curling Canada, our dedicated partner for over the past four decades."
"That's a great roll because you can't roll the red to the right without jamming it."
"The Brier's the show, that's where you want to be."
"It's awesome for the curlers and it's just really nice, you can brush and take the stone so far."
"It's a difficult task to be the loser and win the Brier."
"The sport of curling should be commended for more than a half a century, women have shared equal billing with the men."
"We've seen some fine curling; it's crazy good curling."
"The Briar is the best curling tournament in the world."
"It's close, did he do it? Dunstone got it for one, unbelievable touch, that is brilliant."
"Perfect little kiss, roll in, wow, unbelievable stuff for Matt Dunstone."
"Just a great, great team shot, great brushing, great line calling."
"It's unbelievable, you come into this event and yes, you've been a curler, and yes, you've achieved at a high level, but the Brier is very special."
"That's a highlight reel shot, we will see that again for sure, little Manitoba magic this morning from Matt Dunstone."
"Weight control and weight management is equally or more important than actually hitting the broom on every single throw."
"All you're trying to do is win the Brier, which is everyone's dream. Everybody wants to win the Brier."
"To earn that purple heart is a massive accomplishment. The Brier, the ultimate goal as a Canadian curler."
"Every time that we're here and we show up, it never gets old."
"That little outside the box thinking by not just playing straight peel, getting a rock in the rings, ends up resulting in an extra point."
"You have to be impressed with Brad Gushue."
"Could this be the year for Saskatchewan? With shots like this, maybe you have to think so."
"Mike McEwen, big game player, quarter rock double, hadn't seen the spot, he threw it perfect, managed it perfectly."
"Look at his numbers, Vic, he has been outstanding, 98%."
"He's got the eye of the tiger, he's carried that through to this Brier."
"Right now it's all about just letting go of results, just got to focus on making your shots."
"Here we go, here we go, now help it over, bang it on the nose for the win."
"That's the communication we talked about at the opening of the show, they nailed it."
"Make the final 6-5, Saskatchewan is moving on."
"Curling is going to become the next bowling."
"Curling as a sport has been around for at least 500 years and started in Scotland."
"A curling stone will curl in the same direction in which it rotates."
"Every year we sign on, you know, together as a team, and we say our number one goal is to get to the Scotties."
"The sport of curling is expanding across the United States."
"What an evening of curling, exactly what we thought it would be, these two heavyweights in the middle of the ring trading blows."
"Curling is more than a sport, it's a lifestyle."
"It's a recipe for some great curling."
"It is quite simply the best broom in the game."
"I don't remember a time when curling wasn't a part of my life."
"Oh my goodness, Rachel Homan, what a shot."
"I think Val tweeting is one of the best transformations from a skip to a true professional third."
"This was a Scotties like no other, but you made it work with your skills, your passion, and your shared dedication to your craft."
"Right to the last, Dunstone has single-handedly flipped four or five games with spectacular shots to win."
"What a fantastic throw, made the triple, he just jammed it really good."
"Magician, really, when you think about it, it's hard to believe that he could make three out of that, but he did."
"It's everything, very special, the first thing that I dreamt as a kid was to go to the Brier."
"It's a Saskatoon Saturday night, time to throw some stones here at the Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials."
"Winners of four of the past five Briers, Brad Guzu and Brendan Botcher have ruled the curling landscape."
"So nice to be back in Saskatoon, first time since the Brier of 2012."
"The last team to go undefeated and win was Kevin Martin, he went back-to-back 2008 and 2009."
"Ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome your 2022 Tim Hortons Brier champions."
"First time ever that a wild card team has won the Canadian men's curling championship."
"What a big moment in the game, but especially what's transpired in the last few ends."
"Well executed, really. I love the weight choice, get the sweepers involved a little bit more on the shot."
"Great throw under pressure, that's potentially a game-winning shot."
"It's important to preserve Manitoba's curling history and celebrate the greats in Manitoba curling."
"Rachel Homan can become the fastest skip ever to four Scotty's titles before her 30th birthday."
"This is the most well-rounded Rachel Homan we have ever seen."
"Very good shot, oh and that little rub will stop it in time, shot rock just outside the forefoot."
"Can you get inside? Oh very nice for a single, boy that's as good as it gets, the right weight."
"He's been magical and a big story at this year's Tim Hortons Brier."
"To win any Scotties title, I think I'd probably want this one the most."
"Curling is their fastest growing winter sport in Japan; it just explodes."
"This shows me the confidence and draw weight from the skipper."
"It's just really feeling it, that's a good feeling as a skip, impeccable draw weight."
"Whether you're in the hack or kicking back, live it in style in the new Throwing and Stones line exclusively by Asham."
"Back to back Scotty's titles, Team Canada, winners in '20 and '21."
"The youngest skip, oh my, men or women, to win three national titles."
"The best part about the Scotties is simply being at the Scotties."
"Holy, how many shots have you made this end? Nice shot."
"We're ready for the Tim Hortons Briar."
"Thank you so much, John Cullen here alongside two-time Scotty's Champion Melissa Saligo."
"Great brushing there and a really nice shot."
"I love what Tyler said there, I'd love to make him make a shot. Oh yeah, I live by those words when I curl. If I can do something easy and make them do something hard, that's my go-to."
"Could this be the final game ever at the Scotties for Jennifer Jones?"
"In Thunder Bay, our final day, just two games to go till we crown a new Scottish champion."
"They have been near perfect all week, and there it is, for four, Team Canada."
"Andrea Crawford has shocked everybody here in Thunder Bay."
"New Brunswick looks to win their first title since 1963."
"We've worked really hard, we put a lot of time in on and off the ice."
"We got down early in our game against them, but we battled back."
"We put a lot of pressure on them too, but Andrea played exceptionally well."
"It's a win for the record books for Jennifer Jones and Manitoba."
"Congratulations, Team Manitoba, they are your Canadian women's curling champions here in Penticton."
"It's a perfect game: force take two, force take one, steal one."
"That's just brilliant teamwork, rock was heavy out of Colton's hand, Ben knew it immediately, relayed it to the skipper, Kevin waited as long as possible, got the slow down, what a great shot."
"Congratulations to Brendan Botcher as he is the Ross Hearthstone Sportsmanship Award winner."
"What a team shot, what a beautiful curling shot."
"The real difference is at that skip position."
"It just speaks to the shot-making back-and-forth."
"Rock positioning is critical against Team Canada."
"Final stone, full eight foot for the win."
"Welcome back here to the BKT Tires and OK Tire World Men's Curling Championship."
"Now that it's an Olympic sport, Kathy, it's pretty awesome and very entertaining curling too, isn't it?"
"He's won three of the last four Briars."
"And Alberta are the Canadian men's curling champions!"
"We became the curling champions of the world."
"I'm a Canadian who has become an expert at the old Scottish winter sport of curling."
"What a resume: Olympic champion, world champion, Scottie's champion."
"What an advantage to how long they've curled together now, 20 plus years."
"Saturday night here in London and our coverage of the 16th edition of the Continental Cup of Curling."
"Rock placement's been incredible."
"The Swiss pair ended up stealing three and going on to an 8-4 win to pick up a full point for the Europeans."
"Eight years ago, Team Jones brought home the trials win followed by Olympic gold."
"Wow, that was a great roll under to sit second and third."
"It doesn't get much better than this; this is curling at its absolute best."
"Megan Walter is all of 20 years of age, and she's mature as a curler well beyond those years."
"That was a wonderful in off that Brad Gushue made."
"That wonderful draw and it was terrific, great brushing."
"The game plan would be to shut down that scoring area, make those shots so tough for Jones that she doesn't have the opportunity to score more than one."
"Be careful throwing a guard when you're playing Rachel Homan, because if she gets enough of that, she might be able to make the double."
"You've got to keep them separated, score your deuce, and get back in."
"Curling is a global sport, and it's time it gets the coverage it needs."
"Every time we step on the ice at the Scotties, we always feel like we're representing Manitoba."
"Law and order, Caitlyn is playing like a two-time gold medalist that she is."
"It's incredible how much she loves it, she arguably curls more than anybody on the planet."
"Gambling without hammer is Jennifer's famous for it, and more times than not, it pays."
"We'll be coming to you live from Curl Aberdeen for the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2021."
"Mixed doubles: two players, one male, one female, one pre-positioned stone per team per end."
"Eight ends is what the game is scheduled for; we might go to an extra, but that remains to be seen."
"Players will throw stones either one and five or the middle three stones."
"There's one power play as well for the teams to utilize at some point during the game."
"Of course, the sport itself dating back 500 years."
"They've now won four ends in a row, and it's the first multiple of the game."
"Unbelievable, the three-time Briar champ."
"We're gearing up for an exciting weekend of curling."
"We're playing the semi-final of the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2021, Norway plays Sweden."
"That's somebody we're going to be able to enjoy watching curling for a very long time."
"We've got two really good curling teams fighting out for this game."
"Wonderful freeze from Switzerland takes the end away from USA."
"He got to hand it to Brad Gushue, even in the end he gave up four, he went back four-foot dead buried on his first shot."
"Kevin Kui is the best curler in the world, best pure shot maker there is."
"I'm periodically moving my Denman brush like half an inch as I curl."
"It's been really special, there's been so much support and lots of younger curlers that have come up."
"Wonderful triple takeout by Tyler, what a shot!"
"International curling is finally back on TV screens around the world."
"It's such a privilege to represent Manitoba, it's such a great curling province with so much history."
"When you grow up watching curling and you get to watch the Scotties, you want to be that person."
"She passed the great Colleen Jones this week for the most wins all time at any position."
"It's about coming out with the confidence to throw the rock at the broom with the weight that's called and not even thinking about the potential of missing, but the potential of making."
"You're not familiar to the Olympics newest event in curling, this is mixed doubles."
"As long as you have Kevin Koe playing good, you have a good chance to win."
"Only three teams have won a world championship for Canada going undefeated."
"Big two points, well done in the eighth end to score two."
"Terrific result, shot rock well underneath the guard."
"Good enough for the single point and with the hammer in the ninth end."
"Perfect shot through a lot of weight, very well done."
"It's just a matter of just terrific shooting and after end, setting up for deuces."
"No problem at all, takes the one point."
"So much tradition at the Brier, it all began in 1927 in Toronto."
"Only eight skips have gone back-to-back."
"It's a special night, Team Canada, Alberta, the Brier final."
"It's an incredible shot by Tyler Tardy, a run back triple."
"Curling is quite a family-oriented game."
"Enjoy the World Championship, and until next time, good curling."
"That is money, a huge four-ender for the Negevan and Carruthers team."
"This is mixed double and we will see it just over a year from now in Korea."
"It is fast and it is exciting because you only play 8 ends, 22 minutes."
"Remember the power play and when to use it."
"It's a win for the record books for Jennifer Jones; she is a six-time Scotty's winner."
"One of the most decorated curlers of all time is calling it on a storied career."
"Well, Jennifer Jones looking for her seventh and unprecedented victory at the Scotties."
"What a such a good thing about curling, you know, the sportsmanship even at this high level."
"What a nice touch by Brendan Botcher."
"Over the last few years, she is top three clutch players in women's curling."
"In fact, winning that world championship last year, she made an unbelievable shot in the ninth end to get her team out of trouble."
"Great guys, great end, you guys are awesome."
"Good job, we're there, a little heavy... oh, never mind, good huge shot!"
"Is he ever a smart skip, he thinks through the game really well."
"Great sweep by Mark Kennedy to get that rock almost buried, probably perfect."
"What an excellent shot there by BR, makes the double on the two in the center line."
"Unbelievable what sweepers can do at this level, how you can manipulate it, how you can drag it. It truly is an art form."
"Curling is a game that's evolved to such an athletic sport where these guys at the highest of highest levels to win at the highest level must take optimum care of their body."
"What a wonderful draw there by Matt Dunstone."
"We've been treated to some of the best curling this week."
"Every shot matters at this point in the Aztec Safety Curling Challenge."
"This is the moment here, and if you're a skip, this is why you need ice in your veins."
"Unbelievable curling and make the final three in the E to push Brad Jacobs Reed kurs and Company a 5-4 spot over the world number one team Italy."
"Absolutely can take away two shots with one rock."
"The spirit of curling dictates that one never cheers mistakes, misses, or gaps by one's opponent."
"The ice surface on which the game is played, or the rink in curling, is called the sheet."
"It's not just about the stones you throw, but the ones you leave behind."
"When you have the hammer, make sure you strike with precision."