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  • Curling in Lithuania w/ Tadas Vyskupaitis

    Curling in Lithuania w/ Tadas Vyskupaitis
    Jan 27 2025
    Despite not having any dedicated curling ice in the entire country and very little funding, Lithuania is heading to the 2025 World Women’s Curling Championship. How did a country about the size of West Virginia with a population less than Mississippi accomplish this? A lot of it has to do with their skip, Virginija Paulauskaite. … Continue reading Curling in Lithuania w/ Tadas Vyskupaitis →
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    49 min
  • Your 2025 Duke’s Mayo Bowl Preview

    Your 2025 Duke’s Mayo Bowl Preview
    Dec 31 2024
    Jonathan’s Minnesota Golden Gophers and Ryan’s Virginia Tech Hokies are finally going to meet on the gridiron. If you can get through 15 minutes of Gopher-Hokie talk, we will also cover Jonathan’s experience at the 2024 European Curling Championship, what under-the-radar player impressed him most, our futures in curling and Christmas presents.
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    53 min
  • Good luck to our own Jonathan Havercroft and Team England at Euros

    Good luck to our own Jonathan Havercroft and Team England at Euros
    Nov 12 2024
    The 2024 European Curling Championships take place Nov. 16-23 and our very own Professor of Peel, Jonathan Havercroft, will be there in the A division representing England. Here we take a moment to wish Jonathan and the rest of the team good luck!
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    58 min
  • Should curling’s world championships determine Olympic berths? w/ Scottish champion Ken Horton

    Should curling’s world championships determine Olympic berths? w/ Scottish champion Ken Horton
    Mar 13 2024
    Curling nations will earn points toward Olympic qualification based on how they do at this year’s (and next year’s) men’s and women’s world championships. But should that be the case? Scottish curling champion Ken Horton presents his plan for determining Olympic berths without any points coming from worlds. Hear why he believes this plan will … Continue reading Should curling’s world championships determine Olympic berths? w/ Scottish champion Ken Horton →
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    57 min
  • How the England men won Euro-B gold

    How the England men won Euro-B gold
    Jan 25 2024
    Jonathan and Ryan are back to talk about Jonathan’s experience representing England at the European Curling Championships. His English men’s team not only secured a spot in next year’s A-pool for their country, but captured the gold medal.
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    46 min
  • Curl Runnings: Jamaican Curling w/ Ian Robertson and Husani Blaze

    Curl Runnings: Jamaican Curling w/ Ian Robertson and Husani Blaze
    Oct 23 2023
    Curling Jamaica is scheduled to make its competitive WCF debut at the Pan-Continental Curling Championships. Hear about the origins or this federation and how it’s inspiring a new face of curling in our interviews with Ian Robertson and Husani Blaze. Curling Jamaica Follow Jamaican Curling on Facebook Brooklyn Curling Center
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    1 h et 1 min
  • What was it like coaching in China’s curling program?: Marco Mariani part 2

    What was it like coaching in China’s curling program?: Marco Mariani part 2
    Jul 24 2023
    Marco Mariani is back to tell us about his experience coaching China’s women’s curling team at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. First, we learn why his lineup changed so much going into the Olympics and the one thing he thinks would have allowed Han Yu’s team to make the medal round. Then, we hear about … Continue reading What was it like coaching in China’s curling program?: Marco Mariani part 2 →
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    25 min
  • How is Italy preparing for the 2026 Olympics?: Marco Mariani part 1

    How is Italy preparing for the 2026 Olympics?: Marco Mariani part 1
    Jul 6 2023
    This is the first of a two-part interview with Italian curling coach and Olympic curler Marco Mariani. In part one, we focus on the current state of curling in Italy as they prepare to host the 2026 Olympics. Marco is not only currently coaching the Italian junior teams, but is also on the committee responsible … Continue reading How is Italy preparing for the 2026 Olympics?: Marco Mariani part 1 →
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    46 min