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Another week, another quarantine. That seems to be life these days for Brad Gushue and Kerri Einarson. The two curlers are currently tucked away in a hotel in Aberdeen, Scotland awaiting the start of the World Mixed Doubles Championship, where they will represent Canada.
“It’s been the shortest, longest year I’ve ever played in my life,” admitted Gushue in a virtual press conference on Friday.
So far, he’s spent 31 days in quarantine. That’s included 14 days prior to the Tim Hortons Brier, 13 at home in Newfoundland and Labrador after the Grand Slam of Curling events and another four in Scotland. Once this week’s event is over, he’ll be required to do another 14 when he arrives back in Canada.
The three-month curling journey inside the Calgary bubble has finally crossed the finish line.
Starting in mid-February, Curling Canada, the World Curling Federation, and the Grand Slam of Curling successfully hosted seven events at WinSport s Markin MacPhail Centre as dozens of the best rinks on the planet competed in a fanless environment all while following strict protocols in order to keep everyone safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
There were some hiccups along the way, but the events took place, curlers were crowned champions and granite memories were made for a lifetime.
This unprecedented campaign won t be forgotten, but rest assured, both athletes and fans alike don’t have much interest in reliving another season of “bubble curling” anytime soon.
Eight Ends: Swiss reign resumes at world women s curling championship
Team Tirinzoni fourth Alina Paetz pulled off a cross-house double takeout to score two points in the sixth end and go up 3-2 versus Team Homan in the Princess Auto Players Championship semifinals. | May 9, 2021, 9:04 PM
May 9, 2021, 9:04 PM
Eight Ends is your source for news, notes, insight and analysis from around the curling world. This edition features takeaways from the world women s curling championship and the final event in the Calgary curling bubble.
First End: Switzerland’s Team Silvana Tirinzoni are still the world women’s curling champions after successfully defending the gold with a 4-2 victory over RCF’s Team Alina Kovaleva in Sunday’s final to wrap up the bubble at Calgary’s WinSport Arena.
Call them the Bubble Girls. Or maybe Team Isolation. How about the Castaway Crew?
Whatever name you want to give them, Kerri Einarson and her squad of Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard and Brianne Meilleur have been stuck inside the Calgary curling bubble for so long now, they’ve lost count of the days.
“My mom asked me a couple of days ago and I wasn’t positive at that point,” said Sweeting. “I took a quick glance and in total we were at 38, but that was a couple of days ago. I’ll have to recount.”
They won’t be leaving any time soon as the Winnipeg-based team, which also includes alternate Krysten Karwacki and coach Heather Nedohin, will represent Canada in the women’s world curling championships starting Friday.