Gregory Strong
Curling rocks rest in the rings at the Brier in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, March 6, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh April 22, 2021 - 11:13 AM
A seemingly innocuous round-robin game was given such a profanity jolt during the recent Canadian men s curling championship that you could excuse unsuspecting viewers for spitting out their morning coffee in surprise.
A sport known for its soothing repetition, sportsmanship and athlete-next-door vibe can certainly bring the intensity when needed. Factor in hot microphones and the absence of tape delay and you have a recipe for salty language to occasionally make it on air.
The normally staid Tim Hortons Brier broadcast on TSN was rocked by a curler s F-bomb last month just as the traditional curling background music started after a commercial break. It wasn t clear what caused the frustration.
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Unbeaten Gushue into Champions Cup playoffs
Brad Gushue won a third game in a row Saturday to qualify for the playoffs in the Humpty s Champions Cup Grand Slam curling event in Calgary.
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CALGARY Brad Gushue won a third game in a row Saturday to qualify for the playoffs in the Humpty s Champions Cup Grand Slam curling event in Calgary.
Gushue of St. John s, N.L., scored two points in the seventh end and stole one in the eighth for a 6-5 win over Switzerland s Peter de Cruz, who won a bronze medal at the recent men s world championship in the same arena.
Gushue was to face Scotland s Bruce Mouat, the world championship silver medallist, later Saturday.
The Champions Cup is the first of two Grand Slams in Calgary featuring two dozen men s and women s domestic and international teams.
The Princess Auto Players Championship starts Tuesday. The combined prize purse of both bonspiels is $560,000.
In other morning-draw games, Matt Dunstone edged Brad Jacobs 6-5 to put both teams at 1-2 in Pool A.
Russia s Alina Kovaleva got to 2-1 in the women s Pool A with a 9-7 victory over winless Briar Hurlimann of Switzerland.
Japan s Satsuki Fujisawa downed Tabitha Peterson of the Unites States 5-2 to put both at 1-2.
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