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You can view all the latest British Curling news below. OLYMPIC GAMES10 February 2010OLYMPIC GAMES
It feels as if it has been a long time coming but the 2010 Olympic Winter Games start on Friday 12th February with the opening ceremony.
Then the games get underway in earnest. The curling starts on Tuesday 16th February when the GB men's team take on Sweden, the 2009 European Champions skipped by Niklas Edin. First stones will be thrown at 0900 local time that's 1700 GMT.
The women's team have a bye on the 16th., they play their opener against 2009 World Champions, China at 0900 local, 1700 GMT, on Wednesday 17th. February.
The Gold medal game in the women's event is scheduled for 1500 local on Friday 26th February, that's 2300 GMT, The men's final will be played at the same time on Saturday 27th. February.
You can follow the results at www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-curling-schedule-results/ |
GB TEAMS AT SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPS
PARALYMPIC TEAM IN PERTH25 January 2010GB TEAMS AT SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIPS
The round robin stage of the Bruadar Scottish men's championship and the Columba Cream Scottish women's Championship will be played at Dewar's Rinks, Perth this week.
The ten men's team have their first game at 3p.m. on 27th January while the eight women's teams start their round robin at 9a.m. on the 28th.
Because of the Olympics the page playoffs, semi finals and finals will be played on the weekend 5th - 7th March.
The winners will go on to represent Scotland at the Ford World Women's Championship in Swift Current, Canada 20th - 28th March and the Capital One World Men's Championship in Cortina, Italy, 3rd - 11th April 2010.
GB's Paralympic team will also be in action in Perth this week. They'll be playing in an international event featuring teams from Norway, Switzerland, Germany and Sweden.
Games start at 9 a.m. on Friday 29th March and run though to Sunday at 4p.m. |
ALTERNATE REPLACED IN BRITAIN'S WOMEN'S CURLING LINE-UP20 January 2010ALTERNATE REPLACED IN BRITAIN'S WOMEN'S CURLING LINE-UP
Karen Addison, formally selected in December 2009 as fifth player in the women’s team – a non-playing role – has been withdrawn from Great Britain’s women’s curling team for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, which start on 12th February.
She will be replaced by Annie Laird, a world champion from the 2002 team skipped by Jackie Lockhart, who herself will play at third in the 2010 Olympic team.
As a result of the transition, British Curling (the organisation charged with preparing Britain’s Olympic curling teams) nominated these changes to the British Olympic Association (BOA) for ratification.
British Curling can therefore confirm that, following the necessary processes, including time for Karen to appeal the decision, Karen Addison has been deselected from the Team GB women’s curling team.
Although given the opportunity, Karen, who had previously expressed reservations around her role in the team, chose not to appeal this decision.
British Curling has now replaced Karen with Annie Laird, and both of these changes have now been ratified by the BOA. British Curling would like to take this opportunity to thank Karen for her contribution to the programme and to wish her all the best for the future. We will continue to offer her our full support for the remainder of the season.
Commenting, Chris Hildrey, Chair of British Curling said: “We are confident that this change will not impact on performance in Vancouver as it concerns a change to the alternate position, rather than the team on the ice. The fifth player provides cover in the event of illness or injury, and we believe Annie is an excellent new alternate who can provide the necessary back-up. We wish this new line-up every success”.
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GB WOMEN'S TEAM IN SCOTLAND, MEN IN CANADA14 January 2010GB WOMEN'S TEAM IN SCOTLAND, MEN IN CANADA
Eve Muirhead, Jackie Lockhart, Kelly Wood, Lorna Vevers and Karen Addison are in action this weekend at the Glynhill Ladies' International at Braehead, Renfrewshire.
The 24 team event features seven teams who will represent their countries at the Olympics next month. Reigning World Champions China arrived on Tuesday, 2009 European silver medallists Mirjam Ott and her team from Switzerland are all set to go and USA Olympic representives, the team skipped by Debbie McCormick, are settling in.
The first games are timed for 08.00 on Friday 15th with the final scheduled for 14.30 on Sunday 17 January.
You can follow results at www.glynhillladiesinternational.com
The men's team skipped by David Murdoch is in Toronto for the TSN Casino Rama Skins. Only four teams are taking part, but it's quite a field, Canada's Olympic team skipped by Kevin Martin is there as well as Glenn Howard and Randy Ferbey.
The Murdoch V Martin match at 20.00 ET, that's GMT minus five, will be a replay of the 2009 World Men's Championship final.
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