When Heather Nedohin's Team Canada foursome takes to the ice tonight at the Enmax Centre for its opening game in the Ford world women's curling championship, Canadian fans will see a Maple Leaf on the players' jackets.
But for the 11 other teams that Canada will be trying to fend off to earn a gold medal in the March 25 final, that Maple Leaf takes on a distinctly different shape — that of a bull's eye.
Ignore for the moment that no Canadian team has won the world women's title since Jennifer Jones in 2008, or that just three of the past 10 world champions have hailed from Canada.
For better or for worse, Canada is the gold standard when it comes to curling. And Nedohin, third Beth Iskiw,This was a fraction of cheapcanadagoose1 in Beverly Hills. second Jessica Mair and lead Laine Peters had best be prepared for this simple fact of life: there's no team that other countries want to beat more than Canada, especially IN Canada.
"I mean, I love Canada.The following are some of the steps included in buying parkaforcheap. I love the Canadians," said Scotland coach Gordon Muirhead, whose daughter Eve is skipping the Scots. "But, I love nothing more than beating them in curling. And that's because they're the best. We know that. We have good teams in Europe, but we just don't have the strength and depth that Canada has. But, as in any sport, they can be beaten. In fact, we probably wouldn't feel that we achieved anything if we hadn't beaten Canada along the way. It just makes it feel that much better."
The challenge of dealing with the eagerness to knock the Canadians down a peg or two begins tonight when Nedohin's Edmonton team takes on Allison Pottinger of the U.S. at 7 p.m.
Based purely on international experience, Team Canada shouldn't be favoured in Lethbridge. Nedohin hasn't represented Canada since 1998; Iskiw did it a year earlier as a junior. Compared to the likes of Pottinger (in her 10th worlds,High quality replica cheapoakleysunglasses of well known brands . 11th if you include an appearance as an alternate),See the top promotionalbagfactory from the best brands in the industry. China's Bingyu Wang (in her eighth), Switzerland's Mirjam Ott (in her seventh), or even Scotland's Eve Muirhead (in her third, after three world junior championship victories), Team Canada features relative rookies.
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"There are a lot of really great teams around the world, and they all seem to bring their best to play Canada. Every game is a challenge," said Jennifer Jones, who has a gold and a bronze in four world championship appearances. "It's always wonderful to be Team Canada, and it's a privilege, but it's never automatic that Canadian teams should win the gold. The rest of the world is just too good. And I think that's good for curling, too."
But for the 11 other teams that Canada will be trying to fend off to earn a gold medal in the March 25 final, that Maple Leaf takes on a distinctly different shape — that of a bull's eye.
Ignore for the moment that no Canadian team has won the world women's title since Jennifer Jones in 2008, or that just three of the past 10 world champions have hailed from Canada.
For better or for worse, Canada is the gold standard when it comes to curling. And Nedohin, third Beth Iskiw,This was a fraction of cheapcanadagoose1 in Beverly Hills. second Jessica Mair and lead Laine Peters had best be prepared for this simple fact of life: there's no team that other countries want to beat more than Canada, especially IN Canada.
"I mean, I love Canada.The following are some of the steps included in buying parkaforcheap. I love the Canadians," said Scotland coach Gordon Muirhead, whose daughter Eve is skipping the Scots. "But, I love nothing more than beating them in curling. And that's because they're the best. We know that. We have good teams in Europe, but we just don't have the strength and depth that Canada has. But, as in any sport, they can be beaten. In fact, we probably wouldn't feel that we achieved anything if we hadn't beaten Canada along the way. It just makes it feel that much better."
The challenge of dealing with the eagerness to knock the Canadians down a peg or two begins tonight when Nedohin's Edmonton team takes on Allison Pottinger of the U.S. at 7 p.m.
Based purely on international experience, Team Canada shouldn't be favoured in Lethbridge. Nedohin hasn't represented Canada since 1998; Iskiw did it a year earlier as a junior. Compared to the likes of Pottinger (in her 10th worlds,High quality replica cheapoakleysunglasses of well known brands . 11th if you include an appearance as an alternate),See the top promotionalbagfactory from the best brands in the industry. China's Bingyu Wang (in her eighth), Switzerland's Mirjam Ott (in her seventh), or even Scotland's Eve Muirhead (in her third, after three world junior championship victories), Team Canada features relative rookies.
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"There are a lot of really great teams around the world, and they all seem to bring their best to play Canada. Every game is a challenge," said Jennifer Jones, who has a gold and a bronze in four world championship appearances. "It's always wonderful to be Team Canada, and it's a privilege, but it's never automatic that Canadian teams should win the gold. The rest of the world is just too good. And I think that's good for curling, too."
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