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DECEMBER NEWS 2007
Scotland Wins Gold With a commanding performance, David Murdoch
and his team of Euan Byers, Peter Smith, Graeme Connal and alternate Peter
Loudon added yet another medal to their already substantial collections when
they beat Norway’s Thomas Ulsrud by 5-3 in the men’s final of the le Gruyere
European Curling Championships in Fussen.
www.royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org SEE RCCC WEBSITE FOR FULL
DETAILS
Scotland's Women Take Silver Le Gruyere European Curling Championships
was a fantastic week for Scotland. As well as Gold in the men's final Kelly
Wood and her team of Jackie Lockhart, Lorna Vevers, Lindsay Wood and Karen
Addison picker up the Silver. Wood played Sweden's Anette Norberg, with
Sweden taking the win 9-4.
www.royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org Finally thanks must go to
Tullis Russell Papermakers for their sponsorship of the Scottish Teams and
we look forward to next year. SEE RCCC WEBSITE FOR FULL DETAILS
THE SCOTTISH CURLER
MAGAZINE
The Scottish Curler is Scotland's very own independent
curling magazine now in its 50th year. Look out for
news on what is happening in curling throughout the
world, from the UK to Canada. Bob Cowan, says “My goal
is to highlight what is happening in the world of
curling and present feature articles which look at
current topics, club curling, and the history of the
game.” Subscriptions available for all,
contact
EDITOR: Bob Cowan Email: bobcowan@hogline.demon.co.uk
We would like to dedicate this Curling section of our
website to:
Sandra SCHMIRLER
Schmirler "the curler"
Born with a club foot, Sandra Schmirler had already won
three world championships (1993, 1994 and 1997) when, in
November 1997, it came time to choose the team that
would represent Canada in the inaugural Olympic curling
tournament in Nagano 1998. Schmirler had given birth for
the first time only nine weeks earlier. Although
Schmirler was a fierce competitor, she tried to keep her
sporting life in perspective. In the Olympic round-robin
tournament, Schmirler's rink was upset 6-5 by the
Norwegians, but won the rest of their matches to qualify
for the playoffs in first place. In the semifinals, the
Canadians faced a surprisingly tenacious British team.
Schmirler's squad trailed 3-4 after seven ends, but
scored a deuce in the eighth end to move ahead 5-4. The
British quartet tied the match in the tenth end. In the
first extra end, Schmirler's last shot literally inched
inside the closest British stone and the Canadians moved
on to the final. There they met the team from Denmark.
The Canadians scored three points in the first end and
the Danes were never able to catch up. The final score
was 7-5. Affectionately known as "Schmirler the Curler,"
Sandra Schmirler returned to Canada as a popular hero.
Sixteen months after her Olympic triumph, a tumor was
discovered in her thoracic cavity. She died of cancer on
March 2, 2000. Schmirler was 36 years old. Thanks
to: http://www.olympic.org/uk |
