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10 Burning Questions Heading into the Olympics

In this episode, Sean and Scott look ahead to 2022 Winter Olympic Games by addressing some of the biggest questions heading into the competition.

Will everyone be able to play? (5:20)

How will the ice conditions be? (9:36)

What is the magic number for losses to still make the playoffs? (13:16)

Will one player win two medals? (14:57)

How will the Chinese curling team perform? (18:33)

What style of play should we expect? (23:07)

Is this the best American curling contingent ever? (28:10)

Will there be an upset? (32:33)

Does Canada have to win a medal? (35:20)

Will one country sweep the gold medals? (42:02)

Are there any players you want to see win? (44:15)

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Does Slam Success = Olympic Success?

In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about the return of the Grand Slam of Curling by talking about next week's Masters. With this being an Olympic year, they look back at how the Olympic teams from 2018 fared in the Slams leading up to the Games to try to determine if there is a correlation between success in the Slams and success in the Olympics. They also talk about the triple knockout format, the 32 teams in the field, and make their picks for the week.

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Men's Postseason Power Rankings

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In this episode, Sean and Scott look at where the men's teams rank after the 2021 season. Scott breaks down the numbers to offer up his rankings while Sean provides his reaction. Let us know how you think the teams stack up.

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Men's Worlds Recap

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In this episode, Sean and Scott look back on the men's world curling championship. They talk about Niklas Edin's 5th world championship, their final with Bruce Mouat and Team Scotland, and the outstanding 5th end of the gold medal game. They also talk about the Covid scare over the weekend, the teams that didn't qualify for the Olympics, and Team Canada's week.

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Previewing the Men's World Championship (a.k.a Olympic Qualifer)

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In this episode, Sean and Scott preview the 2021 Men's World Curling Championship. They talk about all 14 teams heading to Calgary, the format, and the importance of this event to the 2022 Olympics. They also talk about the TV coverage, who they expect to punch their tickets to Beijing 2022, and what they're looking forward to this week.

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Simulating the Men's World Championship

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In this episode, Sean and Scott run a complete simulation of the 2020 Men's World Championship. Using the team's statistics, Scott ran a series of calculations to create a formula to simulate each game. Scott describes the math behind and they talk about the results of the round robin and simulate the playoffs live on the show.

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Grand Slam of Curling Returns! What to Expect?

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In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about what they are looking forward to through this year's grand slam season. They talk about teams to look out for and some statistics that could determine the winners and losers this year.

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Men's Worlds Preview

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In this episode, Sean and Scott break down the field for this year's Men's World Curling Championship. They talk about all 13 teams in the field and who they expect to be standing at the end of the week.

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Continental Cup Instant Reaction (From Vegas)

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In this episode, Sean checks in from the Orleans Arena where the North American squad almost pulled off an epic comeback in the Continental Cup of Curling. They talk about all the action from this weekend as well as some of the other news from the world of curling.

Picking the European Championship (In Response to Rocks Across the Pond)

In this episode, Sean and Scott respond to the challenge laid out by our friends at the Rocks Across the Pond Podcast to make our picks for the European Championships. They also talk about the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships and the story coming out of Korean curling.

World Cup Preview

In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about the Japanese teams tour wins in Oakville last weekend before giving a full preview of the first leg of the new Curling World Cup. They look at all the teams in the men's, women's, and mixed doubles fields and discuss who has the upper hand in an event that is so early in the season.

Men's Postseason Power Rankings

In this episode, Sean and Scott rank the Canadian men's teams following the post-Olympic shuffle. They talk about the teams staying together, who got better, who got worse, and how the teams stack up heading into the summer.