Brier Recap & Women's Worlds Preview

As the Season of Champions rolls along, we look back at what was a fun Brier out in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. From Brad Gushue's final game to Team Jacobs running out of gas to a Kevin Koe renaissance to Matt Dunstone getting over the hump, there was a lot going on at the 2026 Brier and we recap it all. From there (42:05) we look ahead to the 2026 Women's World Curling Championship, which starts Saturday in Calgary. We talk about all 13 teams in the field - many of which are different from those that played at the Olympics - and make our picks for who will emerge from a wide open field.

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Paralympics Previews

Even though the 2026 Paralympic Games don't officially start until Friday, the curling is already underway in Cortina and we're here to talk about all the goings on at what will be a very fun event. We start by previewing the 8 teams in the mixed doubles field as it the discipline makes its Paralympic debut. We then talk about the 10 teams competing in the 4-player competition and make our picks for who will be on the podium. We wrap by discussing Emma Miskew's comments about the inequity in the opportunity to play in the national championship betweenthe men's and women's Olympic reps.

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Olympics Update: WTF is Going On?

The 4-person events are in full swing at the 2026 Olympic Games and it has been quite an eventful week! We start by talking about the drama between Oskar Eriksson and Marc Kennedy and the 'double-touch controversy (4:00) before getting into whether a double touch would actually help you make a shot (20:41). We then discuss Brad Jacobs' comments following Canada's win over the USA (29:15) and what else is happening in the 4-person event. We then wrap up by talking about the mixed doubles (38:57), including Sweden's gold medal, a great week for the Americans, and a tough week for the Canadians.

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Men's & Women's Olympic Preview

With the mixed doubles in the books, it's time for the 4-person Olympic competition. We go through the 20 teams (10 men's and 10 women's) in the field in Cortina, identify some key trends for each team, and look at some of the critical factors that will shape how the week plays out. Following that, we offer up our picks for who will be standing on the podium at the end of the week.

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Scotties Recap & What to Look for When Watching the Olympics

The 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts is in the books and Kerri Einarson has her 5th title. We talk about the week that was in Mississauga before turning our attention to the Olympics (30:47), which kicked off earlier this week. We talk about some of the things to look out for when watching the games, from the vocabulary to the times to strategy.

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Olympic Mixed Doubles Preview

The 2026 Olympic Winter Games are nearly here as the Mixed Doubles Curling competition kicks off on Wednesday February 4, two days before the Opening Ceremony. It's a very deep 10-team field, as almost all the teams have a good shot at ending up on the podium. We go through all the teams and talk about the 20 players who will be taking to the ice while also offering up our picks for who ends up on the podium.

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Scotties Preview: A Youth Movement

The 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts kicks off on Friday in Mississauga, Ontario and we got you covered! We talk about all 18 teams in the field, which includes plenty of rookie and under-30 skips, and what to expect in what we could look back on as a pivotal event in the development of women's curling in Canada.

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Canadian Trials & European Championship Recap

Canada's Olympic Curling teams have been determined and there are new European champions and we're here to talk about it. We start with the Canadian Trials and Team Homan and Team Jacobs' wins, how the Finals played out, and other takeaways from the week in Halifax. We then chat about the Swedish sweep at the European championship and how things played out in the race to qualify for the world championship.

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(Nearly) Live from Halifax

The round robin is completed at the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials and we are recapping the goings on of the week so far as well as our time at the Trials. We break down the playoff teams and hear from, Mike McEwen, Brett Gallant, Jocelyn Peterman, Rachel Homan, Selena Sturmay, Marc Kennedy, Matt Dunstone, Colton Lott, Christina Black, Kaitlyn Lawes, Heather Nedohin, Reid Carruthers, and Shannon Kleibrink. We also talk about the tragic passing of the great Colleen Jones.

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Canadian Olympic Trials Preview

The Canadian Olympic Curling Trials are finally here as they kick off on Saturday in Halifax. To get you set, we go through all 16 teams in the field and talk about their best and worst results on the season before making our picks for who will wear the Maple Leaf in Italy.

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November News Update & Happy Trails to the Pan Continental Curling Championship

This week we talk about all the news in the world of curling, including the Canadian Pre-Trials, the final Pan Continental Curling Championship, and the Grand Slams. We also talk about a new curling skills app and give a heartfelt tribute to the now dearly departed Pan Continental Championship.

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Men's Worlds Recap

It's a better late than never situation, as we're here to look back at the week that was in Moose Jaw for the 2025 Men's World Curling Championship. We talk about Bruce Mouat getting his second world championship, a very strong week for Team Jacobs, and a solid performance by the Swiss. We also talk about Lukas Klima claiming an Olympic berth, the Americans having to go to the last chance qualifier, and how the rest of the field finished. We then chat about the controversy around Team China and what the ramifications are moving forward before discussing the Bruce Mouat-Rachel Homan game that kicked off the Player's Championship.

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Women's Worlds Recap & Men's Worlds Preview

The Season of Champions continues to march on with its final stop coming up this week in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. This comes on the heels of Rachel Homan winning her second consecutive world championship on Sunday. We start there by talking about Team Homan's run to the title, the sixth straight final appearance for Silvana Tirinzoni, and China securing an Olympic berth. We also talk about another tough playoff exit for Anna Hasselborg, another impressive performance by Team Gim, and how the rest of the field shook out. We then move on to the Men's World Curling Championship (24:08) by talking about all 13 teams in the field, where each team's strengths lie, and then make our picks for who we like to stand on top of the podium at the end of the week.

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Brier Recap & Women's Worlds Preview

It's a big week in the world of curling and we got you covered. We start with a full discussion of the 2025 Brier, including an interesting final, a rare Gushue miss, and a fun Pool B. We then move on to the 2025 Women's World Curling Championship, which kicks off Saturday in Korea (36:35). We go through all 13 teams in the field and what they need to do to end up on the podium at the end of the week.

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Scotties Recaps & Brier Preview

As the Season of Champions rolls on, the guys start out by talking about Rachel Homan's 5th Scotties title and everything else that happened over the course of the week in Thunder Bay, including a roller coaster event for Kerri Einarson, a tough week for Krista McCarville, and a farewell to Kerry Galusha. Then (at 24:01) they shift to this week's Montana's Brier, which kicks off Friday in Kelowna. They go through the field and talk about all 18 teams and what they each need to do to consider the week a success.

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Scotties Preview

This week the Season of Champions kicks off with the 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and the guys are here to give you a full preview of what should be a very fun week in Thunder Bay, ON. They go through all 18 teams in the field looking at their strengths and weaknesses before making their picks for who they think will represent Canada at the world championship.

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2025 Off to a Hot Start! Trials, Lineup Changes, & a Draft

We are kicking off 2025 with a roundup of what has been a very busy time in the world of curling. Sean and Scott start by talking about the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials that wrapped up on the weekend, including what happened in the final, before getting into the most recent major lineup shuffle with Teams Carey and Einarson and the implications for both squads. They then discuss the draft that the Grand Slam held to determine the pools at next week's event in Guelph, ON before wrapping up with some streaming and world curling announcements.

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Behind the Scenes of the Canadian Junior Program

In 2021, Curling Canada announced that it was changing the timing of the Canadian Junior Curling Championship, allowing teams that win a full season to prepare for the world championship. That puts junior champions in a unique situation as they have access to resources that were not previously available to Canadian champions. This week, Adam Naugler, the lead for Team Johnson Tao, joined Sean to talk about the team's season as the Canadian junior champions. He talks about the challenge of balancing curling and school, the pressure of the Junior B championship to qualify for the world juniors, the resources available to them from Curling Canada, and the state of junior curling in Canada.

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Brier Recap & Women's Worlds Preview

In the midst of the very busy Season of Champions, we're back to recap the week that was at the Brier and look ahead to the Women's World Curling Championship. We start by recapping the Brier, including Gushue's run of dominance, a great week for Saskatchewan, and some of the best stand out performances of the week. At 31:05 we look ahead to the Women's Worlds by previewing all 13 teams in the field, including Silvana Tirinzoni going for her 5th consecutive title. We wrap the show by talking about our attempt to watch curling at Montana's during the Brier.

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Biggest Brier Preview

The Season of Champions is in full swing withe the first ever Montana's Brier set to kick off on Friday. We talk about the format, the storylines, and all 18 teams heading to Regina before making our picks for who will stand tall at the end of the week.

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