On the 1st day of the Brier, I met Team Dunstone walking from the hotel to the arena. I wished them good luck and welcomed EJ back to St John's. I firmly believe this encouragement put them over the hump to win the #Brier2026. 😜
Great night for 🇨🇦 #curling 🥌
Poor Koe lost 1 game. 😮
Matt spoke really well indeed. I thought he might have been too overcome to speak, but not at all. EJ always gives a good natured interview on his later years. 👍
Nice applause for EJ during pregame intros. The crowd appreciation was nice.
Gallant was shown in the box with Gushue on the scoreboard. More crowd appreciation.
Good vibes. 👍👍
#curling #Brier2026 🥌🥌
I'd love to see Matty win one ... He has paid his dues. And how great would it be to see the Hardens win one more. But ...
Koe is prob the best shot maker ever (and money in the big events - except Olympics!). So it would be nice for him to get one more. (5 Briers skipping 5 diff teams😮)
No, draws & hits have equal "value" (at least in the slam events I've done the stats for).
The tricky thing is for skips - if they try a draw on their last rock (e.g. to out draw an opponent's stone) and come an 1" short, then technically the shot is 0/4. I believe there is leniency with this tho.
If MB win this Semifinal, that triple by Lott in the 7th will be one of the main reasons why. 👍👍
#Brier2026 #curling 🥌
When you get tired of listening to Team Jacobs over-caffeinated yak-yak-yak about their next 🥌 shot..... 😄
#Brier2026
@teamgushue.bsky.social
Brad vs Brad 🥌 was a treat. Basically a meaningless game, but extremely well played by both teams. Gushue picked up the win and brought down Jacobs crazy high hammer 🔨 efficiency %.
They will meet again yet methinks ....
#Brier2026
Trump was calling Zelenskyy a "dictator" who "does not have the cards" in the Ukraine war just a year ago.
A steal of two, so to speak ... 🤔
Great kid. Funny as heck too! 👍🥌
A precarious win by NL (Young) over ON at the #Brier2026
NL scored a big 4 ender in the 3rd, but ON didn't go easy. Again, ON are so impressive with their shot making and poise in a noisy bldg.
Incredible experience for them.
He's like Spiderman! 😮🥌
I didn't understand what he was trying to do...? Was there an explanation on the broadcast?
The shot making in the last 2 ends of that game was bad. But that call ... ? 🤔
We met Austin at the Seniors a few years back ... And spot him on TV coverage fairly often. 😄👍
bsky.app/profile/radm...
#Brier2026 hammer 🥌 shot to tie to force the extra ... 🤯🤯🤯
Anyone else notice Flasch's hair this morning looked like the Seinfeld water pressure episode? 😄
(Or was it just me .... 🤔)
#Brier2026 🥌🥌
Still liking the usual suspects:
Jacobs
Dunstone
Koe (seems to be playing better)
McEwen / Gushue .... A toss up.
Would love to see Knapp, King, or Calvert sneak into the playoffs and scare the big guys. .... Or MacEwan too. 😄
His two (!) long angle raises in the 4th were incredible. It was loud in the building today (very pro-Gushue of course) & Team ON were again unflappable. Great poise. (Note: the crowd did indeed cheer ON's great shots.)
This team will hopefully figure in the future of 🇨🇦 curling🥌. 👍👍#Brier #Brier2026
Koe's hammer in the 9th. 🤯
Koe doing Koe things .... #Brier 🥌 #brier2026
He (well, the team) made it look easy in his first two games. Big test coming against the Gooshe. The poise of the team in the loud building has been impressive. 👍
Good curling! 🥌🥌
Louie the yellow Labrador retriever stands on a frozen, snow covered lake with his favourite ball in his mouth. The big blue sky contrasts nicely with the white snow and his shadow.
Large day, but the wind is chilly.
#nlwx #dogsofbluesky
For the first time ever, two teams from NL are undefeated in the Brier 🥌. (Only Draw 1, but hey ... 😁)
#brier 🥌 Draw 1 thoughts:
1) good/loud attendance. Newbie players had to be a bit unsettled.
2) QC's Crete's broom snapping was quite something.
3) ON's Jayden King is really tall.
4) PEI and CA were 3 on 3. Smith has chances, but squandered them.
5) NU vs NL was really close, until it wasn't.
Much better 👍👍
Loving Intermittent Lights (LIL) transmission line ....
LoL ... Say "house" and your citizenship will be determined on your pronunciation.... 😄
And Yukon ... ?
