20-04-2018, 23:00
My season is long gone now, but the Championships keep rolling on. This one is being held in Oestersund, Sweden from 21 to 28 April in tandem with the Mixed Doubles. Swedish teams are definitely in the ascendancy recently with the Women's Olympic Gold and the World Women's Silver won by Anna Hasselborg, the Men's Olympic Silver and the World Men's Gold won by Niklas Edin and the Silver medals in the Women's World Juniors from Isabella Wranaa.
The women have been divided into two groups as follows:
Group A: Australia, Canada, Japan, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, United States
Group B: England, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, New Zealand, Scotland, Switzerland.
England's Women are good friends from my local ice rink and comprise Angela Wilcox (alternate), Debbie Higgins (lead), Helen Forbes (second), Joan Reed (third) and Judith Dixon (skip). Well, they would be good friends if they didn't keep beating me!
Ireland are represented by lead Clare McCormick, second Christina Graham, third Louise Kerr and skip Marie O'Kane. Scotland have lead Morna Aitken, second Vicky Gumley, third Fran Stretton and skip Susan Kesley.
The opening games for the Women are:-
Tomorrow - Scotland v Finland, England v Ireland.
Sunday - Italy v Ireland, Latvia v Scotland, New Zealand v Ireland, Switzerland v England.
The four men's Groups are:
Group A: Australia, Czech Republic, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, Slovenia, Sweden
Group B: Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey
Group C: Croatia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Norway, Russia, United States
Group D: Denmark, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Poland, New Zealand, Wales
The Men's games are:-
Tomorrow - Wales v Japan, England v Germany (guaranteed to go to an extra end?), Finland v Ireland, Switzerland v England, Scotland v Netherlands.
Sunday - Ireland v Latvia, Wales v New Zealand, Scotland v Australia, Denmark v Wales.
The women have been divided into two groups as follows:
Group A: Australia, Canada, Japan, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, United States
Group B: England, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, New Zealand, Scotland, Switzerland.
England's Women are good friends from my local ice rink and comprise Angela Wilcox (alternate), Debbie Higgins (lead), Helen Forbes (second), Joan Reed (third) and Judith Dixon (skip). Well, they would be good friends if they didn't keep beating me!
Ireland are represented by lead Clare McCormick, second Christina Graham, third Louise Kerr and skip Marie O'Kane. Scotland have lead Morna Aitken, second Vicky Gumley, third Fran Stretton and skip Susan Kesley.The opening games for the Women are:-
Tomorrow - Scotland v Finland, England v Ireland.
Sunday - Italy v Ireland, Latvia v Scotland, New Zealand v Ireland, Switzerland v England.
The four men's Groups are:
Group A: Australia, Czech Republic, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, Slovenia, Sweden
Group B: Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey
Group C: Croatia, Finland, Ireland, Latvia, Norway, Russia, United States
Group D: Denmark, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Poland, New Zealand, Wales
The Men's games are:-
Tomorrow - Wales v Japan, England v Germany (guaranteed to go to an extra end?), Finland v Ireland, Switzerland v England, Scotland v Netherlands.
Sunday - Ireland v Latvia, Wales v New Zealand, Scotland v Australia, Denmark v Wales.
Cabbage is still good for you