26-03-2015, 00:14
(This post was last modified: 26-03-2015, 00:41 by ritchiebaby.)
The women have had their say and now it's the turn of the men.
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The Ford World Men's Curling Championships are being held from Saturday 28 March to Sunday 5 April in Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Scotiabank Centre. This is a multi-use arena and in 2014 has hosted events like the Black Sabbath 13 Tour, the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs and the UFC Fight Night 54, but it's primarily used for ice hockey and basketball.
The twelve teams taking part in this year’s event are Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and USA.
Defending champions Norway are represented by last year's title-winning team, led by the highly experienced Thomas Ulsrud who is both the oldest skip and oldest athlete competing at this year’s event, aged 42.
Scotland is skipped by Ewan MacDonald, who, with three world titles to his name, is Scotland's most successful international curler, although this is only his second appearance as skip. The full squad is Ewan MacDonald (Fourth, Skip), Duncan Fernie (Third, Vice-Skip), Ruairidh Greenwood (Second), Euan Byers (Lead) and David Murdoch (Alternate).
Sweden's 2013 world champion, Niklas Edin, leads a changed team from that which he led to the world crown then. His team includes Oskar Eriksson at third, who skipped Sweden to silver medals at last year's Championship in China.
Canada is represented by an experienced team, with third John Morris (2008), second Carter Rycroft (2010) and lead Nolan Thiessen (2010) all with previous men’s world titles to their name. They are skipped this year by Pat Simmons, who along with Rycroft and Thiessen, earned Canada a fourth place finish at this event last year in Beijing, China.
The twelve teams taking part in this year’s event are Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland and USA.
Defending champions Norway are represented by last year's title-winning team, led by the highly experienced Thomas Ulsrud who is both the oldest skip and oldest athlete competing at this year’s event, aged 42.
Scotland is skipped by Ewan MacDonald, who, with three world titles to his name, is Scotland's most successful international curler, although this is only his second appearance as skip. The full squad is Ewan MacDonald (Fourth, Skip), Duncan Fernie (Third, Vice-Skip), Ruairidh Greenwood (Second), Euan Byers (Lead) and David Murdoch (Alternate).
Sweden's 2013 world champion, Niklas Edin, leads a changed team from that which he led to the world crown then. His team includes Oskar Eriksson at third, who skipped Sweden to silver medals at last year's Championship in China.
Canada is represented by an experienced team, with third John Morris (2008), second Carter Rycroft (2010) and lead Nolan Thiessen (2010) all with previous men’s world titles to their name. They are skipped this year by Pat Simmons, who along with Rycroft and Thiessen, earned Canada a fourth place finish at this event last year in Beijing, China.
Cabbage is still good for you