Ice Gold

Canada’s Curling Champions

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The women’s team, which hails from Winnipeg, and the men’s team, based in Sault Ste. Marie, dominated the Sochi Olympic curling events, setting records and capturing the hearts of millions of Canadians. Now sports editor Ted Wyman shares the stories of Canada’s favourite curlers. With exclusive interviews and in-depth profiles, Ice Gold delves into each player’s beginnings in the sport, the formation of the teams, their road to the Olympics, and their gold-medal triumphs. Learn how Jennifer Jones and Jill Officer became an inseparable tandem after meeting at the Highlander Curling Club; how two brothers, E.J. and Ryan Harnden, and their cousin, Brad Jacobs, went from aspiring hockey players to gold-medal curlers; and how Mike Babcock’s inspiring words helped the men’s curling team out of their early Olympic slump.

Table des matières

Table des matières
Front Cover 1
Copyright 5
Table of Contents 8
Foreword by Glen Howard 10
Introduction 14
Chapter One: From the Coke Machine to the Top of the World 18
Chapter Two: Brothers in Arms 46
Chapter Three: Breaking Up is Hard to Do 66
Chapter Four: The Vagabond 79
Chapter Five: A Father's Inspiration 95
Chapter Six: The Buff Boys 106
Chapter Seven: Isabella's Influence and Hometown Glory 120
Chapter Eight: The Perfect Storm 134
Chapter Nine: The Golden Road 148
Chapter Ten: Gut-Checks and Glory 174
Chapter Eleven: The Greatest of Them All 200
Chapter Twelve: Pride of the Soo 220
Acknowledgements 234
Photo Section 236
Back Cover 252

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