Team Gushue

From their official site and “Coach Daryl’s Diary” pages …

Team Arrivals

Coach Daryl’s Diary

The Team will receive their bronze medals in the Medals Plaza in Torino on the evening of Saturday February 25 sometime between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Torino time.

We have a team e-mail address teamkleibrink@yahoo.ca You can send e-mail messages to the team at this address. I will have a laptop computer with me and we will be able to access e-mail while in Pinerolo for sure.

Anyone requesting appearance appointments for one or members of the team should contact Paul Webster (Canadian Curling Association) by e-mail.

TEAM ARRIVAL BACK IN CANADA

Shannon, Amy, Christine and Glenys……Monday February 27 at Calgary International Airport at 8:20 p.m. on Air Canada Flight 153.

Daryl….Monday February 27 at Edmonton International Airport at 9:47 p.m. on West Jet Flight 655.

Sandra….Monday, February 27 at Kelowna Airport at 10:40 p.m.. Air Canada flight originating out of Vancouver.

Wish I was there but, I’m over here two provinces over .. I wonder how big the crowds will be?

You should go! (if you are in the neighborhood anyway…)

UPDATE: THIS SCORE IS NOW FINAL!

Congratulations Team Canada / Team Gushue!
THANK-YOU GUYS! YOU PLAYED GREAT!

skip - Brad Gushue (aka 4th)
3rd - Mark Nichols
2nd - Russ Howard (real skip)
lead - Jamie Korab
Alternate - Mike Adam

Canada vs Finland

END 1 - FIN 2, CAN 0
END 2 - FIN 2, CAN 2
END 3 - FIN 2, CAN 3
END 4 - FIN 2, CAN 4
END 5 - FIN 3, CAN 4
END 6 - FIN 3, CAN 10
END 7 - FIN 3, CAN 10
END 8 - FIN 4, CAN 10
(concession after 8th ends)

TEAM CANADA WINS GOLD!

FINAL: Canada 10, Finland 4
Results

Here are the stats..

I did mention that I was live blogging this game on http://CurlingBlog.com … over HERE … but, I just assumed that all Die-HART Team Gushue (Team Canada) fans … are watching the games live on TV anyway

what a great game the Gold match!

CBC News: N.L. schools to shut early for Olympic curling final

Last Updated Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:26:45 EST
CBC News

The Newfoundland and Labrador government is closing schools early on Friday so that students can watch the Canadian men’s curling team compete for the gold medal at the Torino Olympics.

* FROM FEB. 22, 2006: Gushue curls into final

Schools across the province will be dismissed at lunchtime, before the St. John’s-based rink skipped by Brad Gushue competes in the Winter Games curling final in Italy, Education Minister Joan Burke said Thursday.

“It’s a historic moment for Newfoundland and Labrador,” she said. “[We] certainly want to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to see the game. It’s exciting for the young people of this province.”

Burke said buses will be ready to take children home early.

Gushue’s rink faces Finland at 1 p.m. NT (12:30 p.m. in most of Labrador and 11:30 a.m. ET).

The game will be carried on CBC Television.

Burke said while schools could have arranged to have children watch the final in the classrooms, buses would have arrived during the final ends.

“School children just can’t walk out of school and declare a holiday,” Burke said. “We have to do that for them.”

FINAL SCORE: Canada 11, Norway 5

Here’s How it went:

END 1 - CAN 4, NOR 0
END 2 - CAN 5, NOR 0
END 3 - CAN 5, NOR 1
END 4 - CAN 5, NOR 2
END 5 - CAN 9, NOR 2
END 6 - CAN 9, NOR 4
END 7 - CAN 11, NOR 4
END 8 - CAN 11, NOR 5
(concession after the 8th end)

CONGRATULATIONS TEAM CANADA WOMEN!

Congratulations Team Kleibrink!
It was great watching you play in the Olympics!

Skip - Shannon Kleibrink
3rd - Amy Nixon
2nd - Glenys Bakker
Lead - Christine Keshen
Alternate - Sandra Jenkins
Coach - Daryl Nixon

That now brings Canada’s Medal count to 18 .. Go Canada Go!

The women’s final GOLD game (Sweden vs Switzerland) will be later today at 17:30 local time (11:30 am ET)

CBC News