Team Kleibrink

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…)

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

CBC.CA - Torino 2006 - Curling - Headlines - Kleibrink reaches curling playoffs

Shannon Kleibrink prevailed 9-8 over Denmark in a tense round-robin finale at Pinerolo. (CP Photo/Andrew Vaughan)

Last Updated: Tue Feb 21 02:20:58 EST 2006
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Canada’s Shannon Kleibrink used a patchwork rink to reach the playoffs in women’s curling at the Torino Olympic Winter Games.

Kleibrink, who curls out of Calgary, needed a clutch shot on last rock in the 10th end to get past Dorthe Holm of Denmark 9-8 and clinch the final berth in the medal round at Pinerolo, located 50 kilometres from Turin.

Canada completed the round-robin in fourth place at 6-3 and will face Switzerland in Wednesday’s semifinals (8 a.m. EST).

“We’re going to have to be a lot better than we were out here tonight,” Kleibrink told CBC Sports. “It was a bit messy out there so we’re gonna go practising tomorrow and come out firing on Wednesday.”

Sweden meets Norway in the other semi.

Amy Nixon’s nagging stomach virus forced Canada to juggle its lineup on Monday, moving Glenys Bakker from second to third and inserting alternate Sandra Jenkins as second.

Denmark grabbed a 2-0 lead in the opening end, but Kleibrink capitalized on a couple of key misses by Holm to earn three on a free draw in the second.

Holm responded in kind in the third but Kleibrink answered right back, drawing to the back of the four-foot for three to lead 6-5 through four.

Kleibrink split the rings in the sixth and stole one when Holm’s final delivery hit but rolled out.

Holm made amends in the seventh, nudging a Canadian rock off the button with a nifty double-raise to score one and trail 7-6.

Canada’s sweepers then brushed Kleibrink’s soft draw far enough to earn a single point in the eighth, but Holm replied with a deuce on an open draw to tie it 8-8 through nine.

with files from CP Online

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CBC.CA - Torino 2006 - Curling - Headlines

Last Updated: Sun Feb 19 15:29:19 EST 2006
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Shannon Kleibrink improved to 5-3 with an 11-4 triumph over host Italy on Sunday. (CP Photo/Andrew Vaughan)

Canadian curler Shannon Kleibrink rebounded from a shocking loss to Japan by thumping Italy 11-4 at the Torino Olympic Winter Games.

Kleibrink, whose rink curls out of Calgary, improved to 5-3 with Sunday’s nine-end triumph at Pinerolo, located 50 kilometres from Turin.

Sweden (7-1) and Switzerland (6-2) have guaranteed themselves playoff berths with Canada and Norway (5-2) also in position to clinch.

The top four teams advance to the medal round with first-ranked rink facing the fourth and the second taking on the third.

Italy dropped to a tournament-worst 1-7 as skip Diana Gaspari struggled mightily, posting an accuracy rate of 49 per cent.

By comparison, Kleinbrink curled at a 75 per cent clip.

Kleibrink led 5-0 through three ends, opening with a single point and scoring deuces in both the second and third.

Kleinbrink drew inside for a steal of two to go ahead 7-2 in the fifth, but Gaspari got one back with a hit and stick on last rock in the sixth.

Lying two in the seventh, Gaspari put Kleibrink on the defensive by closing the lone port to the button with a high guard.

Kleibrink had no choice but to erase one Italian rock with a straight hit and concede the single point.

Kleibrink drew to the button for two in the eighth, then closed out the contest with a steal of two in the ninth.

Elsewhere, Switzerland scored three in the 10th to edge the United States 9-8, Japan stunned defending Olympic champion Rhona Martin of Great Britain 10-5 and Russia toppled Denmark 9-7.

In the men’s draw, Finland joined Great Britain and the United States in the medal round by virtue of a 7-4 victory over host Italy.

Canada’s Brad Gushue currently holds the upper hand on the fourth and final playoff berth, sitting fourth at 4-3 heading into Sunday’s game against winless New Zealand (0-7).

with files from CP Online
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CBC.CA - Torino 2006 - Curling - Headlines - Canada’s Kleibrink outcurls Britain

Last Updated: Fri Feb 17 12:40:11 EST 2006
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Shannon Kleibrink got the better of defending champion Rhona Martin of Great Britain in women’s curling at the Torino Olympic Winter Games.

Kleibrink, whose rink curls out of Calgary, built up a 3-0 lead by the third end en route to a 9-3 win in the seventh draw at Pinerolo, about 50 kilometres from Turin.

Canada improved to 4-2 overall, tied with Norway and Switzerland behind front-running Sweden (5-1).

Great Britain fell to 3-2.

Kleibrink scored two in the second and one in the third, then stole one in the fourth on Martin’s failed double-takeout for a 4-0 lead.

Martin was lying two deep in the fifth with a chance to draw for three on last rock, but settled for halving the deficit when it ran heavy.

It remained 4-2 until Kleibrink scored one on a takeout in the seventh.

Martin answered back with one in the eighth but, forced to relinquish the hammer, conceded when Kleibrink counted four in the ninth.

Elsewhere, Norway outlasted host Italy 9-7, Sweden also won 9-7 over Switzerland, and Russia beat the United States 8-7 in an extra end.

In men’s action, Markku Uusipaavalniemi of Finland parlayed a pair of early takeouts into an 11-4 victory over Sweden.

Finland (3-2) pulled even with the U.S. and Switzerland, an 8-5 winner over Germany.

Uusipaavalniemi’s opponent is Canada’s Brad Gushue (1 p.m. EST).

Gushue currently is tied for top spot at 4-1 with David Murdoch of Great Britain.

Defending Olympic champion Paal Trulsen of Norway trounced Italy 11-3 in Friday’s remaining morning matchup.

Italian skip Joel Retornaz conceded when Norway (3-3) stole four in the seventh.

The top four rinks advance to the medal round.

with files from CP Online

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