Click here to find out what channel is Universal Sports in your area to watch the Semi Finals and Finals of the Olympic trials LIVE from Denver. For Cablevision in Norwalk it is 119. Today at 6pm they are showing the women's semi final LIVE A. Wright vs P. Lank. At 10pm tonight is the Men's semi final LIVE. Tomorrow at 12pm is the Women's final D. McCormick vs winner of todays game and at 5pm is the Men's final LIVE
http://www.universalsports.com/fls/23000/tv/where-to-find-on-tv.html
Friday, February 27, 2009
Nutmeg on the road at Ardsley
Four mostly Nutmeg teams are competing this weekend at the McKay-Douglas Men's Bonspiel at Ardsley.
George Bagley has Jim O'Boyle, Don Nicholson and David Asano. Jeff Hannon has Pete DeJong, Angelo Marasciulo and Joel Leneker. Terry Smith had to drop out but Matt Bertonica and Chris Conley have joined up with Jason Sethi and Ken Thompson to round out that rink. Playing under the Ardsley/Nutmeg banner are Frank Aulenti and Rob Chebetar. And rounding out a Broomstones team is Rob Reihl.
Both George and Jeff won their first games.
George Bagley has Jim O'Boyle, Don Nicholson and David Asano. Jeff Hannon has Pete DeJong, Angelo Marasciulo and Joel Leneker. Terry Smith had to drop out but Matt Bertonica and Chris Conley have joined up with Jason Sethi and Ken Thompson to round out that rink. Playing under the Ardsley/Nutmeg banner are Frank Aulenti and Rob Chebetar. And rounding out a Broomstones team is Rob Reihl.
Both George and Jeff won their first games.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Tough Day Three in Colorado
It was a tough day for Team Lin at the Olympic Trials today. Their first game was against Cristin Clark of Seattle. Charrissa scored 4 early on but Cristin battled back and the game went to an extra end. Charrissa didn't have the hammer and her last stone guard just didn't curl enough to cover all of her previous draw to the top 4. Cristin's sweepers were able to get her peel just past the guard and remove shot stone for the win. It was a really tough loss for the team.
In the late afternoon game, Team Lin took on Patti Lank who had defeated Erika Brown earlier in the day. This was a very well played game and once again there were many great shots made. Shot of the day and of the tournament so far was Charrissa's hammer shot in the 4th end.
Lank had 3 red stones in the four-foot in front of 1 yellow Lin stone just behind the tee. Patti had shot, Charrissa 2nd but there was a center guard in front of all the stones and it wasn't looking good for Team Lin to score. Already down 3-1, a steal would put them in a hole.
Charrissa elected to throw back 8-foot weight and attempt to curl around the center guard, past 1 red stone in the top 4 just on the left side of center, wick off a second red stone in the 4-foot on the right side of center and then bump back the shot stone. Perfect throw, perfect weight, perfect sweeping equals perfect shot. Team Lank was stunned as Charrissa not only got past the guards and bumped the shot stone, but she moved it far enough to count 2 and tie the game. Just spectacular. Any more weight and the stone wouldn't have curled enough to make the shot. Any less weight and the shot stone wouldn't have moved far enough to count 2.
Unfortunately, although there were more great shots made during the game, Patti gradually built up a multi-point lead and won the game.
So it was definitely a tough day for the team. A few inches in the first game was all the difference between a win and loss. Winning that game could have given them the momentum to upset Lank. Such is the game of curling - sometimes it just sucks.
The team is playing better every game and it's only a matter of time before they get that first W, which is always the hardest one to get (that and the last.) I'll be doing the audiocast of the women's 10am MST (noon EST) draw on Tuesday if you want to listen during your lunch break. I'll also try to post some more pictures tomorrow night if I get some work done before then :)
In the late afternoon game, Team Lin took on Patti Lank who had defeated Erika Brown earlier in the day. This was a very well played game and once again there were many great shots made. Shot of the day and of the tournament so far was Charrissa's hammer shot in the 4th end.
Lank had 3 red stones in the four-foot in front of 1 yellow Lin stone just behind the tee. Patti had shot, Charrissa 2nd but there was a center guard in front of all the stones and it wasn't looking good for Team Lin to score. Already down 3-1, a steal would put them in a hole.
Charrissa elected to throw back 8-foot weight and attempt to curl around the center guard, past 1 red stone in the top 4 just on the left side of center, wick off a second red stone in the 4-foot on the right side of center and then bump back the shot stone. Perfect throw, perfect weight, perfect sweeping equals perfect shot. Team Lank was stunned as Charrissa not only got past the guards and bumped the shot stone, but she moved it far enough to count 2 and tie the game. Just spectacular. Any more weight and the stone wouldn't have curled enough to make the shot. Any less weight and the shot stone wouldn't have moved far enough to count 2.
Unfortunately, although there were more great shots made during the game, Patti gradually built up a multi-point lead and won the game.
So it was definitely a tough day for the team. A few inches in the first game was all the difference between a win and loss. Winning that game could have given them the momentum to upset Lank. Such is the game of curling - sometimes it just sucks.
The team is playing better every game and it's only a matter of time before they get that first W, which is always the hardest one to get (that and the last.) I'll be doing the audiocast of the women's 10am MST (noon EST) draw on Tuesday if you want to listen during your lunch break. I'll also try to post some more pictures tomorrow night if I get some work done before then :)
Monday, February 23, 2009
Day Two of the Olympic Trials
This multi-media thing is starting to get to me, and it's only the second day in Colorado. Half exhausting, half exhilarating, I'm getting addicted to this all-connected, all-the-time thing. Tweets during the morning game, then audiocasts for the next two draws - I'm exhausted.
But I'm not the important one. Team Lin is what everyone wants to hear about. It was a tough day for them as they went 0-2 losing to Aileen Sormunnen in the morning and Cassie Potter in late afternoon. A few misses in each game put them behind but they fought back valiantly in both games to make them close.
Again, some great shots in both games but the best was probably Charrissa's draw in the 7th end against Cassie on her last stone. Cassie had just made a great shot to lie 2 buried in the four-foot with hammer. Charrissa was hoping to just freeze on her front stone to hold Cassie to 1, but when the stone came past the guards and started to curl hard, a great sweep call enabled them to roll the stone off the shot rock to sit 1, completely buried. A cheer erupted from the 150+ crowd. Cassie was a bit heavy on her last stone and Charrissa's team stole an important 1 to pull within two, now down 7-5.
Earlier in the 3rd end, Charrissa had almost the same shot on her last stone, playing a tap on Cassie's shot stone buried on the button. Cassie was sitting 3 and Charrissa had to come through a very small port, past two guards on the inside and one on the outside. She made a great throw and Nicole and Karen swept it past the first pair of guards but it just wicked Cassie's 3rd shot at the top of the 4. Had they been able to get it past, they would have taken 1 instead of giving up a steal of 3 - a four-point swing and the difference between being down 3-1 and 6-0. Definitely not an easy shot, as Cassie herself complimented Charrissa at the start of the fourth end "That was a great shot." Sportsmanship at its best.
The team continues to play better every game and it's only a matter of time before they get that first W and start posting more on the board.
But I'm not the important one. Team Lin is what everyone wants to hear about. It was a tough day for them as they went 0-2 losing to Aileen Sormunnen in the morning and Cassie Potter in late afternoon. A few misses in each game put them behind but they fought back valiantly in both games to make them close.
Again, some great shots in both games but the best was probably Charrissa's draw in the 7th end against Cassie on her last stone. Cassie had just made a great shot to lie 2 buried in the four-foot with hammer. Charrissa was hoping to just freeze on her front stone to hold Cassie to 1, but when the stone came past the guards and started to curl hard, a great sweep call enabled them to roll the stone off the shot rock to sit 1, completely buried. A cheer erupted from the 150+ crowd. Cassie was a bit heavy on her last stone and Charrissa's team stole an important 1 to pull within two, now down 7-5.
Earlier in the 3rd end, Charrissa had almost the same shot on her last stone, playing a tap on Cassie's shot stone buried on the button. Cassie was sitting 3 and Charrissa had to come through a very small port, past two guards on the inside and one on the outside. She made a great throw and Nicole and Karen swept it past the first pair of guards but it just wicked Cassie's 3rd shot at the top of the 4. Had they been able to get it past, they would have taken 1 instead of giving up a steal of 3 - a four-point swing and the difference between being down 3-1 and 6-0. Definitely not an easy shot, as Cassie herself complimented Charrissa at the start of the fourth end "That was a great shot." Sportsmanship at its best.
The team continues to play better every game and it's only a matter of time before they get that first W and start posting more on the board.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Listen Live to Feb 22nd 6pm Broadcast -Olympic Trials
listen to the action live (6pm game) from the Olympic trials at http://38.96.148.141:6870/ from Derek Surka & Jennifer Stannard
Sand Papering the rocks video 3
This last video shows how we blue print the rocks so we can match them.
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