Matthew Hall, former Canadian and World Junior champion, stops by to discuss gambling and curling. Currently an oddsmaker with CoolBet, he talks about his interest in math, creating odds for curling, and how he models events. He also discusses the amount of money brought in by curling, the guard rails in place to prevent foul play, and curling prop bets.
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In this episode, Sean and Scott go around the curling world to catch up on all the goings on over the past couple of weeks. They start by talking about Niklas Edin's 4th straight world championship (2:15) and hear from Oskar Eriksson and Niklas Edin on what the win means for the team (10:04). They then discuss Sean's experience in Las Vegas, the crowd size, and Vegas' future as a host city for curling events (12:25).
That's followed by a chat about the Players Championship, including Bruce Mouat and Anna Hasselborg's wins (17:09) before moving on to previewing the Mixed Doubles World Championship (24:39) and World Senionr Championship (36:38), both of which kick off this weekend in Geneva.
They finish by looking at the lineup announcement for the new Team Bottcher (40:07) and breaking down their own results as their season starts to wind down (44:49).
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In this week's episode, Sean talks with some of the players at the 2022 Men's World Curling Championship.
Hear from Ross Patterson, Oskar Eriksson, Korey Dropkin, Brad Gushue, Amos Mosaner, Magnus Ramsfjell, Lukas Klima, Craig Saville, Yannick Schwaller, Niklas Edin, and Brett Gallant as they talk about the ice conditions, world championship debuts, Olympic hangovers, and the state of the world championship in a sport so focused on the Olympic Games.
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In this episode, Sean and Scott look back at the Women's World Curling Championship in Prince George, BC (1:55). They talk about SIlvana Tirinzoni's 3rd consecutive championship, a terrific performance from Team Korea, and the untimely struggles of Team Canada in the midst of an overall very good week. They also chat about Anna Hasselborg still chasing that elusive world championship, strong performances for Denmark and the United States, and Turkey picking up the country's first ever victory in their debut performance.
They then move on to this week's Men's World Curling Championship (35:10). They talk about some of the major teams that are not going to be playing in Las Vegas before going through the 13 teams that will be playing. They discuss each team's roster and divide the field into tiers before making their picks.
They wrap up by giving their initial reactions to the news that Tracy Fleury will join Team Homan and their own return to the win column.
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In this episode, Sean goes behind the scenes at the 2019 Continental Cup of Curling. He takes you to the poolside patch, the inside patch, the arena, and the media scrum area. You'll also hear from Bruce Mouat, Chris Plys, BJ Neufeld, and Eve Muirhead.
In this episode, Sean checks in from the Orleans Arena where the North American squad almost pulled off an epic comeback in the Continental Cup of Curling. They talk about all the action from this weekend as well as some of the other news from the world of curling.
In this episode, Sean checks in from the Orleans arena in Las Vegas to break down Team World's hot start at the Continental Cup. The guys also talk about Jennifer Jones' curious decision in her team game on Thursday, Team North America's big Friday afternoon, and what to look forward to over the weekend.
In this episode, Sean and Scott break down all the action from this week's Canadian Open. They talk about the women's and men's finals, the surprising playoff teams on the women's side and the not-so-surprising playoff teams on the men's side, and how this could shape the rest of the season. They also talk about this week's Continental Cup and the early provincial playdown champions.