November News Update

We're back to talk about what has been a busy week in the world of curling. We start by wrapping up the Pan Continental Championship, including talking about who was relegated, promoted, and qualified for the world championship. We then chat about some of the familiar names in contention at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, John Morris' new team, and the start of this week's grand slam. We wrap up by talking about a weird game we played in this week and how our season is going.

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Who Ya Got? Each Team's Strengths Heading into the Olympics

In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about the 4-person team competition at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. They start by discussing their level of excitement heading into the week and the challenges of how long the event will be. They then go through the field team by team, starting with going through the strengths and potential weaknesses for all 10 women's teams before making their podium picks(3:30). They wrap up by playing some word association for the 10 men's teams as they debate who stands out as the favourite and make their picks (32:16).

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10 Burning Questions Heading into the Olympics

In this episode, Sean and Scott look ahead to 2022 Winter Olympic Games by addressing some of the biggest questions heading into the competition.

Will everyone be able to play? (5:20)

How will the ice conditions be? (9:36)

What is the magic number for losses to still make the playoffs? (13:16)

Will one player win two medals? (14:57)

How will the Chinese curling team perform? (18:33)

What style of play should we expect? (23:07)

Is this the best American curling contingent ever? (28:10)

Will there be an upset? (32:33)

Does Canada have to win a medal? (35:20)

Will one country sweep the gold medals? (42:02)

Are there any players you want to see win? (44:15)

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Weird Weekend: Cancellations, Qualifications, & Explanations (Plus, a Sex Toy 'Controversy')

In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about a weekend when the world of curling really went off the rails. They start by talking about the cancellation of the 2022 Continental Cup, which was scheduled for January in Fredericton before moving onto the Olympic Qualifying Event talking place in the Netherlands, including the playoff matchups for the mixed doubles and the fields for the men's & women's qualifiers, which kick off on the weekend. They also get into the sex toy sponsorship 'controversy' that disrupted the broadcasts. They then move to the Canadian Senior Curling Championship taking place in Sault Ste Marie and the absolutely loaded women's field. They also discuss the coverage of Team Bottcher's announcement that Darren Moulding would no longer be on the team and how business arrangements could infuence team dynamics moving forward. FInally, they debate who would win an all-curling version of the Lou Marsh Award.

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Women's Worlds Preview: Who Will Qualify for the Olympics?

In this episode, Sean and Scott briefly talk about the final Grand Slam (1:37) before discussing which teams they think will punch their tickets to the 2022 Winter Olympics (4:35). They then go through the field team by team (12:00) and finish off by talking about the positive Covid tests for one of the incoming teams (1:04:34).

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Previewing the Men's World Championship (a.k.a Olympic Qualifer)

In this episode, Sean and Scott preview the 2021 Men's World Curling Championship. They talk about all 14 teams heading to Calgary, the format, and the importance of this event to the 2022 Olympics. They also talk about the TV coverage, who they expect to punch their tickets to Beijing 2022, and what they're looking forward to this week.

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Olympic Curling Update: Who's in, Who's out, and How are Teams Qualifying

In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about Curling Canada's new Olympic Trial qualification process and how teams will get into the Trials. They also talk about the cancellation of the Women's World Curling Championship and the impact on how country's will qualify for the Olympics. They wrap up by talking about the mixed doubles situation and debate whether Curling Canada will have to send a team to a last chance Olympic qualifier.

Simulating the Men's World Championship

In this episode, Sean and Scott run a complete simulation of the 2020 Men's World Championship. Using the team's statistics, Scott ran a series of calculations to create a formula to simulate each game. Scott describes the math behind and they talk about the results of the round robin and simulate the playoffs live on the show.

2020 Women's World Championship Preview

In this episode, Sean and Scott look forward to the 2020 Women's World Championship in Prince George. They talk about the 13 teams competing, which teams will threaten to win, and who they expect to stand tall at the end of the week. They also talk about the format and which games will be accessible on tv and online.

Recapping a Big Curling Weekend: Tour Challenge, Canadian Mixed, and Pacific Asia Curling Championship

In this episode Sean and Scott break down a HUGE weekend in the world of curling. They start by talking about the Tour Challenge Tier 1 and Tier 2 events in Pictou County, NS, then talk about the great field at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championships played out, and then chat about what happened at the Pacific Asia Curling Championship.

Women's Worlds Preview

In this episode Sean and Scott preview the women's world championships. They talk about all the teams heading to Denmark and look forward to who they expect to be standing at the end of the week.

Live From Las Vegas!!

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.

Canadian Open Instant Reaction & Continental Cup

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.

World Cup Preview

In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about the second leg of the Curling World Cup in Omaha. They break down the men's, women's, and mixed doubles fields and make their picks.

World Cup Preview

In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about the Japanese teams tour wins in Oakville last weekend before giving a full preview of the first leg of the new Curling World Cup. They look at all the teams in the men's, women's, and mixed doubles fields and discuss who has the upper hand in an event that is so early in the season.

Women's Postseason Power Rankings

In this episode, Sean and Scott give their power rankings for the top women's teams in the country follow the post-Olympic roster shakeup. They talk about the new teams, how the provincial playdowns might look, and who most benefited from the changes.

Women's World Championship Preview

In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about the 2018 Women's World Curling Championship in North Bay, Ontario. The talk about all 13 teams in the field, each team's experience, and the teams to look out for during the week. They also break down North Bay as a host city, Jill Officer's final event, and make their predictions for the week.

Women's Olympic Curling Preview

The Grahams are back, this time doing a deep dive into the women's field for the 2018 Olympic Games. They break down each team and discuss what it will take to emerge victorious in an extremely deep and wide open field. In doing so, the case is made for why Rachel Homan and Canada may not win gold. The two of them also offer their predictions for the week.

Mixed Doubles at the Olympics

In this episode, the Grahams talk about the mixed doubles competition at the 2018 Olympics. They talk about the rules and pace of mixed doubles, the addition of the power play, and the challenges of communication. They also break down the 8 teams in the field and give their picks for who will come away with medals.