With the first Grand Slam in the books, Sean and Scott discuss where the series stands in 2023. What is the perception of fans? How does that differ from the players? What do these events tell us about the place of professional curling? Following that, they talk about Team Ferbey's legacy as they are inducted into Canada's Sport Hall of Fame.
Let's Improve the Slams!, June 1, 2022
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In this week's episode, Sean and Scott brainstorm some ways to improve the 6 events in the Grand Slam of Curling. After briefly recapping the World Junior Curling Championship (3:00), they go event by event to come up with ways to make the Slams more unique and interesting for curling fans. They talk about why they think the series needs some changes (8:10) and then go through the schedule with ideas to spice up each event - National (16:00), Masters (21:30), Tour Challenge (24:51), Open (28:46), Players Championship (31:45), Champions Cup (34:32).
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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.
In this episode, Sean and Scott preview the upcoming Tour Challenge in Pictou County, Nova Scotia and debate which of the two tiers is more interesting. They also talk about ways to mix up the grand slams and who they are looking forward to watching this week.
In this episode, Sean and Scott give their instant reactions to the Tour Challenge this week in Thunder Bay. They talk about Rachel Homan and Brad Jacobs winning, some of the strategy calls, and the players who struggled. They also look at the Tier 2 events and talk about Thunder Bay as a host city.
In this episode, Sean and Scott preview the field for this week's Tour Challenge from Thunder Bay. They go through the men's and women's Tier 1 fields and explain why each of them can win the event.