April 7, 2010 at 8:09 pm in Alberta / Canada / News / World / ontario / opinion

WCF makes no major rule changes

It was much ado about nothing.

After much pomp and circumstance, the World Curling Federation elected not to conduct any major changes to the sport during its annual general assembly on Wednesday in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.

The only significant move…

April 7, 2010 at 7:57 pm in Alberta / Canada / News / World / ontario / opinion

Canada sweeps away Japan and France

Despite Germany’s Andy Kapp managing to tame the Canadian fury in last night’s draw, Canada’s Kevin Koe keeps looking down at everyone else in the rankings at the Capital One World Men’s Curling Championship, currently underway in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.…

April 6, 2010 at 7:57 pm in Alberta / Canada / News / World / opinion

WCF members set to vote on radical changes

t’s not the changing of the length of curling games from 10 ends to eight ends in international competitions that worries Kevin Koe.

Rather, it’s the gimmicky suggestions of eliminating extra ends or allotting three points for a victory and…

March 27, 2010 at 11:20 pm in Alberta / British Columbia / Canada / News / Northern Ontario / World / ontario / opinion / playdown

BC’s Jurgenson in Canadian Seniors Final

B.C.’s Christine Jurgenson thumped Ann McKellar-Gillis of the Northwest Territories/Yukon 10-1 on Friday to earn a bye to the final at the Canadian women’s senior curling championship in Ottawa.

Jurgenson (9-2) scored two in the fourth, two in the fifth,…

March 19, 2010 at 1:05 pm in Alberta / Canada / News / World / opinion

China and Canada favorites heading into Worlds

The Women’s World Curling Championship is set to go in Swift Current, Saskatchewan beginning Saturday, March 20 and finishing with the Gold Medal final on Sunday, March 28. It’s the second time that Saskatchewan has hosted a Women’s World Championship.…

January 10, 2010 at 11:52 am in News / opinion

WCF looking to eliminate tiebreakers and extra-end games

Fans enjoy them. Broadcasters dread them.

And despite producing some of the most dramatic moments in the sport’s history, the World Curling Federation is considering getting rid of them.

According to a WCF document…

July 23, 2009 at 8:35 am in News / opinion

Statistically flawed: questioning how statistics are kept in curling

After reading one of my favorite books again it made me think about how statistics in curling need to be completely rethought. “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game” by Michael Lewis focusses on a statistical approach used by…