Olympic Preparation with Brad Gushue

The Canadian curling club championships wrapped up this past weekend and Kevin has all the details plus Warren runs through some familiar names competing this week in the Canadian senior championships. The mixed doubles Olympic qualification event is also underway and Warren highlights the contenders.

Following Team Bottcher’s botched dismissal of third Darren Moulding, our Hot Rock Topic looks at the need for a team behind the team to manage off-ice decisions. Our Mailbag addresses Canada’s residency rules (19:00) and if more exemptions should be granted. Stick around for Storytime (50:00) as Kevin talks about when he parted ways with John Morris in 2013 and how it turned out positive for everyone involved down the line.

Brad Gushue is our guest (24:00) on the heels of winning Canada’s Olympic curling trials and preparing to return to the Winter Games. Gushue discusses the emotions of winning the trials, having his parents in the crowd, balancing his schedule leading up to Beijing and why having a physiotherapist is at the top of his priority list. He also explains why his team is considering competing in provincials playdowns, having both Jeff Thomas and Jules Owchar as coaches for the Olympics, how he handles the flurry of media requests and the difference in competition since his last trip to the Olympics in 2006.

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