{ "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "We’re feeling kind of silly today, and faithful readers know that this means – brace yourself, and get ready for anything." } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://www.thecurlingnews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MTc1Nzk5NTIwNzIxNzA4OTIx/image-placeholder-title.jpg" }, "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " So, on that note, here (at left) is what Randy Ferbey’s soccer jersey would look like." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " If he was Brazilian." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " Yup. There’s now a website, located here, that claims to instantly change your name to the single-word nickname that makes Brazilian athletes famous." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " The four-time world curling champion would like this, we think. The translation is roughly “Big Ferb” and moreover, his team checked out a Real Madrid game, live at The Bernabéu, a couple of years ago. Of course, that's in Spain where they speak Spanish, whereas Brazillians, who are located on another continent, speak Portuguese." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " But we digress." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " Ferbey might also like the fact that arch-rival Kevin Martin’s Brazilian name is the same as Brazil’s greatest female footy athlete, whose team lost the women’s World Cup final yesterday." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " We plugged in some other famous curling labels, and got multiple options when we doubled up on first or last names. A sampling:" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Guy Hemmings – Hemmão or Hemminho
Colleen Jones – Collealdo Santos or Colleson Pau
Jennifer Jones – Jonisco or Jennifaldo
Wayne/Sherry Middaugh – Middacos or Middaaldo
Wes Richardson – Wa or Werto
Bob “Pee Wee” Pickering – Pee Weandro or Bildo
Vera Pezer – Verito or Pezildo
Andy Kapp – Io or Kio Santos
Elisabet Gustafson – Gustafsimo or Elisaba
Ed Werenich – Ildo or Werenaldo
Paul Savage – Paildo or Savagaça
Neil Harrison – Neundo or Neimo
Brad Gushue – Brildo or Gushuson
Jamie Korab – Jamildo or Korildo
Pål Trulsen – Pildo or Trulsimo Peres
Kelly Scott – Kildo or Scildo
Glenn Howard – Gla or Howinhosa
Richard Hart – Hisco Da Costa or Hinho" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " Even the famous flying Finn – Markku Uusipavaalniemi – gained a few letters, as his monikers came up as “Uusipaavalniemico” or “Uusipaavalnieminho” (M-17 or M-18)." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " Okay, okay... back to curling." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • Speaking of M-15, his appearance in this story on “former Finnish sporting legends” just two years after Turin may or may not stick in his craw, depending on his intentions for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Suffice to say it would be great to see Uusis back on the ice in Vancouver, and also on the podium, if only to push the word “former” aside. For another year or two, anyway ..." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • Predictions are that Wednesday will see Victoria, BC named as the host city for the 2009 STOH ..." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • The latest on the Windsor CC sees one of the punks make a court appearance; items like championship banners and the Tankard are lost forever; and now two levels of government – one federal – have pledged to help rebuild the club, inspiring this vow from the club president." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " Hmph... it would have been nice to see that kind of commitment from politicians in north Toronto (Avonlea closure), Winnipeg (Thistle arson job) and other cities. Right?" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " Some good news, however: as it turns out, an ancient inter-club curling trophy was saved, although writer Monty Mosher tells The Curling News that one aspect of the tale has since proved inaccurate: the trophy was actually in a safe elsewhere in Windsor; the prized record books were in New Brunswick ..." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • Speaking of ancient awards, the Yester CC in Scotland embarked on a missing trophy search that dated back to 1879, and found success ..." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • The Welsh Dragons won a shocker yesterday to defeat Denmark in the final of the European Mixed, and kudos to Curling Today for some great day-by-day coverage. This local observer even labelled the Scottish outfit the “semiofficial” blog of the tournament!" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " One of the teams – the Dutch – also kept a fairly active blog, but there was also a bit of media coverage of this event, from AP photographers to media in the host city of Madrid; in Hungary (here and here); in Slovakia (here and here); and even in Estonia." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " As for the locals, there were many blogposts expressing curiosity – ¿Qué es el Curling? – and we’ve spotlighted some of them, located here... and here... and here... and here... and yet another here... and and even this short vidclip, too ..." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • Congrats to Thunder Bay’s Bill Charlebois on his induction into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame last Friday night. In his present role as the Dutch national curling coach, he was unable to attend ..." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • This past weekend’s tour stop in Vernon saw Bob Ursel win the men’s crown while Calgary’s Heather Rankin upset city rival Shannon Kleibrink in the women’s final. Kleibrink had upset Kelly Scott in the semis. No B.C. teams made the playoffs, which also saw teams from the U.S. and Switzerland qualify ..." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • In Selkirk, eight teams are into tonight’s semis at the McMillan Insurance Classic ..." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • How would you, as a spiel organizer, like to have a field like this confirmed a full six months prior to your event? We bet you would ..." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • Meanwhile, this coming weekend will see some decent names duke it out in New Westminster ..." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • The new Pheasant Classic field is also quite good, but they’ve booked CanRock legends Prizm to play the Saturday night. Now you’re talkin’ ..." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • This bitter and twisted rant against curling is a couple of years old, but just came to our attention now. Of course, it’s not funny, which is the biggest sin the writer actually made ..." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • See, now this is actually funny. That’s how you do it ..." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • Brampton, Ontario’s growing junior spiel now has 48 teams (including Quebeckers and Americans), a prize purse of $12,000, and some new sponsors to boot ..." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • The Chicks won’t be in Brampton, but they were in nearby Oakville over the weekend ..." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • A couple of ex-Junior stars have joined forces in Thunder Bay ..." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": " • Look at this... it’s a rare bird, otherwise knows as a promotional curling media story from Quebec! Hopefully there will be more of these as the first Grand Chelem draws closer ..." } } ] }

Germans Surprise in World Junior Semis

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