The 2010 Tim Horton’s Brier
March 11th, 2010 by FAN590
By Jackie Harrison
Now that Olympic fever has settled, its time to focus on the national championships for men’s curling, which is now nearing the end stages of round robin play. In reviewing the current standings, it should come as no surprise to anyone that Team Ontario, skipped by Glenn Howard sits at the top of […]
Olympic Curling – Who Will Rise To The Top?
February 15th, 2010 by FAN590
By Jackie Harrison
The Winter Olympics in Vancouver are now underway and Canada’s hopes for double gold in Men’s & Women’s curling now rest on the shoulders of Kevin Martin and Cheryl Bernard, winners of the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials held back in December 2009.
If we break down the fields for both events as well as […]
A Bitter-Sweet Defeat
January 20th, 2010 by FAN590
By Jacqueline Harrison
It has now been just over one week since our women’s team has returned from the Ontario Championships and now that I have had a chance to “digest” the whole experience, I must say that it was one of the best moments of my curling career thus far. The Port Arthur […]
Provincial Bound
January 4th, 2010 by FAN590
By Jacqueline Harrison
Hello curling faithful…. It has been awhile since my last update but with all of the holiday festivities and family celebrations as well as a rather hectic curling schedule prior to Christmas, this is the first chance I have had to sit down and write.
So, let’s get down to business. I am very […]
Results & Roar Of The Rings
December 2nd, 2009 by FAN590
The Results Are In
As I mentioned in my previous update, our team had the opportunity to participate in a World Curling Tour Event (Sunlife Invitational) in Brantford on the weekend of November 20 to 23 ‘09, which featured a number of top women’s curling teams. While we didn’t achieve our goal of qualifying […]
Just a “Quicky” Folks
November 20th, 2009 by FAN590
So as it turns out, my pre-trial predictions were not so good…1 out of 4. However, this just proves that women’s curling is growing and there is a lot of talent in our country. It will certainly be interesting to see who will come out on top at the Olympic Trials in December […]
Canadian Olympic Trials Qualification Process - The Long Road Ahead
November 12th, 2009 by FAN590
While the vast majority of the world have already named their Olympic curling teams on both the men’s & women’s side, Canada is just beginning the long & arduous process of determining their Olympic representatives for the sport of curling. Given that the other countries do not have the immense pool of talent found in […]
To Be Fit Or Not To Be Fit . . . That Is The Question
October 28th, 2009 by FAN590
By Jacqueline Harrison
Just this past weekend, I attended the finals for the Men’s World Cup of Curling at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga and I have to say that I noticed a lot of very slim & trim waist lines, broad shoulders and muscular shaped arms. While curling has always been a game for all […]
An Introduction
October 16th, 2009 by FAN590
For those that don’t know me (which is likely most of you out there), my name is Jacqueline Harrison and I have been an avid curler for about 22 years. Most of my ‘curling career’ has been spent playing at a competitive level in both Women’s & Mixed divisions.
Currently, I am skipping a women’s curling […]



