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SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The Swiss were as surprised as anyone
else by their gold-medal victory at the 2014 Ford Womens
World Curling Championship. Binia Feltschers
inexperienced Flims Curling Club foursome upset Canadas
Rachel Homan 9-5 in Sundays final at Harbour Station. "Im
speechless. Its like dream. Its awesome," Swiss third
Irene Schori said. "We were very relaxed. We had nothing
to lose and they were under pressure. "We are surprised.
We did a great job the whole season, but we never thought
we could win a medal at the world championship." Its
Switzerlands second womens world title in three years
after Mirjam Ott won it in Lethbridge, Alta., in 2012.
Feltscher won an Olympic silver medal in 2006 playing
third for Ott, but Schori, second Franziska Kaufmann and
lead Christine Urech made their world championship debuts
in Saint John. It was a deflating end for Canadas Homan,
third Emma Miskew, second Alison Kreviazuk and lead Lisa
Weagle out of the Ottawa Curling Club. The host country
boasted an 11-1 tournament record going into Sundays
final, but a devastating eighth end cost Canada. Leading
5-3 after seven, the Swiss scored three points on
Canadian mistakes and Homan couldnt recover. More errors
in the ninth forced Homan into a low percentage angle
raise double takeout with her final throw. The Canadian
skip missed and gave up a steal of three for the first
time in the tournament. Down four points coming home,
even a team as potent with the hammer as Homans had been
couldnt generate four points. "Im disappointed we didnt
finish off that last game," a stoic Homan said. "We had a
really good week. "The whole game we just werent quite
making the shots we needed to make." Homan went
undefeated to win a second Canadian championship and earn
a return trip to the world championship. The skip missed
her last shot of the semifinal in Riga, Latvia, last year
to give up the steal of a point and the win to eventual
champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland. The Canadians settled
for bronze in Riga and came to Saint John bent on moving
two steps up the podium, not one. Muirhead opted to focus
on the Winter Olympics in Sochi instead of participating
in playdowns for this world championship. Canadas lone
loss of the preliminary round was to Switzerland on Day
2. With runbacks and raises, Homan drained the Swiss of
their offence in Fridays playoff game between the
tournaments top two seeds. The Swiss felt no weight of
expectations and Canada did. "A silver medal is still an
improvement from the bronze last year," Kreviazuk said.
"We worked so hard this year. It feels good to come out
of this with at least a medal. "Tomorrow were going to
look at the silver and be a lot happier. Right now, its a
little tough to swallow. Im still proud and happy. I know
I will be tomorrow." Winnipegs Jennifer Jones went
undefeated in Sochi to claim Olympic womens curling gold
last month, but Canada hasnt won a world womens title
since Jones in 2008 in Vernon, B.C. Homan and Miskew led
in shooting percentages at their position prior to the
final, but shot 61 and 63 per cent, respectively Sunday.
"They just made more mistakes than they usually make,"
Feltscher said through an interpreter. In the eighth end,
Kreviazuk needed to put her draw on the top of the four-
foot rings, but her stone stayed top 12. Miskews draw was
heavy and Homan missed a freeze with her first shot of
the end. She threw big weight to chip off one of her own
stones to the button and missed, leaving Feltscher with a
draw for three. "I thought I stuck it for shot and it
just kept spinning," Homan said. The future of Homans
team in Canadian curling remains bright if they continue
on together as a team. Weagle, who turns 29 on Monday, is
getting married in July. Her teammates are all 25 or
under and in the early stages of their careers after
earning their university degrees. The South Koreans,
Chinese and Russians are full-time, paid athletes. The
federations focus on a chosen few because those countries
dont have Canadas depth. Canada determines its
international representatives via the natural selection
of regional, provincial and national playdowns.
Qualifying for Canadas 2017 trials requires travelling to
World Curling Tour events across Canada throughout the
winter to earn ranking points. Thats a difficult
commitment when juggling careers and families. "Its not a
discussion weve had, but I cant see the girls backing
down anytime soon," Kreviazuk said. "Youll probably see a
lot of us." Kelly Scott, winner of the womens world title
in 2007, recently announced her team is disbanding. "At
this point, all the ladies are assessing where curling
fits into their busy lives; complete with careers and
young families," Scott said in a statement. Jones, 39,
has a young daughter. It is unclear at this point if she
wants to commit to another Olympic quadrennial. Earle
Morris, who had a cult following at Harbour Station, has
coached Homan for the better part of the last decade. He
wasnt certain he would be coaching them next season
because he too may take a break. "I think they will have
a great future," Morris said. "The problem with curling
and stereotypically with women is life gets in the way.
We just have to hope thats not going to happen with this
team. It would be hard to replace anybody on this team in
their position. "Your motivation, suddenly its not the
most important thing in the world when you have a little
baby to worry about or a family to raise or work
commitments. It is a challenge for women more so than men
in that regard." Anna Sidorova claimed the first womens
world curling championship medal for Russia by scoring
two in the 10th and stealing one in an extra end in a 7-6
win over South Koreas Ji-sun Kim. "I just dont have
enough words to describe my feelings," said Sidorova, who
went 3-6 in Sochi. "Now Im pretty sure we are able to
play at a really high level and were able to beat
everybody. We just need to execute well and believe in
ourselves sometimes." Albertas Kevin Koe won the Tim
Hortons Brier and will represent Canada at the mens world
championship Saturday to April 6 in Beijing. The 2015
Scotties Tournament of Hearts will be held in Moose Jaw,
Sask., and Sapporo, Japan will be the host of next years
womens world championship. Saint John drew approximately
44,000 people to Harbour Station for the nine-day event.
The last world curling championship at Harbour Station in
1999 drew 96,000 when it combined both mens and womens
events. Since they were split into two separate events in
2005, Grande Prairie, Alta., holds the attendance record
for the womens event at 60,000 the following year.
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arrival Wednesday night. And the 35-year-old former
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the 2015 season. Kaka, who currently plays with AC Milan,
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Friday-Kyle-Wilber-Jersey/. Snedekers best result so far
this year is a tie for eighth place at the Arnold Palmer
Invitational in March. He sits 113th in FedEx Cup
standings and has dropped to 31st in world rankings —
not the results expected from a player ranked fourth in
the world only two years ago.
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have the bronze medal locked up in the mens final at the
2010 Vancouver Olympics, only to wipe out while trying to
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Jersey .Former NBA forward Morris Peterson has been
added to TSNs Toronto Raptors broadcast team.April was
always going to be a big test for the new-look Vancouver
Whitecaps with games against some of Major League Soccers
top teams. After back-to-back matches against LA Galaxy,
the Caps now head to Rio Tinto Stadium - a place where
they have never won - to face Real Salt Lake, the only
remaining unbeaten team in Major League Soccer this
season. The Form: The Whitecaps are winless in their last
three matches, but after a hard fought defeat at LA and a
2-2 draw against the Galaxy at home, there are clear
signs the team is growing under new head coach Carl
Robinson. "In the last two games weve shown we can
compete against one of the top teams in Major League
Soccer," said Robinson. "Now its another great challenge
for us. You look at the fixtures weve had and its been
tricky against good teams. We get another big test. They
are a squad that has been together for the last couple of
years so its another marker to see where we are." The Big
Question: Will Kekuta Manneh start? The 19-year-old has
appeared in every match this season but has started only
once. The young Gambian was impressive coming on as a
half time substitute against LA Galaxy at BC Place a week
ago. He injected life into the Whitecaps attack and
scored the game-tying goal with a fantastic strike with
just four minutes left to play. "I toyed with the idea of
playing him from the start, said Robinson. "Me, being a
young head coach thought is it better to be in the game
and then unleash him on them." Theres no doubt Manneh has
loads of talent and will have a big future in the game.
But there is also still plenty that he needs to learn.
Robinson doesnt want to rush the youngster, and
acknowledges he needs to improve his defensive qualities
before he becomes a regular starter. This is a long-term
project. Robinson wants to build the Whitecaps around
some fantastic young players, a job that doesnt need to
be rushed. Manneh will continue to get his chance at the
right times. That also applies for Erik Hurtado. The
speedster was drafted along with Manneh in the first
round in 2013. Hes still waiting for his first MLS goal,
but was another big spark in the second half against LA
when he came on as a substitute last week. "Hes been
training very well over the last two or three weeks and
from where he was last year to where he is now, it is
night and day for the kid," said Robinson when asked
about Hurtados form. "If he continues to push hell get
plenty of opportunities." The Lineup: Aside from whether
Manneh will come into the starting lineup, one of tthe
other big decisions for head coach Carl Robinson is in
defence.ddddddddddddIts extremely likely that Robinson
will select Johnny Leveron in the team after bringing the
Honduran on at halftime of the draw against the Galaxy.
Robinson has made no secret of the fact that he admires
the qualities Leveron possesses, particularly his ability
with the ball at his feet. The Hondurans abilities match
the way Robinson wants his team to play. Leverons only
start this season was at New England where the Whitecaps
registered their only clean sheet so far. On that day he
was beside Andy OBrien. It will be interesting to see
which one of the veterans - OBrien or Jay DeMerit - is
replaced if Leveron gets the call to start. The
Opposition: Stability has been a major factor in the
success of Real Salt Lake over recent years. Despite
losing head coach Jason Kreis at the end of last season
when he departed to join expansion club New York City FC,
RSL has started the season strongly under new head coach
Jeff Cassar. He may be in his first season as manager,
but Cassar has been at the club since 2007 and was a key
part of Kreis coaching staff. They have also managed to
keep a core group of players together over the last few
seasons. Eleven of Salt Lakes current squad have been
with the club for five years of longer. Real Salt Lakes
1-0 win at home to Portland Timbers last week leaves them
four points ahead of the Whitecaps heading into Saturdays
match. Their clean sheet against the Timbers was their
fourth of the season, in just seven matches. Veteran
goalkeeper Nick Rimando was the star of the show, winning
the MLS Player of the Week award for his performance. The
Odds: One of the areas the Whitecaps will need to improve
upon if they are to make the playoffs this season is
picking up points against Western Conference opposition.
Both of Vancouvers wins so far wins this season have come
against the East (New York and Houston). From four
matches against Western opponents, they have two draws
and two defeats. History isnt on the Whitecaps side as
they head to Utah - theyve only won two of eight previous
meetings against RSL, and have never won at Rio Tinto
Stadium with three losses and a tie from their last four
visits. With RSLs strong start to the season, the home
team will be heavy favourites heading into the match, but
the Caps showed against LA a couple of weeks ago they
have the potential to go toe-to-toe with the leagues top
teams, even on the road. Where to Watch: Vancouver
Whitecaps at Real Salt Lake is live on CTV2 BC on
Saturday at 6:30pm pt/9:30pm et.
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