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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 7h

Uni Reveal: For the second Olympic and Paralympic Games in a row, Canada’s #curling athletes will compete in competition wear designed by an Indigenous artist

#Olympics #MilanoCortina2026 👇

Canada’s Olympic Curling Uniforms Revealed

For the second Olympic and Paralympic Games in a row, Canada’s curling athletes will compete in competition wear designed by an Indigenous artist. The designer of the 2026 project will also have a cha...

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 1d

Blank End Rule Has Curling Jaws Wagging:
The second Grand Slam tourney of the season, like the first, is throwing another curveball

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Blank End Rule Has Curling Jaws Wagging

Curling fans have faced a dizzying array of rule changes in recent years – and the new 2025-26 season is no exception.

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 5d

Season 11 of @2girlsandagame.bsky.social continues with episode 2, part 2

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2 Girls Season 11 – Episode 2 Part 2

The 11th season of the 2 Girls and a Game podcast continues with Part 2 of the second episode.

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 5d

Congrats to Team Routledge on the clean sweep, winning Family Feud Canada!

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 6d

NEW #Curling Legends episode: Bob Nichols

The last U.S. men’s skip to win the worlds is full of stories – with images and video packed in for your enhanced #podcast

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Curling Legends: Bob Nichols

Bob Nichols was on a mission; his goals were to become an accountant and a curling world champion.

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 7d

NEW @2girlsandagame.bsky.social episode, kicking off with all things Gushue and his upcoming retirement!

Part 1 includes embedded images to enhance your #podcast experience...

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2 Girls and a Game: Gushue Retirement

In Episode 2 of the 11th season of the 2 Girls and a Game podcast, Lori and Mary have faced reality: summer is over, and it’s time to activate their curling brains.

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 7d

Curling Casting Call in #Winnipeg

There’s a Canadian #curling TV show on the horizon, and Winnipeggers could be a part of it 👇

Curling Casting Call in Winnipeg

There’s a Canadian curling TV show on the horizon.

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 7d

Team Routledge won their first episode last night; their second battle airs tonight (Wed. Oct. 8) on CBC-TV

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Family Feud Canada Curling

A Canadian family will make a loud curling-themed appearance on a TV game show next week.

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 13d

Briane faces Former Teammates:
One of the curling world’s biggest sagas finally comes full circle

#curling 👇

Briane Faces Former Teammates

Einarson versus Cameron.

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 13d

Season 11 of @2girlsandagame.bsky.social – Episode 1 Part 5

The episode concludes with Coldplaygate and the social media cesspool – The Girls ask “is this really where we’re going?”

#curling #podcast 👇

2 Girls Season 11 – Episode 1 Part 5

Part 4 of the 2 Girls And A Game opening podcast episode for 2025-26 concludes with Lori and Mary discussing Coldplaygate and the social media cesspool –  The Girls simply “...

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 14d

New @2girlsandagame.bsky.social episode Part 4: Girls Gone Wild (and Completely Off-Topic) 😆

#curling #podcast #NotCurling 👇

2 Girls Season 11 – Episode 1 Part 4

Part 4 of the 2 Girls And A Game opening podcast episode for 2025-26 continues with Lori and Mary declaring that because there’s not enough drama in curling, they’re going to talk about ot...

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 15d

Season 11 of @2girlsandagame.bsky.social – Episode 1 Part 3

Curling in pop culture, babies & couples, roster updates and more

#curling #podcast 👇

2 Girls Season 11 – Episode 1 Part 3

Part 3 of the 2 Girls And A Game opening podcast episode for 2025-26 continues with Lori and Mary’s takes on the following:

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 16d

Season 11 of @2girlsandagame.bsky.social – Episode 1 Part 2

The first show of 2025-26 continues, with images embedded to enhance your pod experience...

#curling #podcast #RememberThis 👇

2 Girls Season 11 – Episode 1 Part 2

Part 2 of the 2 Girls And A Game opening podcast episode for 2025-26 continues with Lori and Mary’s takes on Foamgate, STOH and Brier berths, the legacies of Hardline and Warren Hansen, Reid Carr...

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 17d

There’s curling podcasts… and then there’s @2girlsandagame.bsky.social
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Part 1 of their return for season 11 – with images embedded to enhance your #podcast experience

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The 2 Girls Are Back for Season 11

There’s curling podcasts… and then there’s 2 Girls And A Game.

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 18d

More secrets – and memories – from the Olympic curling broadcaster

#curling #Olympics #MilanoCortina2026 👇

Curling Commentary Secrets: Athlete Talk and Silence

<a href="https://thecurlingnews.com/news/news/off-to-cortina-olympic-curling-commentator-secrets">In my previous column I revealed some “behind the scenes” strategies</a> from 10 years of television c...

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 19d

Gone Bananas for Curling 🍌🥌

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Curling Goes Bananas

There were wild scenes at the Grand Slam Masters in London, Ont. last night as a small army of pubcrawling university students hit the carpeted lounge situated just behind the sheets.

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 19d

When Slam Curling Comes to Your (Nearby) Town:
Our man had a rinkside seat

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When Slam Curling Comes to Your (Nearby) Town

WATERLOO, ON – The first Grand Slam of Curling event is now underway and in preparation, various teams were looking to get into early season form this past weekend.

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 21d

20 Years of Curling Calendars:
New 2026 edition celebrates the best of the Roaring Game

#curling #CurlingCares #charity
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20 Years of Curling Calendars

Another curling calendar is available to benefit charity, but with fresh twists that celebrate two decades of fundraising excellence.

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 22d

Current and Forthcoming #Curling Research:

As Broomgate/Foamgate recedes from the headlines, essential work continues in advance of the Olympics 👇

Curling’s Foamgate: Current and Forthcoming Research

At this point, all competitive curlers in Canada should be familiar with the World Curling announcement from last June about the withdrawal of specific foams in a small selection of brushes from World...

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Don Landry 🎙️✍️ @donlandrymedia.bsky.social · 25d

Miniature of the old curling club in River Hebert, NS.
Fantastic. 🥌 @thecurlingnews.bsky.social @curlingzone.bsky.social #curling

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 26d

Ranked 33rd ... and Not Invited

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Ranked 33rd and Not Invited

Ranked 33rd in the world.

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The Curling News @thecurlingnews.bsky.social · 26d

What We’ve Learned About THE Retirement:

Struggling with motivation and drive, Brad Gushue competed last season while “95 per cent sure” he would be retiring

#curling #MilanoCortina2026 #Brier2026 👇