Seems those pesky Russians are taking this curling thing
seriously. A Russian women’s team has been hanging out in Canada of late, with
the latest stop being Ottawa. Previously they were in Kamloops and Winnipeg.
They’ll end up in Saskatoon.
This rink is not the one most Canadian would know from world
championships and Olympics. It’s, um, the other team, you know, like there
really are only two teams that have a shot at representing the country in
Sochi. Or possibly only two teams in the entire country. Who knows?
“We have two Russian teams: Russia No. 1 and Russia No. 2,”
Antonova said this week after a practice session at the Rideau Curling Club.
“For European championships, for worlds, and maybe for Olympic Games, we are
(competing) with them.”
Russia 1 and Russia 2. . . sounds either like a bobsleigh lineup or Dr. Seuss
characters
The other one (or is it two?) is skipped by Anna Sidorova,
at least it is this week. The Russians seem to move their lineup around almost
daily.
In any case, the sports federation is pulling out all the
stops to have a team ready and able for 2014.
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