The Canadian senior men’s curling championship is won by Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia has taken home the senior men’s curling title for Canada.
Kris Granchelli, Marty Gavin, Paul Flemming, and Peter Burgess celebrate winning the gold medal in the Canadian senior men’s curling tournament on Saturday. (Canada Curling/Wayne Emde)
In Vernon, British Columbia, a team led by Paul Flemming from Nova Scotia has won the Canadian senior men’s curling championship.
In the championship match on Saturday, Flemming and his companions Peter Burgess, Marty Gavin, and Kris Granchelli triumphed 4-3 over Bruce Korte of Saskatchewan.
Team Nova Scotia moves on to the international finals, which will take place in Sweden in April.
In a media release from Curling Canada, Flemming stated he never got ahead of himself. This is only the second Canadian senior men’s title for a Nova Scotia team, and the first since Alan O’Leary won in Yellowknife in 2014. Flemming had an open hit for the win on his final stone after Saskatchewan rallied from three points down to tie the game 3-3.
Regarding the medals that were on show during the final, Flemming remarked, “I never even looked over at that table once out there.”
“Looking too far ahead and considering outcomes is the last thing you want to do. Try to maintain control of the curling game, one end at a time.”
During the week Flemming had to recover from a chest ailment that sent him to the hospital.
After taking home mixed championships in 1999 and 2003, this is his third Canadian victory.
He represented Nova Scotia in 11 Briers competitions, and in 2005 he nearly won the title. Randy Ferbey of Alberta defeated the Nova Scotia squad led by Shawn Adams in the championship game.
“Things tend to even out over many years and decades,” Flemming stated in the press release. Over the years, we have also found ourselves on the losing end of various situations. Being on this side of it feels nice.
Things usually level out over many years and decades,” Flemming stated in the press release. Over the years, we have also found ourselves on the losing end of various situations. Being on this side of it feels nice.”
The gold-medal winning Ontario team, led by Susan Froud, will go to Sweden to play alongside the men’s team from Nova Scotia.
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