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The climb to the pinnacle of the sport is also a very long way from where Taormino grew up.

Successful program led to provincial and national recognition in the early 1970s.

Morreale said in more general league terms attracting more 鈥榤arquis鈥� players is of course a positive in terms of fan interest, ticket sales, and advertising.

Behind every successful curling match is a team of volunteers just like Chad Hall, working tirelessly to ensure the ice remains perfect for the athletes

Saskatchewan鈥檚 staunchest curling supporter was a fixture in the Brier Patch.

鈥淲ithout all of the wonderful volunteers, events like this wouldn鈥檛 happen,鈥� Allan Gall said, reflecting a sentiment shared by the men and women who work tirelessly to bring events such as this to life

Scotland scores one in 10th end to take 5-4 victory over Switzerland鈥檚 Yannick Schwaller in gold medal game.

Canada builds 10-1 lead at the fifth end break, go on to 11-2 victory to finish third in tournament

An end-by-end look at the bronze medal game between Canada and China

Scotland鈥檚 Bruce Mouat takes 7-4 victory in epic battle with Canada鈥檚 Brad Jacobs; Switzerland鈥檚 Yannick Schwaller defeats China's Xiaoming Xu 7-3 to take other gold medal game berth