2 Girls and a Game: 2021 Olympic Trials Part 2
The Girls are back with that tiebreaker and the playoff games from Saskatoon!
Episode 11 of season 7 is the second of a two-part series, breaking down Lori and Mary’s trip to the Canadian Olympic Trials in Saskatchewan.
The girls start with the epic second women’s tiebreaker, and their epic reactions were recorded live at the time from the arena! Then it’s another on-scene segment with Amy Nixon, the Olympic bronze medallist from 2006 who now serves in a Governors role with Curling Canada.
Finally, the women’s and men’s finals are discussed before the 2 Girls leave town for home ... and to get busy editing this thing!
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In the 9th Episode (Season 7) Lori and Mary chat about the opening weekend at the Olympic Trials: surprises, wacky finishes, who is getting the early breaks and what teams are struggling so far. The girls discuss the early texturing of the rocks and who benefits and who doesn't and is it really needed. Lori and Mary talk about the sudden lineup change on team Dunstone and the importance of the 5th player. The girls take a look at what else is happening in the curling world: European Championships, USA Olympic Trials, World Jr Qualifier and the Guinness World record is broken! Thank you for listening and please enjoy the episode! Stay safe!
In the 8th Episode (season 7) Lori and Mary discuss their weekend in St Thomas at the senior qualifier with Team Rizzo and coach Lori onboard. Attention turns to the latest Grand Slam: Boost National where the girls look at the results and who performed and didn't preform in the last major competition before the Olympic Trials. Lori and Mary break down their picks for the trials into 3 categories: Playoffs, Middle of the Road and Come Have a Drink with us at the Patch. They also pick who they think will be the ultimate winner. Warning: these are only guesses and participants and their loved ones are strongly advised not to listen to this episode! Love and respect to all the teams!
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Time for episode 7 of season 7! After some Halloween social appreciation, the Girls announce they will be attending this month’s Canadian Olympic Trials in Saskatoon.
The Canadian Pre-Trials qualifier is thoroughly discussed, with a look to how the recent qualifiers might fare in Saskatoon.
Then it’s on to the Americas Zone Challenge, the U.S. Mixed Doubles Trials, and the world wheelchair championship.
Lori and Mary also discuss Team Hasselborg’s social media campaign regarding the proposed rule changes.
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