2 Girls and a Game: 2022 Brier Opening Weekend
Glasses are sexy. Believe it.
Lori and Mary return with episode 23 of season 7 and, after a brief rehash of Lori’s fun mixed curling weekend, we’re off with the curling chatter.
Team lineup changes have been announced, and are discussed, including the popularity of the “adult conversations” phrase. And all hail Eve Muirhead’s glamour girls!
Next up is the Brier in Lethbridge. With Mary’s agenda leading the way, The Girls discuss all things men on ice. Following that are some additional curling subjects.
The episode closes with a 20-minute interview with Darren Moulding, the former Brendan Bottcher and current James Grattan team member now plying his trade out of New Brunswick. You won’t want to miss this one, folks.
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The 2 Girls are back for an Olympic summary as episode 22 of season 7 drops hard.
First off, The Girls are senior curling teammates!
All Beijing results and trends are then discussed, including handy affirmations and Rachel’s deep dark hole … plus the aftermath for Canada—is a Curling Summit required?
The Girls also take listeners through the two Brier pools, there’s breaking news from the morning of recording, no-tick rules in play at world championships and more.
Enjoy the episode—and the images included in the media player—and stay safe.
Midway Through Olympics, Tankard Qualifiers
Episode 21 of season 7 is about as packed as any curling fan could want. In no particular order, the 2 Girls discuss the current Olympic standings, Jennifer Jones’ new gear, sanded stones, mixed doubles podium finishes, Canadian excuses and possible changes, Olympic TV commentary, Bob Cole’s eye-raising tweet…
… Canadian men’s Tankard results, world championship teams, COViD-19 post-Scotties, team Scheidegger splits, The Gushue Memmo, the pod’s historic milestone and future calendar picks!
Whew!
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Threepeat For Einarson
And Olympics … of course.
Lori and Mary jump straight into episode 20 of season 7 by discussing Kerri Einarson’s historic win at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Then the inevitable Olympic mixed doubles talk, but not before the Girls share their humbling moments … something curlers of all levels must constantly wrestle with.
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Lori and Mary kick off episode 18 of season 7 by unwrapping their Purple Peter. We’ll let them explain this to you—visuals are included via our media player!
Once the curling talk starts, the topics swing wildly—club leagues reopening soon, the 2023 Brier announcement, last teams for the worlds, World Juniors postponed, Beijing test threshold, Marc and Lisa for MD backup ... and more.
The more includes pre-Beijing isolation hijinks, social media kudos and, finally, The Girls preview the 2022 Canadian women's championship which starts on Friday.
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The 2 Girls are back with episode 17 of season 7 with, what else, the somewhat anti-climactic aftershocks of Canada’s long-awaited Mixed Doubles team announcement. But even with that, there is so much to discuss.
The other topics range from snowstorms to Wordle to this announcement and that announcement… followed by—of course—yet another announcement. There’s reaction to this, reaction to that. The Girls get some cool social follows. An athlete suddenly speaks another language in a news conference, causing hearts to swoon. All this and so much more.
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Heavy stuff abounds in another quality 2G curling podcast.
Episode 16 of season 7 begins with The Girls and an overwhelming weekend of curling on television (and streaming devices).
Results are discussed from B.C., Saskatchewan and Alberta before the heavy topic of Canada’s delayed Olympic mixed doubles team announcement is addressed. Then ... did CurlON make the right call? Will the MD roster expand—and is that even permitted?
More controversy abounds with Canada’s Wild Card policies and ever-present COVID-19 pressures in some Canadian provinces.
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Deck the halls with your favourite curling podcasters.
The holidays beckon and the 2 Girls have given us the gift of a last episode in 2021.
Episode 14 of season 7 starts off with pickleball, moves into Memmo and various announcements from Team Gushue and others. COVID is once again threatening the curling landscape, with clubs and events suspending plans. The Manitoba STOH is thoroughly discussed as is the final Olympic qualifier in the Netherlands.
Once again, there’s a bonus to those who continue listening to the very end.
Watch along in the SI Curling media player, and you’ll see tons of images to enhance your 2 Girls experience.
Merry Ho Ho, Happy Holidays and stay safe!
Episode 13 of season 7 is a grab bag of curling stuff, ranging from two Mixed Doubles qualifiers—one in Canada and the other in Holland—plus the Canadian Seniors, John Morris and Australia, and SNL on the EasyToys scandal.
And that’s just the beginning. Later on, The Girls discuss STOH puzzles, Manitoba, event cancellations, COVID (of course), the next Slam, Bruce Mouat and Team Shuster aka The Guys Who Get To Do Way Too Much Fun Stuff.
Lori and Mary conclude with a few thoughts on their previous episode, which proved to be incredibly popular.
There’s one more episode before a holiday break ... please enjoy this one and stay safe!
It’s time for episode 12 of season 7, and this week the 2 Girls deal with some off-ice insanity in a calm and rational manner. True story.
In fact, Lori and Mary start with actual curling news (!) before diving into all that the past weekend’s mayhem had to offer.
If you don’t know what we're talking about, you need to catch up. Right now. Listen and watch in the media player and enjoy an enhanced visual podcast experience.
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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!
Listen and watch in the media player and enjoy an enhanced visual podcast experience. Be sure to check out part 1 if you haven't done so yet.
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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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In episode 6 of season 7, The Girls start by recounting their fun day trip to the first Grand Slam of Curling event of the season in Oakville, Ont. Following a discussion of the event results, they talk about Jennifer Jones’ turn as a TV colour analyst.
Then it’s on to Headline News items, the start of Canada’s Olympic Pre-Trials competition, and the annual unboxing of the 2022 Curling Cares Fundraising Calendar—once again from a car in a parking lot!
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Girl 1 (Lori) welcomes guest host Daryell Nowlan in episode 4 of season 7 as about a million cashspiel results have poured in. Then hosts also discuss the multitude of streaming options—and new commentary voices—appearing in the sport.
A segment digs into the lineup of athletes appearing in the new 2022 Curling Cares Fundraising Calendar—with many editorial comments, of course!
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Episode 3 of Season 7 starts with talk of "The Yips" and the eternal question: What makes a good curling webstream? The context continues with discussions about Canada’s Direct Trials Entry and Direct Pre-Trials Entry events in Ottawa.
After a break to discuss Switzerland’s men's Olympic Trials series and various tour developments, The Girls reconvene to dig into the Ottawa results compared to their pre-event predictions. It all wraps up with Headlines and stuff!
Please enjoy the episode—and stay safe!
In the 2nd Episode (Season 7) Lori and Mary discuss Lori's first adventures on the curling ice and thoughts about the season with Alberta announcing their health crises and indoor sports being cancelled. Keeping their optimism level high, the girls predict which teams will come out of the pre Olympic trial events in Ottawa this coming week. Lori and Mary discuss some spiel results and the prize money that seems to have taken a beating since the pandemic. Huge news announced by the WCF to look at potentially new rule changes to the sport of curling. The girls discuss the immediate reactions from some of the players and they conduct an interview with Scott Arnold from the WCF to explain some of the rational that went into this decision. Finally Lori and Mary announce the 2 prize winners for the Season 7 Giveaway contest! Thank you for listening and please enjoy the episode.
Lori and Mary discuss some summer fun, surprises and an impromptu commentary gig at Oakville CC. Some curling topics include Curling Canada's vaccine mandate and the streaming plans for the lead up events to the Olympic qualifiers. The girls discuss Great Britain approach to selecting their ladies team, the World Men's heading back to Vegas, the Grand Slams announced and a GIVEAWAY!!