Newfoundland skip Brad Gushue, shown at the world curling championships in April, is not happy with the conditions at the Pan Continental Curling Championship taking place this week in Kelowna, B.C.
One of Canada's top curlers, Brad Gushue, says the World Curling Federation's planning and delivery of the Pan Continental Curling Championships taking place in Kelowna, B.C., this week is an embarrassment to the sport and the competitors.Newfoundland skip Brad Gushue, shown at the world curling championships in April, is not happy with the conditions at the Pan Continental Curling Championship taking place this week in Kelowna, B.C.
"The way the WCF has run this week, it's a joke. It's a big step back from the event we had last year. I don't understand why they've gone this route. I understand you have to give teams a chance to qualify for worlds and what not, I understand that. But I think there's different ways it could be done."
"It's absolute silliness, the stuff that's happening here this week. There is more care about everyone else than the players. Not being able to have any area to warm up. We were told to go outside. We're sharing change rooms with the women. We're not allowed to view practices. We're now allowed to have one player there."
Attendance for last year's event in Calgary was sparse, and it was broadcast live on TSN. The network was broadcasting this year's tournament before dropping its television coverage on Tuesday citing production issues. The network said the tournament would still be available via live stream. "We are trying a number of things with our championships. For example, both the Pan Continental and European championships are being hosted in curling clubs this season," Chris Hamilton said. "Once those events have been completed, we will look at the successes and challenges to evaluate whether it's a viable model for future championships of this size.
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