The Scotties in Calgary just finished the round robin portion of the tournament and we review what has happened so far. The world juniors being held in Finland has also reached the end of the round robin, so we'll check in on how Canada is doing. There was also quite a bit of chatter this week at the Scotties about curlers dropping “F” bombs and Warren wrote a story about it on Facebook.  

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In the House today we have as our special guest Don Bartlett who is in Calgary this week at the Scotties as the coach of Team Homan (2:35). In What’s Happening Around the Curling World? We review what has happened at the Scotties so far. Last Friday it was announced that Team Canada lead Brianne Harris had been ruled ineligible to participate, we recap what we know and  don’t know about what happened The World Juniors Championship are also underway in Finland and we take a look at what has happened so far. Meanwhile, Scotland announced the teams that will be representing the nation at the men’s and women’s worlds and it was a surprise about who was named (27:28). On Hot Rocks Topics , we are going to look at a couple of emails from our listeners (45:53). And in What are You Hearing? Last week we talked about the use of hog-line sensors in rocks and wouldn't you know it, problems erupted at the Scotties with the rock sensors...

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In the House today is special guest Kerri Einarson! Kerri will be representing Team Canada at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary and is looking for her fifth consecutive title (3:16). In What’s Happening Around the Curling World? The guys review what happened at the men’s provincial championships in Alberta and in Manitoba. Plus, the National Championships were concluded in Scotland and Switzerland last weekend. Also, the Mixed Doubles Super Series wrapped up with the Players Championship. For the next generation, the Canadian U-18 Championship concluded in Ottawa and the World Juniors are underway in Finland (20:21).  

The guys check out your emails on Hot Rocks Topics (40:26) and in What Are You Hearing? We're seeing some of today's prominent curlers are concerned with how curlers are sweeping.

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Yesterday, Jennifer Jones announced that following this season she will retire from competitive women’s curling and will only continue to curl mixed doubles with her husband Brent Laing. After one of the most outstanding careers in women's curling history, which includes Olympic Gold, Scotties glory, 2 World Championships and 17 Grand Slam wins, Jennifer joins Kevin, Warren and Jim to talk about her decision to step away. 

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In The House today we have as our special guest John Shuster who just won the USA Men’s Championship for the 10th time (2:26)! Next, In What’s Happening Around the Curling World? (25:59) The USA Nationals concluded this past weekend and we take a look at the results. The National Championships were also concluded in Japan and Sweden last weekend and we review what happened. The Brier playdowns were held this past weekend in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick and we tell who you the winners are. On Hot Rocks Topics (36:31), we are going to look at some email...

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In the House we have special guest Curling Canada CEO Nolan Thiessen (2:44)! Next up in What’s Happening Around the Curling World? The guys review the playoff results for the provincial and territorial Scotties and Brier, Kevin, Jim and Warren preview the U.S. Nationals that will be played in East Rutherford, New Jersey this week, and we have a note from Curling Canada about the new U15 Rockfest that is starting in March (39:39). On Hot Rocks Topics, we dig back into the mailbag for your questions (50:17). And finally in What are You Hearing? We talked a lot about the three person team and this week in Ontario the Glenn Howard team played from start to finish with just three players……and won….people are starting to talk about it.

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Today we have special guest Bruce Mouat In the House!  Kevin, Warren and Jim talk to Bruce about Team Mouat's journey to the top of the podium last weekend at the Co-op Canadian Open (3:15).  Next up, Warren  holds court on What's Happening Around the Curling World as the guys recap everything that went down in Red Deer, plus they unpack the Provincial and Territorial championships that were completed for spots at the Brier and Scotties (19:45).  In Hot Rock Topics: At the GSOC this past weekend, Scotland had three teams in the final eight and the average age of all 12 players was under 30. What does this mean for international curling and Canada's strength going forward (38:50)?  And finally, on What are You Hearing? A famous curling club in Scotland is possibly going to be closing its doors…

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We are down to the finals in both the men’s and women’s divisions at the fifth Grand Slam of Curling event of the season. We get the latest on Inside Curling from Kevin Martin who is on the ground in Red Deer for the Co-op Canadian Open and the guys reflect on how their picks have faired. Finally, playoffs have started this weekend at the provincial and territorial level for the Brier and Scotties and we've got you covered!

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The fifth Grand Slam of Curling event of the season is underway and Inside Curling has you covered! The Co-op Canadian Open started on Tuesday in Red Deer, Alberta.  Kevin Martin  is there on the ground and we will go through the latest on this edition of 'Inside the Slam.'

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In the House we have special guest Kevin Koe, fresh off his big win in Lloydminster (2:45)! In What’s Happening Around the Curling World: The $100,000 Astec Safety Challenge concluded on Sunday and we take a look at the final results. Plus, the fifth Grand Slam of the year, the Co-op Canadian Open, is getting underway in Red Deer (27:07). On Hot Rocks Topics we discuss a couple more of your emails (41:20) and in What are You Hearing: There was some chatter this week about the role of Curling Canada on our Facebook page. Should the focus be high performance, grass roots curling or can it be both? The guys discuss that and more.

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