Rock Logic

Doug Wilson and Mickey Pendergast return to discuss Daily Curling Puzzle #51. Alberta's Kevin Koe has hammer and is ahead by 1 over Brad Gushue of Newfoundland in the 7th end of the 2016 Brier Final. Alberta third Mark Kennedy is about to throw his first and every rock is still in play, what the Scots might call a "guddle". Link to The Curling News to follow along with video and graphics, and watch the entire game on YouTube.

Olympic silver medalists Mike Harris and Richard Hart join Kevin to revisit the ninth end of their 1997 Canadian Olympic Trials final against Kevin Martin. Tied with hammer, Harris is in position to score but Martin third Don Walchuk makes a big runback with his first and when the dust settles, nothing is certain. Hart and Harris conclude with some remarkable insight on losing motivation, the myth of Olympic pressure, and more. Link to The Curling News to follow along with video and graphics, and watch the entire game on the YouTube page Curling Legends Podcast Presents.

Ken Pomeroy of Kenpom.com and Gerry Geurts of CurlingZone return with host Kevin Palmer. They are joined by skip of Team Manitoba Jason Gunnlaugson to debate whether games should be 8 or 10 ends. Ken's article on the topic can be found on his curling blog doubletakeout.com. Kevin provided past analysis in his 2019 article in The Curling News.

Jonathan Havercroft and Ryan McGhee of Rocks Across The Pond Podcast join Kevin to discuss how a Power Play is used in the Mixed Doubles Final of the 2018 World Cup event in Omaha, Nebraska. Link to The Curling News to follow along with video and graphics, and watch the entire game on YouTube.

James Pahl and Mark Klinck join Kevin and go back nearly 26 years to the second end of the Brier semi-final between Alberta's Kevin Martin and Kerry Burtnyk of Manitoba. James was second for Team Alberta and shares his memories of the situation. Link to The Curling News to follow along with video and graphics, and watch the entire game at Curling Legends Podcast Presents YouTube Channel.

Mickey Pendergast and Doug Wilson join Kevin for a Curling Scene Investigation from the 10th end of the 2017 world men's final between Canada's Brad Gushue and Niklas Edin of Sweden. U2LE means "Up Two, Last End". Link to The Curling News to follow along with video and graphics.

The inaugural episode of a new podcast on curling analytics, produced by the host of Curling Legends. Kevin Palmer is joined by Ken Pomeroy of Kenpom.com and Gerry Geurts of CurlingZone to discuss how curling teams are ranked. Ken comes from the world of basketball analytics and his team rankings can be found on his new curling blog, Doubletakeout.com. Official World Rankings can be found at the World Curling Federation and also available with further insight at CurlingZone/Rankings