We have to accept it … roll with the punches and do whatever we can to stay in shape, stay ready.
Curling is going ahead during this pandemic, but those involved in the sport are focusing more on staying healthy while keeping their skills brushed up.
There have been many changes to ensure people don’t spread COVID-19 — and many events have been cancelled. At a curling competition in Kitchener-Waterloo this past weekend, a notification from the COVID-Alert app to one of the players resulted in a quick end to the action.
Sault Ste. Marie Olympic gold medalist Brad Jacobs was competing, and says he was disappointed and shocked when the event was cancelled.
“I know that they had to come to a tough decision and we accept that. So hopefully, fingers crossed, the next event is still scheduled to run. We’re going to sit tight down here and wait to see if anything else happens,” he said.
The executive director of the Northern Ontario Curling Association says other northern Ontario clubs are in the same situation.
“I think there’s about six clubs that are putting in ice as we speak,” said Bobby Ray, who’s based in North Bay.
“So they’re getting ready to open in that mid-October post Thanksgiving time of the year, which is critical for larger clubs in northern Ontario. And then we heard from a couple of handfuls of clubs that they haven’t decided yet what their opening dates will be. And there are several clubs that have postponed until January. And it’s not even to say that they’re definitely open in January. But if they will, it won’t be until after the new year.”
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