Now just weeks away from the United States Olympic Curling Trials in Omaha, episode 8 of "The Extra Extra End" podcast features our guest interview with Team Roth's Aileen Geving and skip Nina Roth fresh off their win in the Canad Inns Women's Classic last weekend. 
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And host Price Atkinson is joined by two-time Olympian Jessica Schultz as they discuss Team Roth's momentum off last year's 5th place finish at the World Championships plus tips, tricks, ideas and ways how local curling clubs around the country can maximize exposure with the upcoming 2018 Winter Olympics.

This week's contest is from Broomskins.ca!  Broomskins.ca designs and produces custom curling broom handle wraps for club curlers, teams, curling team sponsors and curling clubs.  Personalize your broom or display your team colours and sponsors.  The design is limited only by your imagination.  This week, we are giving you the chance to win 4 customs Broomskins!  You can design them for your entire team!  To enter, use the widget on the upper right hand corner of the page.

​Thanks to Isagenix and Hardline Curling for their support.
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Nina Roth &
​Aileen Geving

Less than a month until the U.S. Olympic Curling Trials begin in Omaha, host Price Atkinson talks with Team Brown's Jason Smith and skip Craig Brown in episode 7 about the team's preparation, both of their past Olympic experiences plus Smitty's claim of being the "best" athlete in the HPP and more. 
Plus a special bonus interview as Joe Calabrese and Price welcome 2010 Olympic gold medalist and Canadian skip John Morris who talked with us about his career, pursuit of another trip to the Olympic Games, the USCA's Olympic Trials process and he also handicaps the men's field for the upcoming U.S. Trials!

This week's giveaway is a FS-1 Stabilizer!  

Specifically designed by Earle Morris (three-time Brier competitor, 1998 World Junior coach, and coach of Team Canada), the Stabilizer is the only curling sliding device of its kind with a patent and an extension option. The sliding pads on the 3 points of contact with the ice help ensure a quiet and smooth delivery directly toward the target.  

The Stabilizer will:
- Help square your shoulders.
- Take pressure off the knee.
- Stabilize your delivery.
- Improve your game!

By keeping the brush hand at similar height as the delivery hand, the Stabilizer helps keep both shoulders level and square to the line of direction. Whichever model you choose, it will provide a solid sliding platform that stabilizes you, making the delivery easier and more consistent for curlers of all levels.

To enter, go to use the widget on the upper right hand corner of this page.
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​Thanks to Isagenix, and Hardline Curling, for their support.
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Craig Brown & Jason Smith

John Morris

​In episode 6, host Price Atkinson got the latest from Team McCormick's Korey Dropkin and skip Heater McCormick fresh off their win in the St. Paul Cash Spiel last weekend. They also discussed their pursuit of the Olympic dream, moving past last season's disappointment of missing Worlds, the "youthful" front-end combo of Tom Howell-Korey Dropkin plus the team's newest addition of Rich Ruohonen.

​Kris Lysne from the St. Paul Curling Club and host of the "StoneCast" podcast joined this week's roundtable with TESN's Joe Calabrese and Price regarding his observations and analysis from the St. Paul Cash Spiel. 

This week's giveaway is one item from the good folks at IceHalo! Ice Halo protective headgear is the first choice for curlers everywhere. Ice Halo is the leading manufacturer of protective head gear, boasting the largest variety of sizes, colours, and styles from fleece to fur in the Ice Halo protective headband and high performance Halo HD. Ice Halo also manufactures an extensive selection of protective ball caps including a full line of extra large caps to protect those extra smart brains; And a colourful selection of protective touques and winter hats.  Ice Halo – setting the global standard for protective headgear.

One winner will get any item (1) from the Ice Hale webiste.  10 runners up will receive a $10 gift certificate from the site.  To enter our giveaway, just click the "Win" widget at the top right hand corner of the page.  
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​​​Thanks to Isagenix and Hardline Curling for their support.
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Heath McCormick

Korey Dropkin

In episode #5, we have an exclusive interview with Team Birr's John Benton and skip Todd Birr. Team Birr was successful in appealing to be included in the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials after a recent U.S. Curling Association Judiciary Hearing Panel sided with Team Birr in a 2-1 vote (on Sept. 21, 2017).

​Birr and Benton talked about the long appeal process before the USCA, the crux of their argument in why they should've originally been selected for the Olympic Trials, overwhelming support from the curling community, new team member Hunter Clawson and now preparing to compete at the Trials in Omaha.

Plus our weekly roundtable as 2-time Olympian Jessica Schultz joins hosts Price Atkinson and Joe Calabrese!

And a great giveaway from our friends at Red Elephant Chocolates!

Red Elephant Chocolate’s sophisticated yet whimsical approach, premium products and ideal locations helped them become one of Wisconsin’s leaders in handcrafted chocolates. What sets them apart are their artistic truffles, small-batch caramels, imaginative flavors and distinctive specialties, including “Theobroma” - the world’s rarest chocolate - and the original “Big Cheese” cheddar truffle.

This week, we are giving you the chance to win a “Full House” Curling Themed set of chocolates from Red Elephant Chocolate.  It’s 17 total pieces - 16 curling stone shaped chocolates (8 dark, 8 milk) in a box that looks like a house with their signature elephant chocolate on the button.  To enter click on the win widget at the top of this page.  We will announce the winner next week.
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​​Thanks to Isagenix and Hardline Curling for their support.

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Todd Birr

John Benton