Readying for an Olympic run
New front end for Bernard next season
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This article was published 24/03/2011 (5512 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
CALGARY — Cheryl Bernard is mapping things out for the next phase of her curling career, which will be made official today when she announces her new lineup for the run to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
As reported previously, Bernard and longtime third Susan O’Connor will be sticking together after winning silver at the 2010 Vancouver Games, and will be joined by a new front end of Lori Olson-Johns and Jennifer Sadleir.
“I like building stuff, I like the excitement from Lori and Jennifer, and I think it’s good for Susan and me,” said Bernard.
“We played together for so long, and I think we need this.”
Olson-Johns at second and Sadleir at lead will replace Bernard’s Vancouver Olympic front end of Carolyn Darbyshire and Cori Morris, a unit that played together for six seasons before deciding amicably last month to part ways. They’ll play the final two events together, in Victoria next week and the Players’ Championship next month in Grande Prairie, Alta.
And while OIson-Johns, who has a proven pedigree in recent years after stints with Cathy King and Crystal Webster, brings a ton of experience to the lineup, it will be the addition of Sadleir, 30, that will raise eyebrows outside of (and possibly within) Calgary.
She, too, is experienced, having won three Alberta junior championships and played in numerous women’s provincials, but hasn’t been part of the playdown process in six years.
Prior to backing away from curling to focus on family and career, though, Sadleir (formerly Vejprava) was considered one of the top young throwers and sweepers in the province.
“It could be a bit of a risk,” conceded Bernard.
“But I know her work ethic, I know her family, and I know I always hated playing her, and that’s a good answer for me. I always hated playing Lori, too, and those are the people you want on your team. They rise to the occasion, they’re competitive, and I think Jenn is going to be a phenomenal sweeper and she wants to be an amazing lead.”
Sadleir, who has curled regularly in club leagues, can’t wait to get into her first game with Bernard’s team next fall.
“I’ve been away from the scene, but I still know what it takes to be a champion, and I know how much work has to go into succeeding in the sport,” said Sadleir.
Bernard, 44, had pondered bowing out from competitive curling prior to this season, but came to the conclusion in the late fall that she still had another Olympic run in her. She missed shots to win the gold medal against Sweden’s Anette Norberg in the 10th and 11th ends of the Olympic final last year.
— Postmedia News
