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Flu bug disrupts curling championship
Northwest Territories forced to play with only three players Tuesday
By Allen Cameron, Calgary Herald; Postmedia News February 22, 2012 The traditional colours of the rings at major curling events are red and blue, but officials at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts may want to consider adding a green ring this week in Red Deer.
That would be in honour of the sickly skin-tones of a growing number of players who've been felled this week by a violent stomach bug that has been spreading throughout the Enmax Centrium.
It started on Saturday with Territories front-end player Megan Cormier, who had to miss the opening ceremonies, her team's opening game and most of her second.
Late Sunday night, B.C. third Sasha Carter picked it up, and wasn't even able to make it from the arena to the team van before suffering from, uh, distress. Carter didn't leave her hotel room on Monday, and late Monday night, B.C. skip Kelly Scott started feeling the effects.
Then on Tuesday morning, two Territories players, skip Kerry Galusha and front-ender Wendy Miller, couldn't get out of their room, leaving just three players to take to the ice for a morning game against Quebec's Marie-France Larouche.
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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/disrupts+curling+championship/6189747/story.html
Northwest Territories forced to play with only three players Tuesday
By Allen Cameron, Calgary Herald; Postmedia News February 22, 2012 The traditional colours of the rings at major curling events are red and blue, but officials at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts may want to consider adding a green ring this week in Red Deer.
That would be in honour of the sickly skin-tones of a growing number of players who've been felled this week by a violent stomach bug that has been spreading throughout the Enmax Centrium.
It started on Saturday with Territories front-end player Megan Cormier, who had to miss the opening ceremonies, her team's opening game and most of her second.
Late Sunday night, B.C. third Sasha Carter picked it up, and wasn't even able to make it from the arena to the team van before suffering from, uh, distress. Carter didn't leave her hotel room on Monday, and late Monday night, B.C. skip Kelly Scott started feeling the effects.
Then on Tuesday morning, two Territories players, skip Kerry Galusha and front-ender Wendy Miller, couldn't get out of their room, leaving just three players to take to the ice for a morning game against Quebec's Marie-France Larouche.
More...
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/disrupts+curling+championship/6189747/story.html