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STV News
21-05-2025
- Sport
- STV News
Scotland's curling world champions aiming for Olympic Gold in 2026
Scotland's newly crowned world champions in curling are now turning their attention towards winning gold at next year's Winter Olympics. Bruce Mouat and his team scooped the nation's sixth world title at the championships in Canada last month. They defeated Switzerland in the final match on April 6 with a 5-4 win in Saskatchewan to add World Championship glory to their hat-trick of wins in the first three Grand Slam of Curling events this season. Mouat and his teammates Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, and Hammy McMillan made history by becoming the first team to win the trophy after coming through the quarter-finals, while others went straight into the last four. Scotland beat reigning champions Sweden before overcoming hosts Canada in the semi-finals. And the skip is now looking to go one better than the silver medal they won in Beijing three years ago by going for gold in Italy. He said: 'We've been together for eight years. 'The first meetings that we had, we were planning on winning the Olympic gold together, so there's not much motivation needed. 'It was just that's what we're going to drive towards. And yeah, it's going to be a good build-up to it. And we're going to give it everything we've got.' Next year's Winter Olympics get underway in Milan in just eight months with the opening ceremony scheduled for February 6, 2026. Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Axios
05-05-2025
- Business
- Axios
Denver's historic — seemingly haunted — Lumber Baron Inn is for sale
The historic Lumber Baron Inn in Denver's Highlands neighborhood just hit the market for $3.2 million. Yes, but: The buyer should probably be comfortable with things that go bump in the night. State of spooks: The three-story Victorian mansion — currently operating as a bed and breakfast and events space — has earned a reputation as one of the city's most haunted landmarks. Flashback: Lumber magnate John Mouat built the property in 1890 for his wife and five children. But tragedy struck early. Mouat's 10-year-old son was fatally stabbed inside the home by a grocer, according to History Colorado's Rachael Storm. Then came the Panic of 1893, which tanked the markets — and Mouat's fortune. In the 1970s, during the building's stint as an apartment complex, two young women were murdered in a double homicide that remains unsolved. The big picture: Since then, whispers, phantom footsteps and ghostly apparitions have become part of the mansion's mystique — shared by owners, guests and paranormal tourists alike. What they're saying: "You definitely know they're here, but it's not scary," outgoing owner Joel Bryant told 9News last year about the girls' spirits. "I love it when they interact with me and say hi to us." What's next: The future is up to the buyer. They could convert it back into a private home, but its transferable cabaret liquor license — a "coveted" and "hard to obtain" perk — makes it especially appealing for those looking to keep the business running, Olivia Vallone, spokesperson for listing agent CBRE, tells Axios Denver.
New York Times
24-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
With new Rock League, curling is latest Olympic sport to get professional boost
It's November 2024 in Nisku, Alberta, and Scottish curler Bruce Mouat is having an important hotel meeting. Mention curling and Mouat, 30, is often brought up. He's the world No. 1 in the men's rankings. A two-time world champion and a silver medalist at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. These accomplishments have Mouat seated across from Canadian Olympic gold medalist curlers John Morris and Jennifer Jones, discussing a historic moment for the sport. Advertisement Mouat will be one of the inaugural team captains in the world's first professional curling league, called Rock League. It sounded 'almost too good to be true,' according to Mouat. But on Thursday, Rock League launched to the world. Mouat will captain one of six global franchise teams, with an equal gender split (five men, five women). The other five captains are three-time world champion Rachel Homan (Canada), 2014 Olympic gold medalist Brad Jacobs (Canada), six-time world champion Alina Pätz (Switzerland), 2022 Olympic silver medalist Chinami Yoshida (Japan), and 2023 world mixed doubles champion Korey Dropkin (United States). The league is scheduled to begin in April 2026, two months after the Milan-Cortina Olympics. The season will span six weeks, consisting of multiformat curling bonspiels — the term for a curling tournament — with plans for events in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. Rock League's goal is to elevate curling's place in the global sports landscape with world-class competition. 'Just so excited to have something like this within our sport,' Mouat said. 'It was a complete honor getting asked to be captain. I was buzzing.' Rock League is operated by The Curling Group, a sports business venture created by Nic Sulsky, a Toronto-based entrepreneur who was in the meeting with Mouat last November. Sulsky didn't grow up a curler. The first bonspiel Sulsky attended was in April 2022. But for him, that event began a love affair with curling. A seismic granite shift is coming #LetsRock — Grand Slam of Curling (@grandslamcurl) April 23, 2025 Sulsky was the former CCO of PointsBet, a gambling company that sponsored Curling Canada events and curling teams. This is how Sulsky met Morris, who was a member of two-time world champion Kevin Koe's team. When Sulsky and Morris drove to London, Ontario, for the 2023 Canadian men's national curling championships, known as the Brier, Sulsky pitched the idea of a professional curling league to the Olympian. Advertisement 'I'm like, 'Johnny, do you think curlers would ever support and participate in a pro league where it's built and run like an actual professional sport?'' Sulsky said. 'And he was like, 'Yeah, they would absolutely go for that.'' It was that car ride where Sulsky believed that a professional curling league could be possible. Sulsky knew he was an outsider in the curling world and needed people with experience and gravitas in the sport to be involved in launching the league. He made Morris and Jones strategic advisors, who eventually attended the meeting with Mouat last November in Nisku. Sulsky credits Morris and Jones for getting world-class curlers on board with Rock League. 'They know what it's like to be a curler,' Sulsky said. 'They were two of the greatest ever to play. Having them involved in this, having them alongside me in a lot of these conversations, helps communicate this idea to the curlers in a way that they know.' In the summer of 2023, The Curling Group acquired The Grand Slam of Curling, a series of events formerly included in the World Curling Tour, from Rogers Sportsnet in Canada. This was the impetus to launch Rock League. The Grand Slam of Curling events — which include the Masters, Canadian Open, The National, the Players' and Tour Challenge — will still operate alongside Rock League and attract curlers from around the world, according to Sulsky. These take place in the fall, winter and spring, with the national championships and worlds sandwiched in between. Sulsky believes these events will grow with a professional league under The Curling Group's umbrella. 'In order for curlers to actually get to a point in their careers where they don't need a second job to support their family, the thing that the sport needs is an injection of capital,' Sulsky said. 'Our No. 1 objective is we want to make these curlers into stars, and I think the best way to do that is to create a platform for them to become stars. And that's why you actually need a proper professional sport.' Advertisement The next 12 months are busy for Sulsky and Mouat. For Mouat, preparing for a chance to win Olympic gold in Milan-Cortina. For Sulsky, bringing Rock League to life. According to Sulsky, the business model for Rock League is similar to other sports leagues: revenue streams from sponsors and media/broadcast rights to event ticket sales, hospitality, merchandise, sports data, gambling and branded digital content across various platforms. There will be different formats at the events, similar to the Ryder and Solheim Cups in golf, but Sulsky stresses that it will be the first mixed gender professional team sport. Locations, formats, purses, dates, team names and broadcast details will be announced in the coming months. Mouat believes Rock League will continue curling's momentum from the Olympics, similar to how Grand Slam Track is trying to do the same for that sport. 'It's not something we've seen in our sport,' Mouat said. 'We've not had a professional league, and having the opportunity to play with people that you've had as rivals or competitors over the last maybe eight to 10 years, and now potentially being your teammates.' There are 74 curling associations within the World Curling Federation. Over a million curlers worldwide are registered to play in leagues. With Thursday's announcement, curling is the latest Olympic event to have a professional league, injecting excitement and innovation into the granite game. (Top photo of Bruce Mouat competing during the 2022 Beijing Olympics: Lintao Zhang / Getty Images)
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Team Mouat through to Grand Slam semi-finals
Team Mouat have reached the semi-finals of the Grand Slam of Curling - and their final appearance will be shown live on the BBC Sport website and app if they progress in Toronto, Canada. The recently crowned world champions will play the winner of Canadian sides Team Epping and Team Jacobs on Sunday (00:30 BST). Team Schwaller, of Switzerland, are also through to the last four and will face the winner of Team McEwen v Team Dunstone, another all-Canadian tie. Yannick Schwaller's rink finished above Bruce Mouat's world champions in Pool A, with both teams winning four and losing once. Scot Ross Whyte's rink were the only team to defeat Mouat's at the pool stage but Whyte will not feature in the play-offs. The final will be played at 21:00 on Sunday. Whyte sees off world champion Mouat at Players Championship
The Independent
07-04-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Bruce Mouat reflects on dream ending as Scotland crowned world curling champions
Scotland skip Bruce Mouat reflected on a dream ending to the BKT World Championships after clinching glory with his final stone. Mouat sealed a 5-4 win over Switzerland in Saskatchewan to add World Championship glory to their hat-trick of wins in the first three Grand Slam of Curling events this season. Mouat and team-mates Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan made history by becoming the first team to win the trophy after coming through the quarter-finals, while others went straight into the last four. Scotland beat reigning champions Sweden before overcoming hosts Canada in the semi-finals. 'I'm so proud of how we did over the last two days,' Mouat said. 'They really changed the tide of our week and we made some incredible shots in all three games to win this World Championship which is exactly what we were here to do. 'It's been an interesting season, with some highs and some lows, but this is definitely the highest of the highs.' The 30-year-old added: 'It was a bit of a 'pinch-me' moment to get to draw the four foot to win a World Championship. That's something I've dreamt of for a long time. 'Our first World Championship win two years ago was amazing because it was the first time we had won the Worlds. 'But this time we actually had to really battle for that win and drawing the four foot is like a skip's dream, so I'm over the moon to have had that team shot to win a championship.' It was Team Mouat's sixth success in the past nine major tournaments, which include Olympic and European success. Mouat said: 'Grant played some amazing shots in the games yesterday and Hammy and Bobby just make me look so good because they work so hard and sweep everything perfectly. 'I love those guys to bits and I can't thank them enough.'
