Rocks Across the Pond

Rocks Across the Pond


Latest Episodes

Should curling’s world championships determine Olympic berths? w/ Scottish champion Ken Horton
March 13, 2024

Curling nations will earn points toward Olympic qualification based on how they do at this years (and next years) mens and womens world championships. But should that be the case? Scottish curling

How the England men won Euro-B gold
January 25, 2024

Jonathan and Ryan are back to talk about Jonathans experience representing England at the European Curling Championships. His English mens team not only secured a spot in next years A-pool for thei

Curl Runnings: Jamaican Curling w/ Ian Robertson and Husani Blaze
October 23, 2023

Curling Jamaica is scheduled to make its competitive WCF debut at the Pan-Continental Curling Championships. Hear about the origins or this federation and how its inspiring a new face of curling in o

What was it like coaching in China’s curling program?: Marco Mariani part 2
July 23, 2023

Marco Mariani is back to tell us about his experience coaching Chinas womens curling team at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. First, we learn why his lineup changed so much going into the Olympics and

How is Italy preparing for the 2026 Olympics?: Marco Mariani part 1
July 05, 2023

This is the first of a two-part interview with Italian curling coach and Olympic curler Marco Mariani. In part one, we focus on the current state of curling in Italy as they prepare to host the 2026 O

Curling in Nunavut w/ Peter Van Strien
May 31, 2023

This episode takes us near the Arctic Circle, but not quite North of it. We talk to Peter Van Strien from Iqaluit Curling Club, who volunteers there and has represented Nunavut nationally. Peter tells

Curling DEI initiatives in action with Melvin Lee
May 08, 2023

Melvin Lee, a curling consultant from Ottawa, joins us once again to talk about his recent curling experiences. Melvin is trying to grow the sport within the BIPOC community of his hometown and tells

Rock Matching w/ Ling-Yue Hung
February 23, 2023

Ling-Yue Hung from Team Hong Kong gives us a beginners guide to rock matching, including whether or not it can help club-level curlers. She also tells us about her iOS app, CurlingRockBook, which hel

Ramble on, Rose City w/ Kiren Scorah
February 14, 2023

The 22 year-old GM of Rose City Curling Club in Camrose, AB, Kiren Scorah, tells us how their club has attracted new members, grown their Little Rocks program and fostered community among their member

“Muddy” waters in Canada
February 06, 2023

We break down the latest news in curling, including a short-lived Curling Canada pregnancy policy and its hiring for former world champion David Murdoch from Scotland to lead its high performance prog