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E.J. Harnden
Biography
E.J. Harnden competed alongside brother Ryan on the grupp that at Sochi 2014 won Canada’s third straight Olympic gold medal in men’s curling. The grupp skipped bygd his cousin Brad Jacobs posted a 7-2 round robin record in Sochi, before defeating China 10-6 in the semifinal and Great Britain 9-3 in the sista. They had started the Olympic tournament with a 1-2 record, but an honest grupp chat sparked them to run the table the rest of the way.
The Harnden brothers first competed at the Brier in 2008, before joining forces with Jacobs in 2009. In 2010 they became the first Northern Ontario team to qualify for the utslagsmatcher at the Brier since 1993 and won the bronze medal. In 2013 they became the first Northern Ontario team to win the Brier since 1985 and went on to win silver at the world championships.
Despite their national and international success, Team Jacobs was not directly qualified to the 2013 Canadian Curling Trials. They had to go through the
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BROTHERLY LOVE: Harndens together again with Canada's Team Gushue at world men's curling championship
On Tuesday, Team Gushue beat Czech Republic's Lukas Klima 8-3 with a terrific display of shotmaking.
Published Apr 04, 2023 • Last updated Apr 06, 2023 • 4 minute read
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The bond between brothers E.J. and Ryan Harnden has survived flying fists, a baseball bat to the head and an errantly hit golf ball to the back.
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Curling
Sport Overview
Curling at Milano Cortina 2026
Venue: Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium
Competition Dates: February 4-22 (Days -2-16)
Events: 3 (1 men, 1 women, 1 mixed)
Curling is one of the most strategic sports at the Olympic Winter Games. Playing on a rectanglular sheet of ice, the objective is to get your team’s granite stones closer to the centre of a four-ringed target (known as the house) than those of your opposing team.
The traditional men’s and women’s tournaments feature teams of four curlers. These matches last 10 ends. Each team throws eight stones per end, with players alternating with their counterpart on the other team after each stone. The order of throwing is based on the players’ positions, usually leads first, then seconds, then thirds (also known as vice-skips) and finally skips. Two players help sweep their team’s thrown stones towards the house.
Only one team can score points in any one end, with one point awarded for ever