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Posted: May 09, 2021 1:42 PM ET | Last Updated: May 10 For the first time, Canada failed to win a medal at either the women's or men's world championship in the same season after Kerri Einarson, above, and her Manitoba-based rink were eliminated in the qualification round of the women's tournament on Saturday. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
05/06/2021 If a world championship takes place without TV or streaming coverage, does it really happen? That’s the updated version of the tree-falls-in-a-forest philosophical thought experiment, and it’s what’s currently going on at the women’s curling world championships in Calgary. On Sunday, those championships saw a delay for a deep clean of the arena following positive tests from broadcast personnel. Four positive tests were initially reported, but that number later grew to seven. The championships resumed later Sunday, but without broadcasts on TSN or CTV or streaming coverage. ...
Gregory Strong Team Canada lead Briane Meilleur, left, and second Shannon Birchard look on Estonia makes a shot at the Women's World Curling Championship in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, May 5, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh May 06, 2021 - 7:36 PM The venerable supports of pandemic-era sports media coverage â television and streaming â have been critical lifelines for reporters tasked with remote filing in the absence of regular in-person access. When those feeds are not available, viewers, fans and media members alike are forced to scramble for unusu...
With the WinSport Arena closed to media and most of the event not on TV, details have been scarce in recent days in the spectator-free curling bubble. Reporters have been forced to cobble stories together from federation social media feeds, shot-by-shot graphics, linescores, and even a raw overhead feed of the houses on the four sheets. "My eyes are blurry and my fingers, I think I have carpal tunnel," said CBC Sports reporter Devin Heroux. "I have way too many webpages open at once and I'm toggling between all of it. It's like a puzzle because you're trying to piece together what's going on...
Curling broadcasting shutdown forces organizers, media, viewers to pivot The unforeseen broadcast shutdown at this week's world women's curling championship in Calgary has forced a significant pivot in the delivery and quest for information. Viewers, fans and media members alike have been forced to scramble for unusual alternatives. Social Sharing