Russ Howard
Russ Howard
Russell W. "Russ" Howard, CM, ONLis a Canadian curler and Olympic champion, based in Moncton, New Brunswick, but originally from Midland, Ontario. His home club in Moncton is Curling Beausejour. Known for his gravelly voice, Howard has been to the Brier 14 times, winning the title twice. He is also a two-time world champion, winning in 1987 and 1993. He has also participated in two Canadian Mixed Curling Championships, and two Canadian Senior Curling Championships. Russ Howard was inducted into...
ProfessionCurler
Date of Birth19 February 1956
cent ceremonies olympian opening per realize rest win
To get over there and to be part of the opening ceremonies and realize you are an Olympian for the rest of your life, and no one can take that away is, to me, 90 per cent of the experience. If we win a medal, that's a bonus.
gentleman half help italian region remember tasted taught team tried wines words
We had an Italian gentleman come to one of the curling receptions we were at as a team and we tasted some of the wines from the Italian region we will be visiting. He tried to help us with some Italian words, but I can't remember half of the words he taught us.
beat game hand hit jackets jeff logos olympic pressures trials trying win
It hit me after we beat Jeff Stoughton at the Olympic Trials in Halifax. There, you are trying to win a big game and the pressures that go with that. After you win, there you are on the podium, and they hand you the jackets and scarves with the Olympic logos on them. That's when I said to myself that this was pretty cool.
events gotten million
I've been in a million events and I've gotten away with it every time. But I didn't even try here.
brad game games prepare student teams
Brad is a student of the game and this is a very well-prepared young team. Usually young teams have a lot of flaws, in how they prepare for the games and strategy, but not these guys.
ask kids level nice playing rare
Even in curling, it's pretty rare to be playing at that level and it was so nice of the kids to ask me to play with them.
half last played slightly
We played really well the last half of the game, but it was slightly too late.
exciting
The 10th end man, exciting - a real finish.
chance expect obviously
You don't expect to get that chance. Obviously in curling you have a better chance than in some of these other sports.
athletes couple days enjoyable few start village
We get a couple of days at the Athletes Village at the start and a few days after the curling, so it should be an enjoyable time.
beat couple
I beat him by a couple of weeks. That's really neat.
olympian proud
But that didn't matter. She was still an Olympian and part of our family. We were pretty proud of her.
busy dinner haircut hoped monday practiced relaxing today
I got my haircut and was so busy I didn't end up getting dinner on Monday night. We practiced today and now we're back out on the road. So it wasn't as relaxing as I hoped it would be for a 50-year-old.
drive home might mother rest
So I said to myself, if I was going to drive two hours, I might as well go home and see my mother and the rest of the family.