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winnipegsun.com - Curling - High-end curling nothing new for deaf woman
Brenda Davidson is carrying a torch for deaf curlers here this week.
The lead for Thompson's Denise Podolski is a two-time national Deaf Women's Curling champion and a two-time Canadian Mixed Deaf champ. But she is competing at this week's Scotties Tournament of Hearts for the first time.
"I just feel like one of the curlers," said Davidson, who reads lips and can hear in quiet settings. "There's lots of deaf curlers and they're all very good, too."
Davidson, 30, also pointed out that she is not the first deaf woman to compete at the women's provincials as two deaf women participated in the 1980's.
"It's nice to be here and make people aware that there are a lot of deaf curlers, that we're excelling and getting better," she said, adding that the skip and third motion when they want her to sweep because she cannot hear their screams.
Curling will be a demonstration sport at this year's Deaf Olympics. Davidson skipped a team of three Winnipeg women to a second-place finish at last year's Deaf Olympic trials. Davidson will also be competing in the Mixed part of the Canadian Deaf Curling Championships, which will be held at the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in March.
Brenda Davidson is carrying a torch for deaf curlers here this week.
The lead for Thompson's Denise Podolski is a two-time national Deaf Women's Curling champion and a two-time Canadian Mixed Deaf champ. But she is competing at this week's Scotties Tournament of Hearts for the first time.
"I just feel like one of the curlers," said Davidson, who reads lips and can hear in quiet settings. "There's lots of deaf curlers and they're all very good, too."
Davidson, 30, also pointed out that she is not the first deaf woman to compete at the women's provincials as two deaf women participated in the 1980's.
"It's nice to be here and make people aware that there are a lot of deaf curlers, that we're excelling and getting better," she said, adding that the skip and third motion when they want her to sweep because she cannot hear their screams.
Curling will be a demonstration sport at this year's Deaf Olympics. Davidson skipped a team of three Winnipeg women to a second-place finish at last year's Deaf Olympic trials. Davidson will also be competing in the Mixed part of the Canadian Deaf Curling Championships, which will be held at the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in March.