Brad Jacobs says he and his Team sa国际传媒 rink plan to enjoy Victoria during their 12-day stay at the 2013 Ford World Men鈥檚 Curling Championship, but this is definitely a business trip.
Jacobs and his third Ryan Fry, second E.J. Harnden and lead Ryan Harnden get down to work Saturday at 2 p.m. in Draw 1 against China鈥檚 Rui Liu at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre, following the 12:30 p.m. opening ceremonies.
sa国际传媒 is the three-time defending champion at the world championship and has won five of the last six.
鈥淭here鈥檒l be a few smiles and laughs here and there, more so off the ice than on the ice. When we鈥檙e on the ice, we鈥檙e out there to do a job,鈥� Jacobs said after the team arrived in Victoria on Thursday afternoon.
鈥淭here will be a lot of focus, a lot of intensity and emotion. That鈥檚 how we are and hopefully the crowd will like that.鈥�
The Northern Ontario rink is coming off an impressive Brier championship win in which it destroyed Manitoba鈥檚 Jeff Stoughton 11-4 in the final. The Sault Ste. Marie team will get its first look at the ice today at 1 p.m. on the first practice session along with China, Sweden and Finland.
鈥淚t鈥檚 great to finally be here,鈥� added Jacobs. 鈥淓verything seems like a big blur, from the moment we arrived at the Brier [in Edmonton 鈥檛ill now. We wouldn鈥檛 trade this for the world.
鈥淭his is what we always wanted as kids. It just feels amazing,鈥� added Jacobs, who promises a workmanlike effort from his crew.
鈥淭his is a huge honour,鈥� he said of wearing the maple leaf.
鈥淔rom our team you鈥檒l see a lot of intensity, a lot of focus and emotion. These are the things we bring to the table.鈥�
