Year in Review: Melfort Special Olympic curling team win gold, named Team of the Year

“It’s so much fun, you’re representing your town and your province kind of thing and we had I think three of the parents watching the guys curl and then my assistant coach, her son plays on the team, so we had a lot of family support,” Kjelshus said after the event. “It’s always fun to watch your kids perform in any kind of sport, so that was good and we had lots of support that way.”

The foursome also won the Whitehorse McDonald’s Curling Invitational in Yukon in November. The team finished first in a battle with the host team from Whitehorse, and teams from Ontario and B.C.

The event helped highlight their success from the year, as they were also named Team of the Year for Canada by Special Olympics Canada earlier that month.

The honour came with a ceremony, a gala, and rings.

(submitted photo/Brian Kjelshus)

“Cheryl Bernard walked on stage with us and we had pictures with Jennifer Hedger and Luke Wilson from TSN. It was a pretty fun night because I don’t think any of us are used to being in a room where waiters are walking around with trays of hors d’oeuvres and if you want one you can just take one,” Kjelshus told northeastNOW’s Ben Tompkins.

The team will play several bonspiels this winter.

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by Cam Lee

Year in Review: Melfort Special Olympic curling team win gold, named Team of the Year

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