By rdnewsNOW staff

going for gold

Peterman competing at World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Norway

Apr 18, 2019 | 10:53 AM

Red Deer native Jocelyn Peterman hopes to add a world title to her impressive list of curling accomplishments.

Peterman and Brent Gallant are representing Canada at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Stavanger, Norway starting Saturday.

Peterman and Gallant won the 2019 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in March. While it’s the pair’s second national title (they also won in 2016) it will be the first time Peterman and Gallant represent Canada on the world stage together. The team didn’t represent Canada in 2016 due to a scheduling conflict.

Peterman, Gallant and national coach Jeff Stoughton begin their round-robin schedule at the Sørmarka Arena with a game against Romania’s Iulia Traila and Allen Coliban at 8:30 M.T. on Saturday.

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Canada is in a pool with Belarus, Denmark, Hong Kong, Japan, Romania, Sweden and Ukraine.

Peterman, who plays second for Jennifer Jones, has represented Canada on the international stage two times in her career. In 2016 she played second for Chelsea Carey at the world women’s and in 2012 she skipped Canada at the world juniors.

Gallant, second for Brad Gushue’s team, has been on the international stage three times. He won gold at the world men’s in 2017 and silver in 2018 with Gushue. Like Peterman, he skipped a team at the world juniors. Gallant earned silver for Canada at the 2009 World Junior Curling Championships.

Peterman and Gallant are ranked first in the World Curling Federation rankings heading into the championship.

(With file from Al Cameron-Curling Canada)