Well, we did it. My new team and I finally got to play in an event. Ok, it wasn’t a real event, just a scrimmage. But at this point, we’ll take it! I have to say that travelling to a curling event sure has changed. For starters, it’s stressful. I have […]
It was recently announced that the Olympic Trials for curling will once again be held in Omaha Nebraska in November 2021. The Trials for the last Olympics were also held in Omaha in 2017. Wow that seems like a long time ago! I was asked how I felt about going […]
There’s a party in town and I really want to go. Everyone I know is going, everyone I know is talking about it but unfortunately I can’t go … The party is a Slam in Nova Scotia and I guess my invite got lost in the mail – lol. Next […]
Here is a behind the scenes look at the time I spent commentating the 2018 Winter Olympics. I am truly grateful for this amazing opportunity and I could not have been working with a better group of people! I had a blast, learn a lot along the way and definitely […]
I am sitting on my sofa, feet tucked under me, pen and paper in hand, yes old school, writing this blog. In the background my really tall 2 foot Christmas tree is twinkling and my electric fire place is crackling, no wait that’s the really old heating pipes in this […]
When I was little and my dad drove me to curling events he always started the road trip by saying “let’s go spieling”. Now I am mostly flying to events but I still say “let’s go spieling”. For this spieling trip, I thankfully didn’t have the 4:00am wake up. 11:00am […]
Today my focus is on distractions and how they can interfere with my performance. To achieve my best performance, I have to eliminate distractions prior to competition and then put myself in my bubble for competition. Sounds simple, I wish it were. Distractions are either controllable or uncontrollable. How I […]
I need a Vacation The ice is out in Blaine for maintenance so I have almost 2 weeks for a vacation. First, I went to New York City. I have never been there and it really seems like a bucket list kind of thing. So, visit New York City: check. […]
My name is Jamie Sinclair and I’m a curler with big dreams of competing in the 2018 Olympics. I was born in Anchorage, Alaska into a military family. My dad was a Fighter Pilot and home was wherever the Air Force sent us. We moved every few years never really […]