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Canadian curler

Michael R. Harris (born June 9, in Georgetown, Ontario) is a Canadian curler and commentator. Harris led his team to win the silver medal at the Winter Olympics.

Curling career

Relatively unknown due to the shadows cast out of Ontario in the form of superstars Russ Howard, Ed Werenich and Wayne Middaugh, and having not qualified to a Brier out of Ontario yet, Harris rose to stardom when he skipped his team of Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell and George Karrys to a win at the Canadian Olympic trials in , qualifying the team for the Winter Olympics. They would defeat the favoured Kevin Martin in the trials final, after a round robin record had the team sole 1st and a direct bye to the final.

At the Olympics, Harris' team dominated throughout, while other pre-Olympic favourites such as reigning World Champions Sweden (skipped by Peja Lindholm) and reigning World silver medallist and European Champions Germany (skipped by Andy Kapp) struggled and were never in playoff contention. Harris lost only one game in the round-robin (his final game to three-time World Champion and Olympic Gold medallist Eigil Ramsfjell, skipping Norway). They would win their semi final over the U.S team skipped by Tim Somerville , in a game conceded after 8 ends, before losing in a major upset in the gold medal final against the surprise finalists, Team Switzerland skipped by Patrick Hürlimann, who they had easily beaten in the round robin. Harris was ill during the final game, which many attribute to why they had lost. He shot at only 25% in the final, and even had to take several short breaks on the sideline throughout due to lack of physical energy. However, he was not the only one to struggle in the gold medal game, third Richard Hart shot only 58% and second Collin Mitchell an uncharacteristic 73% (though lead George Karrys was stellar at 98%).

Prior to the Olympics, Harris' only claim to fame on the national curling scene had

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The sport of curling has rocked our nation for more than two centuries. Generations of Canadians have embraced the game, which has evolved over the decades.

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Its pinnacle competitions declaring national champions — the Brier and the Scotties — date to and respectively, and now run alongside Olympic trials, Grand Slams and other international events featuring elite athletes from around the world. Curling is now regularly televised, with players wearing microphones so fans can hear the emotion on the ice and the game strategies. Indeed, it is the most-televised women’s sport.

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