Matt Dunstone remembers when he decided to dedicate his life to curling.

It was at the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Winnipeg when an up-and-coming Brad Jacobs burst onto the scene by punching his ticket to Sochi.

“I went to as many draws as my parents would allow me to. And then that final weekend getting to watch Team Jacobs go on their run, I’ll never forget that runback Brad made against Kevin Martin to lock up their spot in the final. I was sitting front row for that,” said Dunstone, who was 17 at the time.

“And you know, as soon as I saw that, I just kind of said to myself, ‘This is a sport and an opportunity that I need to pursue.’”

Dunstone is one of 16 skips (eight on the men’s side and eight on the women’s) who will try to inspire the next generation this week at th

See Full Page