BROOMFIELD, Colorado
Debbie McCormick was rock solid on her last roll.
Because of it, her team is a step closer to the 2010 Vancouver Games. Her Squad defeated Patti Lank’s squad 8-5 in the finals of the U.S. Olympic curling trials on Saturday. McCormick sealed the win with a dazzling shot on the match’s final rock, sending two of Lank’s stones careening harmlessly out of the way.
Hardly an easy throw considering the circumstances. Yet she downplayed her roll.
McCormick was in a similar position nearly four years ago, a berth at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin riding on one of her throws. She wasn’t as rock solid then, sending the 42-pound stone inches too long, paving the way for Cassie Potter’s team to take the bid.
That stung—bad. It took her a while to recover. But those ghosts are gone, vanquished from memory, and she is well focused on obtaining the gold in these upcoming winter games.
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