New Year Delight

I've been hiding this little gem on my treasures' box, and I think it's time to share. This interview was done somewhere in January 2010 prior to the Olympics after the great win at the Roar of the Rings that allowed Team Bernard to represent Canada at the 2010 winter Olympic Games.

One on One with Cheryl Bernard

To make sure to save this interview, i am going to post it here. The original can be found on imedia sport website. You can see more pictures from that interview right here. You could also want to see again the imediasport promo video that I posted there.

Cheryl Bernard about the Billboards & Sponsorships

An interview done on October 16th under the Pattinson Billboard on the Memorial Drive in Calgary.

The fantastic 4 interview

Ok, before you push play, lower the volume a little, the recording is not one of the best that I’ve made, but this great interview was removed before I could recorded it again, but despite that, it is worth watching.

Autumn Gold Classic Video

It took me a while, since the tournament ended last Monday, but I was able to find a small video with comments of Team Bernard’s skip prior to the Autumn Gold and some pictures.

Interviews treat - 01

I have a dozen of interviews regarding the gold medal game versus the silver medal and I am going to share some with you. The first one was done right after the match, where the emotions were still raw and not settle in. Then it didn’t take long for Team Bernard to regroup and realize what they had accomplished.

Today, not the easiest, far from it, but one thing for sure, the whole world would have hugged the Canadian skip.

Vancouver 2010 - Semifinal - Cheryl on the win

I promised few videos on Cheryl’s reaction after Team Bernard victory in semifinal: here’s the first one, from a North American point of view. I added a few caps as i always like the freeze in time images of special moments. Enjoy!

Cheryl interview about Miracle Treat Day

As promise on yesterday’s entry, here is the video about Cheryl’s visit to Global Calgary morning news. She talks about the Miracle Treat day. As a bonus, they bring us back in 1996 when Cheryl played in the final of the tournaments of hearts.

Cheryl interviewed after defeating Team USA

What I wanted to see during those « Olympics encore » were also the TV interviews Cheryl did here and there, and i know there are out there, because i got some to share with you folks. This one was done by NBC just after their match against USA, on February 21st, keeping a clean record of 5-0.

If you want see more of Cheryl’s stop by NBC studio, you can go here. And if you want some stats about this match, I posted them there. Pictures: here are some pretty one but you can see more right here and there. Enjoy!

Team Bernard Encore

Those “Olympics encore” left me on my appetite, and I am probably not the only one. For those like me, who follow Team Bernard for quite a while, I think I speak for most of us telling that we wanted a little more than just matches. I thought, they would add some contents like interviews or some sort of getting to know that would show the world why team Bernard is so special.

So, for the next couple of weeks, for my pleasure, and I hope for yours to, I will make my own “Team Bernard Encore” starting right now with the up close and personal interview they gave during Cup Canada in 2009. Most of you have seen it, I’ve seen it myself numerous times over this year and a half but those videos belong in this blog. I hope you will enjoy seeing them again.

Cheryl on demand "next question"

I know some of you have been looking for Cheryl’s appearance at TSN Off the record «next question». Just like you, I was really disappointed to see that the website doesn’t keep record of the episodes older than a month, so the link that I posted here when it aired on June 9th is not longer valid. But, you bet I recorded it. So, on general demand, wise Cheryl is confronting Landsberg with all kind of questions. Enjoy!

Cheryl interviewed by NBC

It is at the Olympics that the rest of the world discovered Team Bernard and all the media wanted a piece of that incredible team that everybody was talking about. Which lead me to NBC, who also wanted to meet the Skip of Team Canada. So, After Team Bernard victory against Team USA at the Olympics, Cheryl went to NBC studio to give then a short interview.

Radio Interview with Cheryl Bernard

Last week, The Fan 590, Toronto’s Sport Radio Jeff Blair and John Shannon were lucky enough to speak on the phone with Cheryl Bernard on their Prime Time Sport show. The main subject was the already famous upcoming event next January: the skins games against Kevin Martin. They also talked about the Olympics, the amazement around it and how her life changed since then. You can find it on their website, but since I can save it and download it, I thought of keeping it safe in this blog. Just click and enjoy!

Picture in the video is a courtesy of my friend Bill: Thanks for sharing your autographed picture with us!

Cheryl on Off the Record

Yesterday, Cheryl was on TSN’s Off the record. They talked about the Skin Games Team Bernard are going to play in January against Team Martin. Then, they went on with that « next question » trivia: questions about the tattoo, how many push-ups she can do, what she likes the most about the Olympics, her meeting with Wayne Gretzky and more.

I never particularly like that guy, but Cheryl dealt well with whatever he threw at her. Some screen captions and a tiny little video but no worry, if you missed it, you can find the complete interview right here on TSN website.

*edit 20/07/2010: seems the video is no longer available at the TSN website. I'll see what i can do about it and probably will post it in here in 2 or 3 parts. Stay tuned!

Cheryl's involvement with Mission 4 miracles

We covered that subject here and there, but there is one more picture and also, a short radio interview with Cheryl done by The Fan 590 radio channel about her involvement with this project. You might also want to read to full story in their website.


(the interview will start few seconds once activated)

Portage's Olympic Hero Returns

Saturday May 15th marked a big day for Portage la Prairie. Not only was the city one of numerous sights for the "World's Biggest Social", but Portage also welcomed home it's Olympic hero, Carolyn Darbyshire.

Carolyn talked about how thrilling it is to come back to her hometown and that the whole Olympic experience was one she'll never forget. She signed autographs at the Portage Curling Club before taking in the social, celebrating Manitoba's 140th birthday and the Manitoba Homecoming of 2010.

(click on it to hear the audio interview)

Team Bernard Arrival at Vancouver Airport

Cheryl Bernard talks about her excitement regarding the opening ceremony of the winter Olympic Games at her arrival to Vancouver Airport in February.

John Lewis Radio Interview with Cheryl Bernard

It was about twelve on February 27th and Cheryl did this interview with John Lewis, Australian Radio Interviewer, 3 hours before settling for silver at the Olympics.

I wanted to quote everything she said, but i thought it would be a lot better if i just let you enjoy the conversation from Cheryl herself. Just it the second tab and it will start!

Cheryl on the curling show

Cheryl was interviewed yesterday morning and it were 20 very interesting minutes with our favorite Skip. They talked about the Olympics and the experience around it. They also talked about the importance of winning the last tournament of the year and few other subjects including their schedule for next season. I will quote her in a later post.