The three pillars of Canadian curling are wobbling. It might be time to rock the boat

For decades, Canada’s “survival of the fittest” model has contributed to a thriving club system, created the best competition circuit and produced Olympic medal winners. Canadian curling and its culture is built on those three legs. But the international trend of selecting and training athletes with one podium performance specifically in mind is testing Canada’s model and, as results increasingly show, it’s not keeping pace.