Kamloops, B.C., curling team skipped by Corryn Brown to disband
CBC
The Kamloops-based curling rink headed by Corryn Brown announced it would disband over the weekend, a few weeks after the team fell in the final round of the B.C. women's championships.
Team Brown had represented B.C. at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts four times, most recently last year where they reached the playoffs.
The team — composed of skipper Brown, lead Samantha Fisher, second Sarah Koltun and third Erin Pincott — had a chance to represent the province again this year.
However, they fell to the Victoria-based team skipped by Taylor Reese-Hansen at the provincial championships.
On Saturday, the team announced on social media that its four members would be exploring new opportunities going forward, and thanked fans for their support.
"Just naturally at the end of a four-year cycle, going into the next Olympic cycle, it is like a natural progression to have these conversations," Fisher told Doug Herbert, guest host of CBC's Daybreak Kamloops.
"All the teams across Canada will be having similar conversations. So, it was natural for this one to happen."
Fisher said through tears that the decision was an emotional one, with Brown explaining she would cherish the memories she made with her teammates.
"Obviously we're just gonna prioritize our friendship at this point and see where the future takes us," the skipper said.
Brown, who has an eight-month-old child at home, says she plans to continue curling and her next team would depend on which opportunities come up in the near future.
She added a lot of teams would be shaken up after the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which is scheduled to be held from Jan. 23 to Feb. 1 in Mississauga, Ont.
"I think it's really cool to have shown what you can do [when] you just grab a couple friends and and go try it out," she said of her career. "And that's how we really started."
Team Brown was coached by Jim Cotter, and made the finals of the PointsBet Invitational championship last year.
"To now be where we are today is pretty unreal, that we get to travel the world with our closest friends," the skipper added.
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