
K-Mart Returns: Legendary curler Kevin Martin back at Brier in coaching role
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — You can excuse curling fans for doing a double-take at the Tim Hortons Brier.
Legendary skip Kevin Martin is sporting familiar Alberta colours at the national men’s curling championship this week at Mile One Centre. The 2010 Olympic champion is back at the Brier to coach his son Karrick and the provincial team skipped by Brendan Bottcher.
Instead of standing at the end of the sheet and throwing last stones, the former skip — who retired in 2014 — watches the action from his seat on the back bench.
“I hadn’t been back to a Brier in any way since I retired,” Martin said Monday. “To have the opportunity, you know coaching my son is a big deal … it’s neat. It’s good to get back into it.”