He says you play best when you're smiling ? and that's true.

I couldn't stop crying. It's so big for him, for the team, for the curling club, for the province of Newfoundland and for the sport of curling and for Canada. It's huge. It's so important for the growth of the sport.

I haven't seen him in over a month, and of course my parents are over in Europe, so it's a little different not having them here. Coming out of juniors, they were always there for me, but I understand, too. There's something bigger going on over there. So it's OK.

He says you play best when you're smiling - and that's true. He's just passing on his Olympic wisdom. He's always got good advice for me. He's very experienced at this type of thing and I always listen to everything he has to say.

Oh yeah, of course, but they'll still be going on when I get home. Nobody's ever going to forget about it, and they're just going to be partying all the time.

Words cannot describe it. I couldn't throw. I threw an open draw through the house. I was looking at the screen.