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Now the party begins! They had a little hut that served as a bar
outside the curling rink.
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Leslie from Toronto, Canada.
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Marco from the New Wave curling club - an Italian team.
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Joan and Stephen, dancing in the beer tent.
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Inside the club, Mark - along with our teammates Lynn and Paul
- enjoying their beers.
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More beers please!
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The Vancouver curling team tried escargot one night.
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Kimberly, Kelly and Rick - feeding snails to each other.
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Lynn's face says it all - she wouldn't touch the escargot!
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Tony gets his bra stuffed by Rochelle.
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Harry decides he also needs some extra padding!
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Joan's face seems to say it all here!
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Andrew, forced into a hug with Harry.
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Andrew on the ice, after he ripped his curling pants.
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Stephen teasing Terri, while she tries to catch a few minutes sleep.
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Joan serving behind the bar.
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Yadranka, Rick and Paul in the beer tent.
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Lynn and Paul, sweeping the rock.
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Stephen delivering the rock.
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Sweeeeppp!!!!!!
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Harry skipping one of the last games of the weekend.
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The Vancouver and Luxembourg teams pose after a game together.
From left to right, Tony, Kimberly, Kelly, Leslie, Rick, Terri,
Harry and ??
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Joan helping out Tony...don't ask!
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Rick and Paul tuck into pizza in one of Cortina's local restaurants.
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Party night started in the hotel bar.
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The Italians latch onto Lynn, who doesn't look too pleased with
the whole situation!
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There were a few intiations into the Margarita club.
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Drink, drink, drink!
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The next day we had the playoffs - here are the top two teams,
Canada1 and Margarita England.
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Canada1 accepting their prizes!
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And posing with the trophy.
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Second place went to Margarita England.
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The Hamburg team came in third.
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New Wave Curling Club accept their prizes.
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After all the prize-giving it was time for the last party of the
weekend!
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The first girl has lemon, the second one salt and the third one
has the tequila!
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Ana and Antonio make their way through the line-up.
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Yadranka takes a taste.
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Later on we moved to the hotel and the fun continued...Stephen
was enjoying himself!
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