Ahead of the Irish Ladies team’s trip to the World Senior Curling Championships on 23 – 30 April 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, let’s have a look at one of our player profiles:
- Name – Bernie Gillett
- Age – 63
- Occupation – Physiotherapist and homemaker
- Status – Married
- Children – Brian 35, Clare 34, Kevin 33, Sarah 30, Owen 28, Kiera 27
- Years curling – 25
- Home club and ice rink – Thornhill Curling Club, Ontario
- Favourite sport outside curling – golf
- Who would you really like to meet? – can’t think of anyone!
- Favourite TV programme? – BBC News
- Favourite holiday destination and why? – Brazil snorkelling down the Rio da Prata River with an anaconda snake, which fortunately I did not know could be there or I would not have even stepped into the river!!
- Favourite other Irish curler and why? – Louise Kerr with 100 caps for Ireland – amazing!’
- You can save one prized possession. What is it? – my possession my phone my lifeline to my kids and all my life.
- Who would you choose to be marooned on a desert island with? – my husband Tom as I trust he would figure out how to get us off the island.
- Sum yourself up in five words – Enthusiastic, encouraging, empathetic, respectful, loyal.