There were so many times I just wanted to hang up my shoes
Like why am I doing this, but I just never gave up and I just kept fighting
I was introduced to curling at a very young age
At the age of 8
And I grew up with my family being involved in curling and my Uncle Greg McAulay won the brier
Back in 2000 and then won the worlds
We’re just so honoured as parents, it started with my brother and now
Our daughter is following her uncle's footsteps
I remember sitting on my couch back home watching
Wearing McAulay BC sweaters because he curled out of BC
And that moment just gave me goosebumps and still does because I remember it every single day
It’s really what inspired me the most
She's just an amazing athlete
Very proud parents
I think the biggest thing that I always felt with Kerri is that she had to believe in herself
And I’ve always, always, believed in her and she knew that
I always call her my little star
I moved to Gimli in 2008
I really go to know Patti in curling league here in Gimli
And I bugged her for many years for her to coach me
And so many times she just turned me down
Kerri asked me to coach her for a number of years
She's a gifted player, there's a lot of people that work hard at their game
I felt that Kerri herself was a very natural athlete in the sport and just was a natural player
I just absolutely adore her, someone I can lean on whenever I need her,
and she always just tells me like it is
That's what I need sometimes, I don’t someone to beat around the bush with things
Just Kerri you smarten up, this is what you need to do
Just keep believing in yourself
If it wasn’t for Patti getting me out of those dark days, it would have been a struggle
Hi Canada, Kerri Einarson here
I’m very excited to announce our partnership with Kubota Canada
We look forward to them joining us for the upcoming season
We just started our new partnership with Kubota this year
And we’re very excited to have them on board
They support a small community and I am from a small community
And having that support and having them encourage us and support Canadian athletes
is something pretty special and they are always there for us
They have your back no matter what
So I met Kerri a number of years ago
Actually she showed me a picture, we were curling at a Grand Slam event
In Winnipeg and she was just a fan there and came up to get a picture
I have met Brad through the curling circuit
Being in the Grand slam events through there and
Brad actually approached me back in the summer
He asked if I wanted to potentially play mixed doubles
Kerri I believe is one of the best players in the world
I reached out to her and asked if she’d want to play
You know she played hard to get for a little bit and said I’d get back to you
I’ve been thinking about it, I just wasn’t sure with who
I had asked my husband but he said no
And when this opportunity came about I jumped on it
Who wouldn’t want to curl with Brad Gushue
When they talked about the bubble I was really excited for her
Nervous for her a little bit just because COVID and all that
But really happy that she got to get back out there and curl and be in her happy place
That’s where Kerri loves to be, is on the ice so
It was really excited to know what she was going
And then once she got there, you know worried about her a little bit
Just with the isolation and just with living in a hotel room, and going from the hotel to the ice
Hotel to the ice, you know, I know it was hard some days
I left if up to her to call me and we had a number of chats you know
The time that she was in the bubble
And I offered my thoughts and whatever and then sometimes she would take it and run with it
But for the most part it was just to help her get her confidence back
I had a wonderful experience playing with her in the bubble
And in the Canadian mixed doubles
We had a lot of fun and it was really nice for me coming off the brier, where we had a disappointing performance
And it was so intense to go to the mixed where I think Kerri and I took the attitude of let's go have fun and see what happens
Because we have never played together
We actually had a really great event, it was our very first event together and I wasn't sure how it was going to go
Because I’ve never played mixed doubles before and Brad has
He just messaged me and he’s like let's see if we can come up with a way to win this thing
I was like okay, I’m good, let's go out and have some fun I told him
And that's what we did
We got off to a good start winning our very first game
And we plated unreal
I was like ou I like this
What makes Kerri and I a really great duo is, our knowledge of the game
And also that we keep things light
We just kept things light out on the ice
I think that’s was the key to our success
We always made each-other laugh regardless if we weren’t playing well
Um just made a joke or a dig at each other here and there
Well we tease each other but she does majority of the teasing which is a bit of an adjustment for me
Because on our team Gushue I’m normally the one that does most of the ribbing
Ah when Brad made the last shot to win I was just like whew, took a deep breath and was like
I don’t have to throw
But I knew, Brad was just playing so well all week
I knew he was just going to make this last shot and take the pressure off Kerri
We just enjoyed it and played great
Came out with a win and she's a great teammate
Very very skilled and has a great future in the game
Never give up, failure is a part of winning
So all those failure you get, will get you to where you want to be
So just keep fighting and you will get there because
It is what I did