Sara England is accustomed to people she doesn't know telling her they held her when she was a baby.
"Every person across Canada I think knows my mom," Sara said."My sister and I were so young when she passed that we really didn't get to know her and don't really have memories. I know that's hard for some people to hear and understand. "At that period of time, nobody could touch them," Hall of Fame men's curler Russ Howard stated."Any where in the world."Schmirler's in-off to win the 1997 Canadian trials and wear the Maple Leaf in Nagano is still a staple of curling highlight reels.
"Their success winning that gold medal changed how curling was perceived in the country and how teams compete for it now."The fame that comes with winning Olympic gold combined with jobs, young families and curling was a lot for the team to manage. "How many more? I would say probably at least double what they did," said Robin Wilson, a former national champion who worked for the sponsor of the Canadian women's championship for years.