Mark Ideson to skip Canada's wheelchair curling team at Paralympics
London, Ont., native won gold with Canadian squad at 2014 Games
Mark Ideson will serve as skip of the Canadian wheelchair curling team at the Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea in March.
He played lead on the team that won gold four years ago in Sochi, Russia. Also returning from that rink are vice-skip Ina Forrest of Armstrong, B.C., and Dennis Thiessen of Sanford, Man., at second.
Ideson, from London, Ont., will also be joined by newcomers Marie Wright of Moose Jaw, Sask., at lead and alternate James Anseeuw of Oak Bluff, Man.
“We will work very hard to bring back gold to Canada” <br><br>Meet 🇨🇦<a href="https://twitter.com/CDNParalympics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CDNParalympics</a> wheelchair curling team. <br><br>Wayne Kiel (coach)<br>James Answeeuw (alternate)<br>Marie Wright (Lead)<br>Dennis Thiessen (Second)<br>Ina Forest (Third)<br>Mark Ideson (Skip) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbccurl?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cbccurl</a> <a href="https://t.co/hJZsyiUo1O">pic.twitter.com/hJZsyiUo1O</a>
—@Devin_Heroux"Team Canada is a very dedicated group of athletes that have been completely focused on performance excellence and exceptional team dynamics," Curling Canada high-performance director Gerry Peckham said Friday in a news release. "They will do the Maple Leaf proud, on and off the ice."
Canada will try to win Paralympic gold for the fourth straight time.
Wheelchair curling will be held at the Gangneung Curling Centre during the March 8-18 Paralympics.