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Bernard Martin elated about Olympicsskip to main content (press enter)Current WeatherCharlottetownChange weather location3C Clear CBC Global Header NavigationCBCca News news drop down menu Sports sports drop down menu Radio radio drop down menu TV tv drop down menu My Region drop down menu More drop down menu Watch drop down menu Listen drop down menu Search CBCca Submit Search Sign Up Log In Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool Commonwealth Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis REPUBLISH EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Bernard Martin elated about OlympicsLast Updated Monday December 14 2009 1243 PM ET Comments15Recommend19By Mike Harris CBC Sports Its just over two months until Cheryl Bernard of Calgary and Kevin Martin of Edmonton wear the maple leaf at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver as Canadas curling representativesAfter being told at this past weekends Olympic trials that her first game is only nine weeks away Bernard replied Good I cant wait it will be great All of Canada behind us Amazing!Competing in Vancouver has been a dream of Martins since he missed his last draw against Norway in the goldmedal final at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake CityBernards rink of Susan OConnor Carolyn Darbyshire and Cory Bartel played flawlessly through the round robin at the Olympic trials in Edmonton and secured the bye to the final early after starting 60Shannon Kleibrink defeated a tough Krista McCarville in the semifinal to earn her way Although Kleibrink finished second in the round robin many expected she would return to the Olympic Games again having valuable experience on her side after representing Canada at the Torino Games in 2006Bernard had other ideas however and looked solid throughout the exciting final Kleibrink appeared to take control with a big threeender in the seventh end to take a one point lead But Bernard quickly showed why she was the best team all weekTwo clutch shots in the eighth end earned her two points and she followed those shots up with two more perfect freezes in the ninth forcing Kleibrink to settle for one point and a tie entering the 10th end without last rockFor the past three years this team has thrown thousands of rocks and has as any athlete is prone to do practiced that final stone that would mean so muchAs Bernard let it go in Saturdays final it was clearly heavy Sweepers backed off not even thinking about fol...