Retired Rocque gets his Olympic wish
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — When Canadian curling great Marcel Rocque retired in 2010, one of his biggest regrets was failing to go to an Olympic Games.
As a member of the Ferbey Four, he won three world titles and four national titles in a five-year period at the turn of the century. Yet, the Olympics always eluded him.
He'll put that right in Sochi.
Chinese curling officials asked Rocque last year to take charge of their men's and women's teams for a 10-month period up to the Olympics.
After rejecting their advances several times, he found himself back on the road, touring the world with his adopted country.
Rocque says he's "doing it for curling as much as myself ... our sport needs to be healthy in many countries for it to grow."
