Dunstone reunites with junior teammate after late lineup change ahead of trials
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Lott has played against Team Dunstone on occasion over the years but is still getting to know the front end of Kirk Muyres and Dustin Kidby.
It was like old times for Colton Lott on Friday even if the surroundings were a tad surreal and completely unexpected.
With curling broom in hand and sporting a borrowed uniform, Lott and skip Matt Dunstone hammed it up for photographers shortly after completing their pre-competition practice session Friday at the SaskTel Centre.
The former junior champions have reunited at the Tim Hortons Canadian Curling Trials after a surprise team announcement a day earlier. Lott will fill in on Team Dunstone for regular third Braeden Moskowy, who’s unable to compete due to personal reasons.
Lott was playing in a mixed doubles league with fiancee Kadriana Sahaidak on Wednesday night in Winnipeg Beach, Man., when Dunstone reached out to see if he could join them at the Olympic qualifier.
“I was astonished,” Lott said. “It’s a little overwhelming. But overwhelming in a way that I’m fully ready for this and can’t wait for what’s to come.”
Dunstone and Lott, both 26, won Canadian junior titles together in 2013 and 2016 and have kept in touch since moving on with new teams at the men’s level. Lott has most recently played third for veteran skip Pat Simmons, but they did not make it out of pre-trials.
Lott has played against Team Dunstone on occasion over the years but is still getting to know the front end of Kirk Muyres and Dustin Kidby. With Lott’s team kit — in Saskatchewan green, of course — still en route, Muyres gave him his jersey for the training session.
Coach Adam Kingsbury said Lott has fit in “perfectly” with the Regina-based team’s vibe.
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