Sibling rivalry on the rings: Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., curler reflects on Brier win against brother
CBC
When E.J. Harnden won his second Brier earlier this month, it felt a little different from the first time.
The curler from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is 10 years older. But more importantly, he won the recent tournament with a new team and in a game against his younger brother Ryan.
"It's hard to put into words, but what an experience," he said.
For most of his professional career, Harnden played on the same team as Ryan and with his cousin Brad Jacobs as skip.
When Jacobs announced last year he would take a break from competitive curling, the Harnden brothers became free agents.
Ryan joined Matt Dunstone's rink in Manitoba, and E.J. joined Canadian champion Brad Gushue and his rink out of St. John's, Nfld.
E.J. said it was emotional to meet his brother in the final.
"I really wanted to see Ryan play well ... because if we're gonna beat them, you know, I want to beat them when they're at their very best," he said.
"And that's going to force us to be at our best when the other team is on as well."
He added it's been a positive experience for both of them to play with different teams.
"We all miss playing with one another, but I think we're all enjoying new experiences," E.J. said.
That change has meant playing with a team he once considered his arch-rivals.
But the Gushue rink is also one E.J. has long admired, he said.
"There's so much attention to detail in everything that they do, and really probably more so than anyone else on the technical side of things," E.J. said.
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