{"id":537,"date":"2022-02-25T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/?p=537"},"modified":"2022-02-25T13:40:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T13:40:47","slug":"curling-champion-anna-fowler-is-on-track-for-milan-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/2022\/02\/25\/curling-champion-anna-fowler-is-on-track-for-milan-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Curling champion Anna Fowler is &#8216;On Track&#8217; for Milan 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Further<\/em> chats to the five-time English mixed double curling pro about her career, the Olympics, and the lack of curling facilities in England<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Listening to Ti\u00ebsto\u2019s <em>The Business<\/em>, Anna Fowler warms up, focused and in the zone. She grabs her curling brush with a fresh pad and makes her way to her battle zone: the ice rink.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The athlete is a three-time English women\u2019s curling champion and five-time mixed double curling champion with her brother, Ben Fowler. Together they will represent England in the A-Division in April 2022 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/worldcurling.org\/events\/wmdcc2022\/\">World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships<\/a> in Geneva, Switzerland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check out the first episode of our <em>On Track<\/em> podcast, featuring Anna, here:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"On Track: Curling champion Anna Fowler by Further: Women in Sports | Front &amp; Centre\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1222063051&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1200\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"On Track: Curling champion Anna Fowler by Further: Women in Sports | Front &amp; Centre\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1222063051&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1200\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fowler started playing at the first curling rink in England, located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, after the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002. In our podcast, Fowler, 31, reveals how she got into the niche sport as a child.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She tells <em>Further<\/em>: \u201cMy mum took my brothers and me along to play and we got addicted. We began playing as Juniors and all three of us continued to play for many years at that curling rink in Kent. We caught the bug from there and played the sport ever since.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-770x513.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-1152x768.png 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-1155x770.png 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-370x247.png 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-293x195.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-1400x933.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-770x513.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-1152x768.png 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-1155x770.png 1155w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-370x247.png 370w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-293x195.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957-1400x933.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/02\/WCF-TOM-3957.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Anna Fowler, 31, started curling after the 2002 Olympics, and hopes Team GB\u2019s recent success will inspire more people to try out the sport. Image: World Curling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fowler shares a competitive nature with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benwfowler\">her brother<\/a> who is also her curling partner. She says, \u201cMy brother and I have always been competitive. We find that competitiveness with mixed doubles is always helpful. We try to decide who is the superior sibling in a particular game and see who is better skilled. It\u2019s motivational, helps us improve and be successful together. It is definitely a useful trait that we have.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Juggling a full-time job in communications with training, Fowler highlights how \u201cCurling is not a money-making sport in Great Britain.\u201d Its current status is more of a \u201chobby sport rather than professional in England.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd49 A close loss in the semis meant we were playing for the bronze medal game, which we won!<br><br>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 Thanks for a fun competition Hvidovre! <br><br>\ud83d\udeec Home time now \ud83d\ude0a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/curling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#curling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lovecurling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lovecurling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/annaefowler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@annaefowler<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Benwfowler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Benwfowler<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/30dRmBpZ5N\">pic.twitter.com\/30dRmBpZ5N<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Team Fowler (@TeamFowlerMD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamFowlerMD\/status\/1492910024108220419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The curling champion says, \u201cI live in London while my brother resides in Scotland, so it\u2019s hard to train together especially when there are no facilities available to us. I usually plan long and intensive training weekends with my brother for which I travel up to Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fowler adds, \u201cIt\u2019s a little bit different to how I would like it. Unfortunately, that\u2019s how we are working at the moment with our full time jobs and the lack of facilities and not being in the same city. This is the life of a working sports athlete.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gold Wins<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>With Team GB women\u2019s curling having <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/further\/2022\/02\/22\/team-muirhead-gain-winter-olympic-curling-victory-for-team-gb\/\">won a gold medal<\/a> at the Winter Olympics, Fowler says, \u201cI can only imagine that the two medals Team GB have won will be a catalyst for people trying more curling and hopefully a catalyst for more curling rinks in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First Olympic Games together. Forever champions. \ud83d\udc4a  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Beijing2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Beijing2022<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Curling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Curling<\/a> <br><br>\ud83d\udcf8  WCF \/ Stephen Fisher <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C36RB5rJzq\">pic.twitter.com\/C36RB5rJzq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; World Curling (@worldcurling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/worldcurling\/status\/1495253462375976965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She added, \u201cIt\u2019s quite inspiring watching them and knowing how pleased they\u2019ll be to see what they\u2019ve done for the profile of curling as a sport and Team GB as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pushing forward<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Fowler aims to participate in the next Winter Olympics: 2026 Milano Cortina. 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