2023 02 08 ———————————————————— 蘇格蘭冰壺錦標(biāo)賽。穆特的目標(biāo)是將冠軍作為通往難以捉摸的世界金牌之路 布魯斯-穆特?zé)嶂杂趯⑺哪锓茽柕卤鶋仃?duì)確立為國(guó)內(nèi)冠軍，盡管一年前他曾帶領(lǐng)英國(guó)隊(duì)在北京獲得奧運(yùn)銀牌。 斯基普-穆特、格蘭特-哈迪、博比-蘭米和哈米-麥克米倫已經(jīng)贏得了他們的前三場(chǎng)比賽，他們希望在鄧弗里斯冰球館奪回蘇格蘭冰壺錦標(biāo)賽的冠軍。 2021年的Covid-19鎖定了他們?cè)谔K格蘭的三個(gè)冠軍頭銜，與奧運(yùn)會(huì)的日期沖突使他們?cè)?022年被排除在外。 "對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)，這是一個(gè)良好的開(kāi)端，"28歲的穆特說(shuō)。 "再次參加蘇格蘭錦標(biāo)賽意義重大。距離我們上次比賽已經(jīng)過(guò)去三年了，所以能回來(lái)是非常令人興奮的。" 你可以理解為這位奧運(yùn)會(huì)銀牌得主和三屆歐洲冠軍會(huì)對(duì)他的主場(chǎng)比賽相當(dāng)放松。 但事實(shí)并非如此，因?yàn)榈谒膫€(gè)冠軍不僅將追平男子記錄，而且還將入選世錦賽--穆特著眼于全球金牌，而這一點(diǎn)他至今都沒(méi)有想到。 去年，穆特和他的隊(duì)友們?cè)诙瑠W會(huì)上與瑞典選手尼克拉斯-埃?。∟iklas Edin）的金牌擦肩而過(guò)，沒(méi)有及時(shí)從中國(guó)回來(lái)參加全國(guó)錦標(biāo)賽，因此沒(méi)有被選中代表蘇格蘭參加世界錦標(biāo)賽。 由此引發(fā)的爭(zhēng)議導(dǎo)致了對(duì)重大賽事資格審查程序的審查。為了避免這次出現(xiàn)任何此類(lèi)問(wèn)題，世界排名第三的穆特和他的團(tuán)隊(duì)需要確保他們本周在鄧弗里斯的八支隊(duì)伍中脫穎而出，成為冠軍。 "我們認(rèn)為，無(wú)論誰(shuí)在本周獲勝，都可能成為被選中的球隊(duì)，"穆特告訴BBC蘇格蘭頻道。"但你永遠(yuǎn)不知道這些選拔小組的情況，所以我們會(huì)看到。 "如果我們能參加世錦賽，我們肯定會(huì)去爭(zhēng)取金牌，以補(bǔ)充我們已經(jīng)得到的銀牌和銅牌。 "這將證實(shí)我們有一個(gè)多么偉大的奧運(yùn)會(huì)。我們是如此接近于贏得那枚金牌。到目前為止，世界冠軍一直與我們無(wú)緣，所以在賽季結(jié)束時(shí)稱(chēng)自己為世界冠軍將是一個(gè)了不起的成就。" 雖然穆特的冰球隊(duì)是排名第一的球隊(duì)，但他很快就承認(rèn)了其他爭(zhēng)奪蘇格蘭冠軍的球隊(duì)所帶來(lái)的挑戰(zhàn)。 他說(shuō)："這個(gè)領(lǐng)域充滿了偉大的團(tuán)隊(duì)，"跳板說(shuō)。"我們有羅斯-懷特，他也是英國(guó)冰壺協(xié)會(huì)資助的隊(duì)伍，然后是詹姆斯-克雷克，他剛剛在世界大學(xué)生運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)上獲得了一塊金牌。 "我們還有卡梅隆-布萊斯，他打得非常好，排名也在不斷攀升。我們有四支隊(duì)伍進(jìn)入世界前20名，這對(duì)蘇格蘭和英國(guó)冰壺運(yùn)動(dòng)來(lái)說(shuō)真的很好。然后我們還有凱爾-瓦德?tīng)?，以前的冠軍? "這里的比賽將是一個(gè)很難贏得的比賽，但它真的會(huì)讓我們處于一個(gè)好的位置，希望能進(jìn)入世界錦標(biāo)賽。" ———————————————————— Scottish Curling Championships: Mouat targets title as route to elusive World gold Bruce Mouat is keen to establish his Murrayfield rink as domestic champions, despite having guided Team GB to Olympic silver in Beijing a year ago. Skip Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan have won their first three matches as they bid to reclaim the Scottish Curling Championship at the Dumfries Ice Bowl. The Covid-19 lockdown in 2021 halted their run of three Scottish titles and a clash of dates with the Olympics ruled them out in 2022. "It's been a good start to the competition for us," said Mouat, 28. "It means a lot to be playing the Scottish Championships again. It's been three years since we played our last one so it's very exciting to be back." You could be forgiven for thinking the Olympic silver medallist and three-time European champion would be fairly relaxed about his home event. Not so, since not only would a fourth title equal the men's record, but selection for the World Championships is up for grabs - and Mouat has eyes on the global gold that has so far eluded him. Last year, after narrowly missing out on the gold medal at the Winter Olympics to Sweden's Niklas Edin, Mouat and his team-mates were not back in time from China to compete in the national championships and therefore were not picked to represent Scotland at the World Championships. The resultant controversy led to a review of qualification procedures for major events. To avoid any such issues this time around, Mouat and his team, ranked third in the world, need to make sure they emerge as the winners from the eight teams this week in Dumfries. "We think whoever wins this week is probably going to be the team that's selected," Mouat told BBC Scotland. "But you never really know with these selection panels, so we'll see. "If we get to the World Championships, we'll definitely be going for the gold medal to add to the silver and bronze we've already got. "It would solidify what a great Olympics we had. We were so close to winning that gold medal. The world title has eluded us so far, so it would be an amazing achievement to call ourselves world champions at the end of the season." While Mouat's rink are the top-ranked team, he is quick to acknowledge the challenge posed by others vying for the Scottish title. "The field is stacked full of great teams," said the skip. "We've got Ross Whyte, who's also a British Curling funded team, and then James Craik, who's just come off a gold medal at the World University Games. "We've also got Cameron Bryce, who is playing very well and climbing the rankings. We have four teams in the world top 20 and that's really good for Scottish and British curling. And then we've got Kyle Waddell, the previous winner. "This competition here is going to be a tough one to win, but it would really put us in a good spot, going into a World Championship, hopefully."