Kevin Martin (born July 31, 1966 in Killam, Alberta), nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is the current Brier champion skip, and will skip the Canadian team at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Martin is one of the greatest curlers to have played the game. He is a four-time Brier champion, has been to two Olympic games (with one more on the way), is a former World Champion and has won ten Grand Slam titles on th...
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Kevin Martin (born July 31, 1966 in Killam, Alberta), nicknamed "The Old Bear" and "K-Mart", is a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is the current Brier champion skip, and will skip the Canadian team at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Martin is one of the greatest curlers to have played the game. He is a four-time Brier champion, has been to two Olympic games (with one more on the way), is a former World Champion and has won ten Grand Slam titles on the World Curling Tour. Over the course of his career, his teams have won around $2 million.
Martin is known for his ability to pull off near-impossible shots in complex situations, to the degree where other curlers have been using the expression "to do a Martin", meaning to attempt such a shot.
Martin has won a career ten Grand Slam victories. He was the second skip (after Wayne Middaugh) to win a "career Grand Slam"—winning a title in each Grand Slam event. He did this after winning the National Grand Slam event on March 25, 2007.
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