born july nicknamed old bear retired canadian considered commentators current greatest time year career won gold medal winter olympics world championship total winter olympics world championships won total olympic medals world championship medals won titles media count including players championships won prior inclusion event includes record players championship titles course career teams won million skip win career winning title event won players championship grand slam event april martin holds record olympic victories total wins olympics career martin served major influence development sport establishing competitive tier sport setting management teams creation high level competitive events known contributing growth long known recreational participant based sport spectator sport martin retired competitive career junior career martin began years old took sport father vice president local club martin came scene alberta team won year team group players finished round robin second place win loss record forced semifinal place quebec beat quebec earning spot final won score winning championship accompanied canadian team alternate world junior championships winning canadian junior championship team qualified following season world team went undefeated round robin won semifinal match sweden final came short losing scottish team early career years martin formed new team won provincial championship qualified team martin finished round robin win loss record tying place martin knocked british_columbia semifinal beat score final canada world championships martin turned tables going undefeated round robin beating norway semifinal martin team lost final losing scotland score victory earned spot winter olympics demonstration sport time martin won round robin games losing semifinal switzerland score losing united_states score bronze medal match martin won second provincial championship team went tying second place ontario semifinal ontario defeated martin team martin world tour event players championship known cup event win came following season later season won players championship considered slam win event occurred long grand slam series began seasons martin win provincial title meantime line changes team settled second retaining park lead respectively placed round robin win loss record tied ontario martin knocked ontario page playoffs match lost semifinal score martin replaced park respectively martin won fourth provincial title sending team placed round robin finishing win loss record page playoff game lost semifinal martin rebounded win quebec rematch final resulted loss extra end stole light draw martin win game replaced team new team martin won provincial title finished round robin win loss record loss came undefeated martin met defeated twice playoffs including winning final score win martin won second right martin topped round robin worlds win loss record lost sweden semifinal score scotland bronze medal match score martin looked represent canada olympics winter olympics mark time official medal sport games martin finished win loss record tied second place martin knocked semifinal lost little known final score years martin fail martin won second players championship career known world tour championship martin dropped embroiled scandal organizing replaced junior martin won sixth provincial title flop team finished win loss record playoffs season martin won players championship following failed bid win alberta championship team prominent teams day wanted focus scheduled events conflicting major events meantime martin sights set olympic championship team went finished round robin win loss record gave team bye finals martin won defeating score winter olympics martin lost round robin matchup qualified playoffs semifinal martin knocked sweden score final martin faced norway teams kept game fairly final end martin simple draw norway rock win missed giving win score result norway clinched gold medal martin representing canada won international silver boycott martin win provincial title meantime team amassed titles won canada cup martin played event disappointment team finished record later season tim martin appearance years team finished round robin tied second place record page playoff game martin edged nova_scotia team later win canada cup april martin announced breakup long time olympic silver medalist team lead second team disappointed won single title season topped finishing fourth martin replaced skip second lead new team won alberta team finished round robin win loss record second place tied newfoundland new team struggled hamilton lost game despite failure season success won grand seasons martin team won unprecedented consecutive grand season season team won second straight sending tim march martin team alberta team round robin tim undefeated finished round robin perfect win loss record knocked game beat rival defending champion ontario final perfect finish martin won title martin finally won world championship world men championship grand finishing round robin win loss record lost scotland game beat rematch final time won gold medal international event martin finished season titles world championship successes selected team canada representatives season successful martin qualified winning alberta provincial championship went tim knocked followed final result week later canada cup martin won title defeating fellow final martin won straight games met scotland final round robin game martin lost scotland lost page playoff game martin rebounded tight semifinal victory switzerland face scotland matchup final game tied going end martin having rock advantage rock martin lying complicated setup spending minutes trying decide shot try went wishes teammates threw away shot forcing scotland double tap sit shot shot leaving martin short raise double missed losing championship scotland martin team directly qualified hometown fourth trials martin lost round robin game defeating previously undefeated final round robin game martin got bye final howard defeated win martin earned right represent canada second time olympics martin failed qualify playoffs swiss national mark time martin failed playoffs grand slam proved worthy represent canada olympics winning classic canadian open weeks later winter olympics martin team went undefeated round robin phase team achieve feat british team olympics winning semifinal sweden martin went win gold medal defeating norway rematch martin previous olympic final martin wrapped olympic season winning players championships second grand slam win year beat final extra end took martin december win major martin claimed slam winning national defeated canadian open martin eleventh appearance playing alberta defeating final went round robin win loss record trouble round robin losing crucial games ends close win round robin martin dropped decision howard missed crucial shot game playoffs lost bronze medal game playing second kennedy wife expecting child martin finished season winning record 7th players championship martin event world tour finished runner won event season participated defending champion lost semifinals world cup martin finished round robin win loss record missed chance win title edged past failed playoffs event team competed canada cup securing close wins round robin finishing round robin undefeated played howard final managed defeat score winning record 4th canada cup title skip team earned canada cup importantly olympic trials martin went british_columbia shot eighteenth grand slam title national went undefeated round robin final lost close game february martin team went alberta boston pizza cup play chance represent alberta barely qualified playoffs martin broke game win streak losing game lost game defeated page playoff game advanced semifinal virtue lost tight game tenth end martin loss meant able represent alberta time marked time won provincial championship participated martin won final won victoria classic final martin wrapped season participating players championship finishing round robin win loss record upset semifinals went win title martin began season runner previous year lost close match semifinals provincial rival played classic won straight title seventh title overall win final martin participated lost extra end martin competed lost semifinals close loss extra end martin participated canada cup unable match strong play opponents finished event win loss record playoffs martin scheduled play canadian open withdraw replaced team finished outside playoffs recovering martin participated assisted leading fifth win martin participated star team lost semifinal star team martin competed alberta clinched seed playoffs provincial rival defeated page playoff edged extra end final claim twelfth provincial title martin team began round robin win losses including losses eventual champion winning final matches despite win loss record qualify playoffs placing fifth alberta team martin squad miss playoffs players championship martin team finished win loss record advanced lost days conclusion players championship martin longtime announced martin parting ways weeks morris announced departure team martin announced fourth player provincial rival team join martin team martin team won event season shoot semifinals event martin injured semifinal game lead martin team finished event runners winning final posting semifinals finish martin played finishing round robin win loss record proceeded win games reaching final played close game howard pulled away win martin attempted qualify fourth olympics appearance round robin team played consistently posted win loss record loss coming eventual champion record qualified semifinal lost close game team martin hired work analyst winter olympics starting canadian open win loss record martin dropped game final end game martin posted strong start national lost april amidst rumours end joining provincial rival season martin announced retirement following conclusion players championship tournament career martin posted win loss record round robin advanced playoffs edged route final recorded win capped career eighteenth grand slam title eighth players championship martin analyst following end season announced martin inducted legacy playing career martin greatly influenced evolution sport competitive sport instrumental group brought early 2000s spokesperson promotion financial growth represented largely growing popularity benefits afforded corporate sponsorship opportunities cash prizes tournaments martin led boycott refusal allow developments mirrored transformation growth ultimately allowed sport legitimate spectator sport development competitive tier sport marked change players sport sport evidenced improvements development training athletes improvements quality games better ice conditions precision based gameplay career statistics grand slam record teams awards skip award mvp shot week award star team skip second star team skip world tour mvp team year mvp personal life martin married children recently lead alternate father tim martin owner operator kevin supply shop located sports centre owned business prior ice maker martin degree petroleum engineering technology earned graduating coach coached martin met martin received honorary bachelor degree technology management received alumni award distinction achievements martin invested building future game regularly runs summer camp junior players called academy targeted elite junior players looking game higher level martin created mobile app content includes drills tips aimed helping improve game
Kevin Martin (curler)