Mike Harris is a Canadian curler. Mike Harris is the golf professional at The Donalda Golf and Country Club in Toronto, Ontario.

Relatively unknown, Harris rose to stardom when he skipped

Skip (curling)

The skip, in conjunction with the team, determines strategy. Based on the strategy, the skip holds the broom indicating where the player throwing must aim . When it is the skip's turn to throw, the vice-skip holds the broom...

 his team of Richard Hart

Richard Hart (curler)

Richard Hart is a retired Canadian curler from Pickering, Ontario. With skip Glenn Howard, Hart has played in 8 straight Ontario Finals....

, Collin Mitchell

Collin Mitchell

Collin Mitchell is a Canadian curler and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. He lives in Pickering, Ontario.- References :...

 and George Karrys

George Karrys

George Karrys is a Canadian curler and Olympic medalist. He received a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Karrys is also the owner of the The Curling News as well as the World Curling Federation's media relations officer. -External Links:*...

 to a win at the 1998 Canadian Olympic trials, qualifying the team for the 1998 Winter Olympics

1998 Winter Olympics

The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...

. At the Olympics, Harris' team had only lost one game in the round-robin before losing the gold medal final against the Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 team skipped by Patrick Hürlimann

Patrick Hürlimann

Patrick Hürlimann is a Swiss curler and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.He has received three medals at the World Curling Championships as skip for the Swiss team....

. Harris was ill during the final game, which many attribute to why they had lost.

Prior to the Olympics, Harris' only claim to fame on the national curling scene had been 6-5 record at the 1986 Canadian Junior Championships and a 4-7 record at the 1989 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship

Canadian Mixed Curling Championship

The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship is the national curling championship for mixed curling in Canada. It is considered as the highest level of mixed curling in the world, with the absence of a World Championships. However, a...

. After the 1998 Olympics, Harris skipped a team to the 2004 Nokia Brier

2004 Nokia Brier

The 2004 Nokia Brier was held at Saskatchewan Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, March 6 to March 14. The Nova Scotia team skipped by Mark Dacey defeated the Alberta team of Randy Ferbey in dramatic fashion in the final game played on March 14...

 where they finished 6-5.

Harris continues to curl competitively, and is now also a curling commentator for the CBC

Curling on CBC

CBC Sports coverage of Curling consists of the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling. Previously, CBC's broadcasting rights have included the Canadian Curling Association, the Tim Hortons Brier, the CBC Curling Classic, the World Curling Championships, and Olympic Curling.-Capital One Grand Slam of...

 and a golf professional. Mike recently played a large role in the Telus Skins Game, where he co-ordinated the Pro-Am tournament.

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