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Team Hong Kong needed a coach. They turned to a B.C. curler

Nelson’s Nathan Small led Hong Kong to a bronze at the Pan Continental Curling Championship
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Nelson’s Nathan Small (centre back) poses for a picture with Team Hong Kong at the Pan Continental Curling Championships in Kelowna. Small was asked to serve as the rink’s coach for the event. Photo courtesy Nathan Small

Nathan Small is a Canadian curler who had never coached before. That made him perfect for the job with Team Hong Kong.

The Nelson native, an accomplished curler who competes on the World Curling Tour and will play at the B.C. provincials next year, received an unexpected call in the summer from a team in need of help.

Hong Kong was set to compete at the Pan Continental Curling Championships, which ran Oct.

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Tyler Harper

About the Author: Tyler Harper

Tyler Harper joined the Nelson Star in 2015 after having worked at The Canadian Press as a sports reporter in Toronto from 2008 to 2014.
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