Closing Ceremony of 2019 Winter Deaflympics, interviews with Canadian hockey players, Chess recap

[TRANSCRIPT]

CALLIE FRYE:

We’ve just completed the closing ceremony of the 2019 Winter Deaflympics.

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The event is complete. Thank you and see you in 4 years at the next Winter Deaflympics!

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CALLIE FRYE:

For Men’s Ice Hockey, the Canadians have captured the silver medal. I’ve interviewed several of them so take a look!

JALEN HARRIS: (through interpreter)

The reason why I joined hockey was because of my father who was a hockey player himself. He told me that Canadians really love their hockey. I just followed along and I’ve played hockey ever since. Hockey is my absolute favorite sport.

MASSIMO LUCIANI:

We got together in Saskatchewan for a training camp where we developed a bond. We were focused on coming together on the ice and off the ice. During the summer and fall, we all kept in touch and pushed each other to work out and get as much practice we could on the ice. We’ve pushed each other and I think the progress that we’ve made is proof itself. I think we’ve done well so far.

JOHNNY KYTE: (through interpreter)

I hope we did a good job of representing Canada and made them proud. It’s been exciting and I’ve enjoyed it here.

JALEN HARRIS: (through interpreter)

I’m proud to be the only black player on the Canadian team though I do wish there were more of us so I wouldn’t be the only one!

CALLIE FRYE:

The gold medalists for Chess in the men’s division is Kazakhstan while Ukraine won in the women’s division.

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CALLIE FRYE;

We’ve interviewed several chess players so check it out!

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JIM CRANE:

The rules for chess here are very strict. Before I could get into this room, I had to be inspected with a scanner, just like at an airport, to make sure I have no phones, watches or any electronic devices. Whenever we go into the bathroom, we have to be scanned again. Two players have already been disqualified, one for using a watch and I’m not sure about the other one. There’s no talking allowed, but we can stand up and walk around until it’s our turn. Fascinating!

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DAN DeLUCA:

On our second board is Oscar Petrov. 

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DAN DeLUCA:

Petrov was beaten by an International Master from Germany. Congratulations to him for this amazing accomplishment!

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CALLIE FRYE:

The Deaf German team have placed first place 3 times on the national level in their country. They just faced off against the Americans so how do you feel about that match?

MOHAMMAD REZA (Germany):

The Americans got my heart racing and put up a fight until they made a bad move to my relief. I jumped on my chance, but those Americans are very strong, and I feel they are on the same level as the Germans.

CALLIE FRYE:

That’s all for 2019 Winter Deaflympics. Thank you for watching our broadcasts. Good night from Italy!

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