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In two days, approximately 106.5 million people will arm themselves with beer and pizza, clutch their remote controls and take to their couches to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers duke it out for football supremacy in the National Football League’s 45th Super Bowl, the United States’ largest annual sporting event and the second most watched sports game in the world.
As Winterlude kicks off this weekend, some of Ottawa’s braver athletes are preparing to face temperatures that would have most rushing indoors to their fireplaces and a mug of hot chocolate.
Thanks to new locally developed ice improvement technology, the Rideau Canal appears smoother to many skaters. 
Molly Campbell, Centretown NewsWinterlude skaters will enjoy a smoother trip down the canal thanks to a new ice-resurfacing machine.
A junior curling team based at the Ottawa Curling Club is currently competing at the M&M Meat Shops Canadian junior championship in Calgary and the curlers insist their success is due to great team chemistry.
Sarah Raghubir, Centretown NewsMat Camm, David Mathers, Andrew Hamilton and Lynn Kreviazuk curl one last match at the Ottawa Club before heading to Calgary for the M&M Meat Shops Canadian junior championship.