Like Yogi Berra said, "It's deja vu all over again."

Watching Canada/China play in the women's World Curling championships, it seemed as if the reel had re-wound.

In the 1980s, Canadian syncho was at the top of the synchro world. Now, 2008, Canadian synchro teams have a tough time getting a medal. The A team is off the Beijing next week to the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, hoping to make the top 8 in the world. Let's hope they do.

In those days, China and Russia were just getting onto the world stage. Since then, with all the money in the world, and support personnel and experts galore, they have risen to the top of the synchro world; their demise is a way down the road!

But, back to curling. One loss is no big deal, but sometimes a look back shows that those "one losses" accumulate.

Let's hope that Canada is able, and willing, to commit the necessary resources to keep both men's and women's teams on the podium. Other countries will do it; we must.

Let's hope that the lessons of synchro have been learned by other sport organizations in the country.