In this sporting family,there is no sibling rivalry

Playing their respective opening matches of the Olympic Qualifiers,siblings David and Stephanie Jameson enjoyed contrasting results

Playing their respective opening matches of the Olympic Qualifiers,siblings David and Stephanie Jameson enjoyed contrasting results. While the Canadian men featured in a 9-0 blowout of Italy,the women barely held on,drawing 2-2 against Italy. Regardless of how their matches ended,David and Stephanie Jameson told their family how things went. I think we will probably start off with the win, smiles 28-year-old David,who opened Canadas score.

The veteran of 171 caps says calling home after the day8217;s match has always been a habit. Whenever we play a match we always call up back home. Mom played hockey in the 1970s,my dad played badminton ,so we have always been a sporting family, he says.

Stephanie says she hasn8217;t been worried about the family8217;s reactions about results. My parents have never really bothered about who wins or loses. They are always quite supportive, she says. She also disagrees with David8217;s assesment of which match is discussed first. I believe the family have been watching David8217;s match live over the internet even though it8217;s midnight in Canada. So we would probably begin by talking about my match first. Anyway its always exciting to call them together, says the 30-year-old Stephanie,who earned her 163rd cap.

But there isn8217;t as much competitiveness between them as there was when growing up. Initially it would be about who scored the most goals and David would usually win because he played as a forward, she says.

Goal-stoppers

With both of them now playing in the midfield and defensive roles it has become a case of who prevents more goals. That competitive streak though has been substituted by a form of ribbing. We don8217;t usually rib each other after matches unless of course we both have done well. Then we give each other a hard time. Today he had a good game while we didn8217;t exactly get the result we wanted so I think he will go a little easy on me, says Stephanie.

But within the team,they now play more of a supporting role. Now we try and help each other out and provide tips to one another, concludes Stephanie.