kevin martin (born july 31, 1966), nicknamed "the old bear" and "k-mart", is a canadian retired curler from edmonton, alberta, an olympic, world and 4-time canadian champion and a member of the world curling hall of fame. he is considered by many commentators and former and current curlers to be the greatest curler of all time. he is also known for his rivalries with randy ferbey/david nedohin, the best alberta provincial rivalry ever as the two teams were generally regarded the best in the world from 2002-2006; his rivalry with jeff stoughton, perhaps the most famous all prairies rivalry ever which spanned over 2 decades from 1991-2014; with glenn howard from 2007-2014, perhaps the best two team rivalry in canadian curling history, and his rivalry with sweden's peja lindholm from 1997-2006, perhaps the best ever men's canada-europe rivalry.