US EditionA Capsule Look at the 18 Teams Set to Play at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Eighteen teams compete in two pools with the top three advancing to playoffs; Kerri Einarson aims for a fifth title amid Rachel Homan’s Olympic preparation absence.
- Starting Friday, the Scotties Tournament of Hearts opens at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre, Mississauga, with 18 teams competing but five-time Scotties champion Rachel Homan absent as she prepares for the Milan Cortina Olympics.
- With Olympic preparation under way, Rachel Homan skips the Scotties to ready for the Milan Cortina Games, while Jocelyn Peterman prepares for mixed doubles with Brett Gallant, replaced by Laura Walker.
- Tournament rules state teams are split into nine-team pools, with the top three advancing and pool winners and runners-up entering the Page playoff system leading to the Feb. 1, 2026 final.
- Tight qualification margins meant Kaitlyn Lawes narrowly missed the Manitoba berth, which Kelsey Calvert earned with a 9-7 win, while Kerri Einarson remains a top contender.
- Across the field, several teams merit attention, including New Brunswick’s Melodie Forsythe, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Mackenzie Mitchell, Northern Ontario’s Krista Scharf, Saskatchewan’s Jolene Campbell, Alberta’s Selena Sturmay and British Columbia’s Taylor Reese-Hansen.
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Opportunity knocks at Canadian women's curling championship with 5-time champ Homan not in field
With five-time champion Rachel Homan not playing at the Canadian women's curling championship due to Olympic preparation, the 18-team field won't have its usual heavy favourite in the mix.
Winnipeg Free Press
Opportunity knocks at the Scotties with five-time champion Homan not in the field
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‘It’s absolutely insane.’ Three teens on NWT team at curling’s Scotties
Sydney Galusha, 16, Brynn Chorostkowski, 16, and 17-year-old Ella Skauge are on the NWT's Team Kaufman as Scotties begins on Friday. We met the team. The post ‘It’s absolutely insane.’ Three teens on NWT team at curling’s Scotties first appeared on Cabin Radio.
Opportunity knocks at the Scotties with five-time champion Homan not in the field – 105.9 The Region
MISSISSAUGA — With five-time champion Rachel Homan not playing at the Canadian women’s curling championship due to Olympic preparation, the 18-team field won’t have its usual heavy favourite in the mix. That has opened things up for the likes of Kerri Einarson, Kaitlyn Lawes, Christina Black and the other headliners at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts starting Friday at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre. Other notable teams include Northern Ontar…
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