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Homan and Einarson dominated with scores of 16-5 and 12-5, aiming to secure their spot for Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics, officials said.
- In the first draw, Ottawa's Rachel Homan and Kerri Einarson opened the Trials with 16-5 and 12-5 wins over Kate Cameron and Christina Black on Saturday.
- With Olympic berths at stake, Rachel Homan is the two-time reigning Canadian and world women's champion, while Kerri Einarson is a four-time Canadian champion and runner-up at this year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
- Homan had a draw for three in the third end and stole four in the fourth to seize control, while Einarson opened with steals of two in the first and four in the second.
- Applying early pressure, teams said it was good to get off to a good start, and Homan's squad said their plan was to take the crowd out early by applying pressure in the first half.
- Elsewhere, Kaitlyn Lawes of Winnipeg stole two in the third and one in the ninth to win 7-4 over Corryn Brown of Kamloops, B.C., and Selena Sturmay of Edmonton won 8-2 over Kayla Skrlik of Calgary; the men's opening draw was scheduled later Saturday.
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Captains Rachel Homan, Kerri Einarson and Kaitlyn Lawes remained undefeated at the Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Halifax.
Skrlik upsets Homan in extra ends for first win at Canadian Olympic curling trials
HALIFAX — Calgary’s Kayla Skrlik earned the biggest first win of the 2025 Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials on Sunday. Skrlik’s rink defeated the top-ranked women’s team in the world, Ottawa’s Rachel Homan, 8-7 in extra ends. It snapped Homan’s 32-game winning streak against Canadian teams, a streak that spanned 413 days. “It’s a really good confidence builder win, I think the best confidence builder we could have,” Skrlik said. “But, it’s still…
Rachel Homan, Kerri Einarson open with wins at Canadian Olympic curling trials
HALIFAX — Tournament favourites Rachel Homan and Kerri Einarson opened with lopsided wins Saturday in the first draw of the 2025 Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials. Ottawa’s Homan, the two-time reigning Canadian and world women’s champion, had a draw for three in the third end and stole four more in the fourth en route to a 16-5 win over Kate Cameron of St. Adolphe, Man. “I felt like we were learning the ice really well in practice and we came ou…
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