Final three determined in Canadian Olympic Mixed Doubles Curling Trials

Rachel Homan (Akytaraba, Wikmedia Commons)

We now know the three teams left in the Canadian Olympic Mixed Doubles Curling Trials in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. The tournament was knocked down to three teams after Friday’s play.

In the 3-4 game of the page playoff on Friday, Rachel Homan of Ottawa, Ontario and Brendan Bottcher of Edmonton, Alberta teamed up to eliminate Brittany Tran of Red Deer, Alberta and Rylan Kleiter of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan by a score of 8-3. Meanwhile, the 1-2 game was going simultaneously as the 3-4 game at the Queens Place Emera Centre. That match saw Jocelyn Peterman of Red Deer and Brett Gallant of Charlottetown. Prince Edward Island defeat Lisa Weagle of Ottawa, Ontario and John Epping of Toronto, Ontario 8-5.

However, Weagle and Epping are not yet eliminated as they still win the tournament if they win two matches tomorrow. They will first play Homan and Bottcher in the semifinal at 10 am AT, with the winner playing Peterman and Gallant in the final at 2 pm AT.

The winner of the Canadian Olympic Mixed Doubles Curling Trials will represent Canada at the 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The top seven combined placements of the 2024 and 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships will qualify for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo.

 

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