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With Homan’s team prepping for Games, Einarson’s rink gets Canada entry at Scotties
OTTAWA — Team Kerri Einarson will wear Canada colours at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts next month in Mississauga, Ont.
Curling Canada says the rink will assume the title of Team Canada at the Jan. 23-Feb. 1 playdowns.
The reigning champions skipped by Rachel Homan will not return to defend their title as they prepare for the Milan-Cortina Olympics in February.
Homan’s side of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes defeated Christina Black of Halifax 2-0 in a best-of-three final last week at the Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials.
Einarson, from Gimli, Man., is a four-time Canadian champion. Her team includes Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard and Karlee Burgess.
They had already earned one of the three pre-qualification berths for the Scotties based on last season’s rankings. Curling Canada says the vacated pre-qualification spot will go to the highest-ranked team that doesn’t qualify via provincial/territorial playdowns.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 2, 2025.
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