Selena Sturmay surges in Olympic curling pre-trials with a double-win day

By Canadian Press on October 22, 2025.

WOLFVILLE — Selena Sturmay picked up two wins Wednesday in the Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials

The Edmonton skip earned a 7-6 victory over Saskatchewan’s Nancy Martin in the morning draw before capturing an 11-5 decision over Saskatoon’s Ashley Thevenot in the afternoon draw.

Sturmay’s record improved to 4-1, leaving her behind Victoria’s Kayla MacMillan (4-0) in the standings. MacMillan’s squad remained unbeaten with an 8-2 win over Krista Sharf of Thunder Bay, Ont., in the early draw.

In other games, Thevenot defeated Danielle Inglis 8-7, Brandon Calvert got past Jay King 12-9, Jordon McDonald beat Owen Purcell 9-7. Sam Mooibroek edged Mark Kean 10-9. Scott Howard earned a 7-4 win over Jean-Michel Ménard and Beth Peterson secured a 10-4 decision over Myla Plett.

Howard topped the men’s standings with a 4-1 record. Calvert, Menard, McDonald and Mooibroek were all tied for second at 3-2.

The men’s and women’s finals will each be a best-of three starting Saturday.

The men’s and women’s winners of the pre-trials join the Montana’s Curling Trials fields next month in Halifax.

The trials determines Canada’s teams for February’s Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct, 22, 2025.

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