Favourites Homan, Einarson open Canadian Olympic curling trials with lopsided wins

By Canadian Press on November 22, 2025.

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 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.

Einarson, from Gimli, Man., opened with steals of two in the first end and four in the second in a 12-5 win over local favourite Christina Black.

In the other Saturday afternoon games, Kaitlyn Lawes of Winnipeg stole a deuce in the third end and one in the ninth in a 7-4 triumph over Corryn Brown of Kamloops, B.C. and Selena Sturmay of Edmonton stole two in the third and seventh ends in an 8-2 triumph over Kayla Skrlik of Calgary.

The opening men’s draw was scheduled for later Saturday.

The winner of the men’s and women’s competitions will represent Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy.