Rachel Homan's curling team continues its dominant run at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, securing their fifth straight win and virtually guaranteeing themselves a playoff spot. Meanwhile, Kerry Galusha from the Northwest Territories pulled off a stunning upset against four-time champion Kerri Einarson of Manitoba.
Rachel Homan's curling team remained unbeaten at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts with a 7-4 victory over New Brunswick's Melissa Adams on Tuesday. The win, their fifth in a row, virtually assured them a playoff spot. Homan and her Ottawa-based squad, which includes vice Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew, and lead Sarah Wilkes, have now extended their winning streak in the tournament to 17 games.
Homan, a two-time Scotties champion, is the only woman to have skipped a team to an unbeaten record twice in the tournament. She, however, emphasized that repeating the feat wasn't a priority. 'It's never on my mind for sure,' she said. 'It doesn't really matter. At the end of the day, we want to be in the final and we hope to make more shots that the other team, but we're a long ways away from that right now, so just focus on what you need to do now to come out tomorrow strong.' The top three teams in each pool of nine advance to the round of six, who will battle for four Page playoff berths. The winner of the Scotties, which concludes on Sunday, represents Canada in the world championship March 15-23 in Uijeongbu, South Korea, and earns $100,000 in prize money.In another upset, Northwest Territories' Kerry Galusha stunned four-time champion Kerri Einarson of Manitoba 9-6 in an extra end. The result puts both Einarson and Galusha at 2-2, with the latter ahead in the standings in fifth. Alberta's Kayla Skrlik improved to 4-2 with a 10-5 win over Saskatchewan's Nancy Martin, who dropped to 3-3. Skrlik acknowledged the significance of the victory in their playoff race. 'It sealed the deal pretty much,' she said. 'We will be competing against Nancy for a playoff spot the rest of the week, so to win that one and go head-to-head in the win column against her is huge in our playoff run.' Tiebreaker games are no longer in the format. The first tiebreaker is the head-to-head result followed by the cumulative results of last-stone draws that precede each game. Martin has just two games remaining Wednesday in the pool, so her team could spend Thursday awaiting its fate.Other notable results include Alberta's Selena Sturmay improving to 3-2 with a 9-4 win over Prince Edward Island's Jane DiCarlo. Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville continued her strong play with a second straight win, defeating Nunavut's Julia Weagle 8-5 to move to 2-4. Ontario's Danielle Inglis (4-1) had the Pool B evening draw off while others chased her team. Manitoba's Christina Black and Manitoba's Kate Cameron were 3-1 and Quebec's Laurie St-Georges was 3-2. Manitoba's Kaitlyn Lawes improved to 2-3 after a dominant 13-3 victory over Newfoundland and Labrador's Brooke Godsland (0-5).
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