Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing secured a victory in the opening draw of the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials, defeating Jessica Zheng and Victor Pietrangelo 6-5. Other notable results saw Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher dominate Paige Papley and Evan Van Amsterdam 8-2, while Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres edged out Anne-Sophie Gionest and Robert Desjardins 8-5 after an extra end.
Dec 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM ETLIVERPOOL, N.S. — Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing edged Jessica Zheng and Victor Pietrangelo 6-5 in the opening draw at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials on Monday.In other early games, Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher needed only six ends to complete an 8-2 rout of Paige Papley and Evan Van Amsterdam. Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres scored three points in an extra end for an 8-5 win over Anne-Sophie Gionest and Robert Desjardins.
Brittany Tran and Rylan Kleiter posted a 6-3 victory over Steve Laycock and Nancy Martin. In Draw 2, Kadriana Lott and Colton Lott defeated Melissa Adams and Alex Robichaud 7-2 and Jim Cotter and Jaelyn Cotter beat Jennifer Armstrong and Tyrel Griffith 9-4. Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman got by Riley Sandham and Brendan Craig 8-6 and Lisa Weagle and John Epping edged Taylor Reese-Hansen and Corey Chester 8-7.The 16-team field is split into two pools. The top three teams from each pool will advance to the playoffs starting Thursday. The final is set for Saturday. The winning duo will represent Canada at the April 26-May 3 world championship in Fredericton, which will determine most of the countries who will compete in mixed doubles at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina, Italy.Canada's Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris won gold when mixed doubles made its Olympic debut at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games in South Korea.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 30, 2024
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