Pre-Trials gives 28 teams one last chance to qualify for Tim Hortons Curling Trials MORE:
Time is running out to qualify for the 2021 Tim Hortons Curling Trials. The last two sports for each gender will be determined next week at the Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials in Liverpool, N.S.Time is running out to qualify for theSeven of the nine spots on both the men’s and women’s sides have already been filled out for the Canadian Olympic Trials, scheduled to take place in Saskatoon from Nov. 20-28.
Let’s take a closer look at the rinks that will be battling for their Olympic Trials lives out East this week.SKIP: Sherry Anderson THIRD: Nancy Martin SECOND: Chaelynn Kitz LEAD: Breanne Knapp Scotties regular Suzanne Birt and the Islanders will be one of the favourites to advance to the Olympic Trials. Team Birt finished with a 1-3 record at the Canadian Curling Trials Direct Entry Event in Ottawa last month, but have made two finals on Tour this season, losing both times. Birt, 40, has plenty of experience in high-pressure curling environments as she’s played in 12 Tournament of Hearts in her career.
Team Jacqueline Harrison is 8-7 on the season and has made the playoffs in each of their three events they played in.SKIP: Danielle Inglis THIRD: Jessica Corrado SECOND: Stephanie Corrado LEAD: Cassandra de Groot Jestyn Murphy and her team from the Mississauga Golf and Country Club have been busy this season, playing in four Ontario-based bonspiels. They have a total record of 9-10 with a pair of playoff appearances.SKIP: Beth Peterson THIRD: Jenna Loder SECOND: Katherine Doerksen LEAD: Melissa Gordon
The 2020 world junior champions competed in their first Scotties last year and will look to mark off another first by qualifying for their first Olympic Trials this season. At just 22, Mackenzie Zacharias will be the youngest skip in the field, but is quickly gaining the experience to compete on the elite-level circuit. They are 15-7 on the season with a bonspiel victory in Winnipeg.
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