ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Canadian curling teams skipped by Brad Jacobs and Rachel Homan will play in Sunday's finals of the Grand Slam's Kioti National.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Canadian curling teams skipped by Brad Jacobs and Rachel Homan will play in Sunday's finals of the Grand Slam's Kioti National.
Reigning women's world champion Homan of Ottawa will chase a record-extending 17th career Grand Slam when she faces Sweden's Anna Hasselborg in St. John's, N.L.Hasselborg dumped Canada's Kerri Einarson 7-1 in their semifinal. Homan won the second of five Grand Slams this season, which was November's Co-op Canadian Open in Nisku, Alta., and was a runner-up to Einarson in the HearingLife Tour Challenge in Charlottetown.
Jacobs doubled Scotland's Ross Whyte 6-3 to earn a matchup with 2023 men's world champion and 2022 Olympic silver medallist Bruce Mouat of Scotland.Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is skipping Albertans Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert this season. Jacobs ousted hometown favourite Brad Gushue 6-5 in a quarterfinal earlier Saturday. Gushue was runner-up to Mouat in the season's first two Grand Slams.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 30, 2024.
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