Gallant, Peterson improve to 8-0 through mixed curling trials round robin
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — A tiebreaker is needed to determine the final playoff spot at the mixed doubles Olympic curling trials.
Chelsea Carey and Colin Hodgson will face Nancy Martin and Catlin Schneider in a tiebreaker game on Friday to determine which team earns the eighth and final playoff spot.
Carey/Hodgson (5-3) defeated Marliese Kasner and Dustin Kalthoff (1-7) 10-3 in the final round-robin draw of the trials on Thursday night to set up the tiebreaker.
Among the five teams with 5-3 round-robin records, Carey/Hodgson and Martin/Schneider had the highest cumulative last-stone draw totals, leaving them to play each other.