Curling Canada tweaks journey to Winter Olympics for teams, mixed doubles
OTTAWA — Canada’s national curling champions no longer have to win a medal at the world championship to book a berth in the Olympic trials.
Curling Canada released its 2022 Olympic Games qualification criteria for teams and mixed doubles Wednesday.
The country’s representatives in men’s and women’s team curling in Beijing will emerge from the 18-team Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings in Saskatoon from Nov. 27 to Dec. 5, 2021.
The mixed doubles duo attempting to defend the gold claimed by John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes in 2018 will be determined Jan. 3-9, 2022, in a community yet to be announced.