Curling Canada unveils field for 2025 Canadian mixed doubles curling trials
Olympic medallists Jennifer Jones and Brett Gallant are among those hoping to compete for the chance to represent Canada at the 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships.
The road to Milano Cortina 2026 for Canada’s curlers will take another turn with the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials set to take place from 30 December to 4 January.
Sixteen teams will compete across the event with the winning pair awarded the opportunity to represent Canada at the 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships in Fredericton from 26 April to 3 May.
Results from next year’s worlds, with those from the 2024 World Mixed Doubles Championships, will award quotas for the upcoming Winter Olympics in 2026; ten teams in total contest for a medal at the Games in Italy.
Some of the biggest stars in Canadian curling and several Olympians are among the pairs who will take to the ice in Liverpool, Novia Scotia.
Berths for the event were earned through different pathways
Berths for the event were earned through different pathways including rankings, results from the national mixed doubles championships, and direct-entry qualifying events.
Sochi 2014 Olympic women’s champion Jennifer Jones will partner with Olympian Brent Laing to become one of several husband-and-wife couples competing. Jocelyn Peterman and Beijing 2022 bronze medallist Brett Gallant are another.
Reigning women’s world champion skip Rachel Homan is linking up with Brendan Bottcher, who made headlines in October after joining Brad Gushue’s rink in an in-season lineup change.
The 16 competing trials teams will be divided into two pools of eight for a round-robin which will take place from 30 December – 2 January.
The top three after the round-robin will then advance to a six-team playoff.
The top two teams will compete for a spot in the 1v2 game. The losers of that game drop down to play the third-placed teams in each pool for spots in the 3v4 game.
The winner of 1v2 will progress straight to the final, while the loser will place the winner of the 3v4 game in a semi-final. The semi-final winner will then move to contest the final on 4 January.
Expectant Candian eyes will be studying the trials closely as Canada looks to regain its position as the world’s best curling nation.
Canada won gold in mixed doubles on its Olympic debut at Pyeongchang 2018 via Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris who swept their way to victory.
Morris and Homan, however, were unable to defend the title in Beijing after being eliminated by eventual gold medallists Italy in the final round-robin match.
All the action from trials will be available to stream live on Curling Canada’s YouTube channel (geo-restrictions may apply).
