Jennifer Jones and Mark Nichols opened their Canadian mixed doubles curling trials with a convincing 9-3 win over Shannon Birchard and Jason Gunnlaugson.
Jones, the defending women’s Olympic champion, is competing at the trials in Portage la Prairie, Man., after losing to Rachel Homan in the semifinals at the Canadian Olympic qualifiers in December. Homan and Kevin Koe secured their qualification for the upcoming Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea at those trials.
Here are the other results from Draw 1:
- Nancy Martin and Catlin Schneider def. Sherry Just and Tyrel Griffith 11-5.
- Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant def. Kim Tuck and Wayne Tuck 11-4.
- Emilie Desjardins and Robert Desjardins def. Dawn McEwen and Mike McEwen 5-3.
The winners of the mixed doubles event will represent Canada at the Olympics in February. Click here for a full schedule.
