The 2017

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(branded as the 2017 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings for sponsorship reasons) were held from December 2 to 10 at the

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in Kanata,

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. The winners of the men's and women's events would represent Canada at the

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. The women's final was won by Team

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in front of her home town crowd. She defeated Team

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6–5, after Carey missed a pivotal double takeout on her last shot of the 10th end. The men's final was won by Team

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from Alberta. He defeated Team Mike McEwen 7–6, drawing to the button for one on the last stone of the 10th end. 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials women's final

2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials women's final

Men

Teams

Round-robin standings

''Final round-robin standings''

Scores

Draw 1

''Saturday, December 2, 2:00pm''

Draw 2

''Saturday, December 2, 7:00pm''

Draw 3

''Sunday, December 3, 9:00am''

Draw 4

''Sunday, December 3, 2:00pm''

Draw 5

''Sunday, December 3, 7:00pm''

Draw 6

''Monday, December 4, 9:00am''

Draw 7

''Monday, December 4, 2:00pm''

Draw 8

''Monday, December 4, 7:00pm''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, December 5, 9:00am''

Draw 10

''Tuesday, December 5, 2:00pm''

Draw 11

''Tuesday, December 5, 7:00pm''

Draw 12

''Wednesday, December 6, 9:00am''

Draw 13

''Wednesday, December 6, 2:00pm''

Draw 14

''Wednesday, December 6, 7:00pm''

Draw 15

''Thursday, December 7, 9:00am''

Draw 16

''Thursday, December 7, 2:00pm''

Draw 17

''Thursday, December 7, 7:00pm''

Draw 18

''Friday, December 8, 9:00am''

Draw 19

''Friday, December 8, 2:00pm''

Draw 20

''Friday, December 8, 7:00pm''

Playoffs

Semifinal

''Saturday, December 9, 7:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, December 10, 7:00 pm''

Player percentages

''After round robin play; includes games played at other positions''

Women

Teams

Round-robin standings

''Final round-robin standings''

Scores

Draw 1

''Saturday, December 2, 2:00pm''

Draw 2

''Saturday, December 2, 7:00pm''

Draw 3

''Sunday, December 3, 9:00am''

Draw 4

''Sunday, December 3, 2:00pm''

Draw 5

''Sunday, December 3, 7:00pm''

Draw 6

''Monday, December 4, 9:00am''

Draw 7

''Monday, December 4, 2:00pm''

Draw 8

''Monday, December 4, 7:00pm''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, December 5, 9:00am''

Draw 10

''Tuesday, December 5, 2:00pm''

Draw 11

''Tuesday, December 5, 7:00pm''

Draw 12

''Wednesday, December 6, 9:00am''

Draw 13

''Wednesday, December 6, 2:00pm''

Draw 14

''Wednesday, December 6, 7:00pm''

Draw 15

''Thursday, December 7, 9:00am''

Draw 16

''Thursday, December 7, 2:00pm''

Draw 17

''Thursday, December 7, 7:00pm''

Draw 18

''Friday, December 8, 9:00am''

Draw 19

''Friday, December 8, 2:00pm''

Draw 20

''Friday, December 8, 7:00pm''

Playoffs

Semifinal

''Saturday, December 9, 2:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, December 10, 2:00 pm''

Player percentages

''After round robin play''

Pre-trials

The pre-trials, officially called the Home Hardware Road to the Roar Pre-Trials took place from November 6 to 12 in

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. The top two finishers of the men's and women's events qualified to participate in the Trials.

Men's

Teams

Standings

''Final round-robin standings''

Tiebreakers

=Tiebreaker 1

= ''Saturday, November 11, 07:30''

=Tiebreaker 2

= ''Saturday, November 11, 15:30''

Playoffs

=A Semifinals

= ''Saturday, November 11, 13:30''

=A Finals

= ''Sunday, November 12, 9:00''

=B Quarterfinals

= ''Saturday, November 11, 19:00'' ''Saturday, November 11, 20:30''

=B Semifinals

= ''Sunday, November 12, 14:00''

=B Finals

= ''Sunday, November 12, 19:30''

Women's

Teams

Standings

''Final round-robin standings''

Tiebreakers

=Tiebreaker 1

= ''Friday, November 10, 23:30''

=Tiebreaker 2

= ''Saturday, November 11, 07:30''

=Tiebreaker 3

= ''Saturday, November 11, 12:30''

Playoffs

=A Semifinals

= ''Saturday, November 11, 13:30''

=A Finals

= ''Saturday, November 11, 19:00''

=B Quarterfinals

= ''Saturday, November 11, 19:00''

=B Semifinals

= ''Sunday, November 12, 9:00''

=B Finals

= ''Sunday, November 12, 14:00''

Qualification process

The qualification process for the 2017 Olympic trials differed slightly from the process used at the 2013 trials. For both the men's and women's categories, a pool of twenty-one teams is designated as eligible to represent Canada at the 2018 Olympics, based on rankings from the

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(CTRS). From the pool of twenty-one, seven teams were selected to qualify directly for the 2017 Canadian Curling Trials in December. The remaining fourteen teams competed in a pre-trials tournament, and the top two teams qualified for the nine-team trials. The winner of each trials will represent Canada at the

. Nine teams qualify for the Olympic Trials based on the following criteria. These are the final berths as decided on May 2, 2017

Men

Women

Notes

References

External links

* {{Season of Champions 2017 in Canadian curling 2017 in Ontario Curling in Ottawa

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