The 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials (branded as the 2021 Tim Hortons Curling Trials for sponsorship reasons) were held from November 20 to 28 at the

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

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. In the women's final, the

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rink from Winnipeg defeated

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rink 6–5 in an extra end. The win will send Jones back to the Olympics for the first time since winning a gold medal at the

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. Jones had a chance to win the game in the tenth end with an easy hit and stay to score two points, but her release was tight, and her rock ended up rolling too far, settling for one point, and tying the game 5–5. In the final end, with last rock advantage, Fleury had a chance to win on her final shot, playing a soft-weight hit on a Jones rock. However, her rock curled too much and hit a guard, giving up a point and the game to Jones. For Jones and leads

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and

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, it will be their second trip to the Olympics (Weagle went to the

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as a member of team

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). For third

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, this will be her third Olympics, after also playing in the 2018 Olympics in the

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event, where she won gold. For second

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, this will be her first Olympics. In the men's final, Newfoundland and Labrador's

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rink defeated Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario's

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rink 4–3 to send Gushue back to the Olympics for the first time since he won a gold medal at the

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. The game was a low scoring affair, with both teams either getting singles or blanks, until Gushue scored two points in the ninth end to take a 4–2 lead. In the tenth and final end, Jacobs had a chance to make a tough hit and stick to tie the game, but was wide, and rolled out, settling for just one point, losing the game. For Gushue and his third Mark Nichols, this will be their second trip to the Olympics after 2006, but it will be the first time for their front end of

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and Geoff Walker.

Qualification process

Due to the

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, the qualification process had to be revised for the event as the 2020

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was cancelled. Instead of the usual pool of teams that was designated as eligible to represent Canada at the Olympics, more qualification events were needed to allow the teams that made changes in the off-season to qualify. The winner of each trials will represent Canada at the

. Nine teams qualified for the Olympic Trials based on the following criteria.

Men

Women

Men

Teams

Round robin standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Time ( UTC−06:00).

Draw 2

''Saturday, November 20, 7:00 pm''

Draw 4

''Sunday, November 21, 2:00 pm''

Draw 6

''Monday, November 22, 2:00 pm''

Draw 8

''Tuesday, November 23, 2:00 pm''

Draw 10

''Wednesday, November 24, 9:00 am''

Draw 12

''Wednesday, November 24, 7:00 pm''

Draw 14

''Thursday, November 25, 2:00 pm''

Draw 16

''Friday, November 26, 9:00 am''

Draw 18

''Friday, November 26, 7:00 pm''

Playoffs

Semifinal

''Saturday, November 27, 2:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, November 28, 7:00 pm''

Top 5 player percentages

''Round Robin only''

Women

Teams

Round robin standings

''Final Round Robin Standings''

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Time ( UTC−06:00).

Draw 1

''Saturday, November 20, 2:00 pm''

Draw 3

''Sunday, November 21, 9:00 am''

Draw 5

''Sunday, November 21, 7:00 pm''

Draw 7

''Monday, November 22, 7:00 pm''

Draw 9

''Tuesday, November 23, 7:00 pm''

Draw 11

''Wednesday, November 24, 2:00 pm''

Draw 13

''Thursday, November 25, 9:00 am''

Draw 15

''Thursday, November 25, 7:00 pm''

Draw 17

''Friday, November 26, 2:00 pm''

Tiebreakers

Tiebreaker 1

''Saturday, November 27, 9:00 am''

Tiebreaker 2

''Saturday, November 27, 2:00 pm''

Playoffs

Semifinal

''Saturday, November 27, 7:00 pm''

Final

''Sunday, November 28, 2:00 pm''

Top 5 player percentages

''Round Robin only''

Qualification events

Trials Direct-Entry Event

The Trials Direct-Entry Event took place from September 22 to 26, 2021 at the

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. To qualify for the event, teams had to fall under one of these three categories: * Canadian teams in the top 18 of the World Curling Team Ranking as of August 31, 2020, * Eligible teams that finished in the top 9 of the Canadian Team Ranking System in 2019–20, * Eligible teams that finished in the top 7 of the Canadian Team Ranking System in 2018–19. The teams that didn't qualify for the trials via this event had a second chance to make the trials through the Pre-Trials. For the men's tournament, there were 2 spots available in the trials for direct-entry. For the women's tournament, there were 3 spots available.

Men

=Teams

= The teams are listed as follows:

=Round robin standings

= ''Final round robin standings''

=Qualifying Round standings

= ''Final Qualifying Round standings''
''Note: one game (Flasch vs. Howard) was not played as Dunstone and McEwen had already qualified.''

Women

=Teams

= The teams are listed as follows:

=Round robin standings

= ''Final round robin standings''

=Playoff

= *Team Walker had to be beaten twice.

Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Event

The Canadian Curling Pre-Trials Direct-Entry Event was held concurrently with the Trials Direct-Entry event September 22 to 26 at the

. Eight teams of each gender competed for two berths each at the Pre-Trials in Liverpool.

Men

=Teams

= The teams are listed as follows:

=Knockout brackets

= Source:

A Event

B Event

C Event

=Playoffs

Women

=Teams

= The teams are listed as follows:

=Knockout brackets

= Source:

A Event

B Event

C Event

=Playoffs

Pre-Trials

The Home Hardware Pre-Trials will be held October 26 to 31 at the

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Men

=Teams

= The teams are listed as follows:

=Round robin standings

= ''Final round robin standings''

=Playoffs

Women

=Teams

= The teams are listed as follows:

=Round robin standings

= ''Final round robin standings''

=Playoffs

Notes

References

External links

Curling Canada - 2021 Trials Process Announced
Curling Canada. Retrieved Feb 5, 2021 {{2021–22 curling season 2021 in Canadian curling 2021 in Saskatchewan Curling in Saskatoon Canadian Olympic Curling Trials Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics Qualification for the 2022 Winter Olympics

Canadian Olympic Curling Trials The Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, marketed from 2009 through 2017 as the Roar of the Rings, are a quadrennial tournament held by Curling Canada that determines the Canadian men's and women's representatives for curling at the Winter Olympics. The ...