One of Canada’s favorite pastimes got its close-up ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The Canadian Olympic curling trials began on Saturday, Nov. 22, with eight men’s and eight women’s teams battling for the chance to represent their country in Northeast Italy.
Team Canada’s Olympic trials have often provided a window into the fight for medal positions come Olympic season. The Canadians have 12 curling medals to their name, the most in Olympic history. Six of those are gold, two more than their closest rival, Sweden.
Canada fell short of an Olympic title in 2022, settling for bronze in the men’s competition and a fifth-place finish in the women’s competition. That may inspire some strong performances from the Canadian faithful, including Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols and Brett Gallant — all members of Team Canada’s men’s Olympic curling team in 2022.
AllSportsPeople tracked updates and results from Team Canada’s Olympic curling trials. Here's who clinched a spot on the final Olympic roster at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.
STREAM: Watch the Canada Olympic curling trials on TSN
Who is representing Canada curling at Olympics?
Rachel Homan and her team will be representing Canada at the 2026 Olympics after sweeping Team Christina Black (5-4, 12-3) in the Women's Final of the Canadian curling trials. For Homan, it will be her third straight Olympics after also representing Canada in the women’s team event in 2018, and pairing with John Morris in mixed doubles in 2022.
As for the Men's Final at the Canadian curling trials, Brad Jacobs' team beat out Matt Dunstone's team (9-8, 6-5) and will represent Canada at the Milan Cortina Olympics in February.
What channel is Canada Olympic curling trials on?
- TV channels: TSN
- Live stream: TSN Website or app
The Canadian Olympic curling trials will air live on TSN and can be streamed on the TSN website or app.
Canada Olympic curling trials schedule
- Dates: Saturday, Nov. 22 - Sunday, Nov. 30
The Canadian Olympic curling trials will run from Saturday, Nov. 22, through Sunday, Nov. 30, if necessary. Games will be played at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Canada.
Draw schedule:
| Date | Event | Time (AST) | TV/Live stream |
| Nov. 22 | Draw 1 (4 games) | 2 p.m. | TSN |
| Draw 2 (4 games) | 7 p.m. | TSN | |
| Nov. 23 | Draw 3 (4 games) | 9 a.m. | TSN |
| Draw 4 (4 games) | 2 p.m. | TSN | |
| Draw 5 (4 games) | 7 p.m. | TSN | |
| Nov. 24 | Draw 6 (4 games) | 9 a.m. | TSN |
| Draw 7 (4 games) | 2 p.m. | TSN | |
| Draw 8 (4 games) | 7 p.m. | TSN | |
| Nov. 25 | Draw 9 (4 games) | 9 a.m. | TSN |
| Draw 10 (4 games) | 2 p.m. | TSN | |
| Draw 11 (4 games) | 7 p.m. | TSN | |
| Nov. 26 | Draw 12 (4 games) | 9 a.m. | TSN |
| Draw 13 (4 games) | 2 p.m. | TSN | |
| Draw 14 (4 games) | 7 p.m. | TSN |
Playoff schedule:
| Date | Event | Time (AST) | TV/Live stream |
| Nov. 27 | Women's semifinal - 2nd place vs. 3rd place | 1 p.m. | TSN |
| Men's semifinal - 2nd place vs. 3rd place | 7 p.m. | TSN | |
| Nov. 28 | Women's final - Game 1 - 1st place vs. Winner of semifinal | 1 p.m. | TSN |
| Men's final - Game 1 - 1st place vs. Winner of semifinal | 7:30 p.m. | TSN | |
| Nov. 29 | Women's final - Game 2 - 1st place vs. Winner of semifinal | 1 p.m. | TSN |
| Men's final - Game 2 - 1st place vs. Winner of semifinal | 7 p.m. | TSN | |
| Nov. 30 | Women's final - Game 3 (If necessary) - 1st place vs. Winner of semifinal | 1 p.m. | TSN |
| Men's final - Game 3 (If necessary) - 1st place vs. Winner of semifinal | 7 p.m. | TSN |
Here's a look at the draw schedule for Team Canada's Olympic curling trials, as well as the teams competing in the draws.
Draw 1 (Saturday, Nov. 22, 2 p.m. AST)
Women:
- Skrlik def. Sturmay, 8-2
- Lawes def. Brown, 10-4
- Homan def. Cameron, 16-5
- Einarson def. Black, 12-5
Draw 2 (Saturday, Nov. 22, 7 p.m. AST)
Men:
- McEwen def. McDonald, 6-5
- Dunstone def. Epping, 11-3
- Koe def. Jacobs, 6-5
- Gushue def. Kleiter, 11-3
Draw 3 (Sunday, Nov. 23, 9 a.m. AST)
Women:
- Homan def. Black, 8-2
- Einarson def. Cameron, 6-5
- Brown def. Skrlik, 7-6
- Lawes def. Sturmay, 8-7
Draw 4 (Sunday, Nov. 23, 2 p.m. AST)
Men:
- Jacobs def. Kleitter, 6-4
- Gushue def. Koe, 5-3
- Epping def. McEwen, 9-5
- Dunstone def. McDonald, 8-4
Draw 5 (Sunday, Nov. 23, 7 p.m. AST)
Women:
- Einarson def. Brown, 9-1
- Black def. Lawes, 7-3
- Sturmay def. Cameron, 12-5
- Skrlik def. Homan, 8-7
Draw 6 (Monday, Nov. 24, 9 a.m. AST)
Men:
- Gushue def. Epping 5-3
- Dunstone def. Kleiter 7-3
- Koe def. McDonald 8-7
- Jacobs def. McEwen 6-3
Draw 7 (Monday, Nov. 24, 2 p.m. AST)
Women:
- Skrlik def. Cameron, 7-6
- Homan def. Sturmay, 12-5
- Einarson def. Lawes, 6-4
- Black def. Brown, 9-4
Draw 8 (Monday, Nov. 24, 7 p.m. AST)
Men:
- McEwen def. Koe, 9-1
- Jacobs def. McDonald, 6-3
- Dunstone def. Gushue, 9-7
- Kleiter def. Epping, 10-7
Draw 9 (Tuesday, Nov. 25, 9 a.m. AST)
Women:
- Einarson def. Sturmay, 9-7
- Black def. Skylik, 6-5
- Homan def. Brown, 10-3
- Lawes def. Cameron, 5-3
Draw 10 (Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2 p.m. AST)
Men:
- Gushue def. McDonald, 8-6
- McEwen def. Kleiter, 9-7
- Jacobs def. Epping, 6-4
- Koe def. Dunstone, 5-4
Draw 11 (Tuesday, Nov. 25, 7 p.m. AST)
Women:
- Homan def. Lawes, 8-7
- Cameron def. Brown, 8-3
- Sturmay def. Black, 9-7
- Einarson def. Skrlik, 6-5
Draw 12 (Wednesday, Nov. 26, 9 a.m. AST)
Men:
- Jacobs def. Dunstone, 6-2
- Epping def. Koe, 8-4
- McDonald def. Kleiter, 7-6
- McEwen def. Gushue, 9-7
Draw 13 (Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2 p.m. AST)
Women:
- Black def. Cameron, 10-6
- Homan def. Einarson, 7-6
- Lawes def. Skrlik, 9-6
- Sturmay def. Brown, 9-4
Draw 14 (Wednesday, Nov. 26, 7 p.m. AST)
Men:
- Kleiter def. Koe, 8-3
- Jacobs def. Gushue, 6-3
- McEwen def. Dunstone, 9-5
- Epping def. McDonald, 8-6
Women's Semifinals (Thursday, Nov. 27, 1 p.m. AST)
- Black def. Einarson, 6-3
Men's Semifinals (Thursday, Nov. 27, 7 p.m. AST)
- McEwen def. Dunstone, 9-5
Women's Finals (Friday, Nov. 28 - Sunday, Nov. 30)
- Homan def. Black, 5-4
- Homan def. Black, 12-3
Men's Finals (Friday, Nov. 28 - Sunday, Nov. 30)
- Jacobs def. Dunstone, 9-8
- Jacobs def. Dunstone, 6-5
Men's teams
- Team Dunstone: Matt Dunstone, Colton Lott, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden, Adam Kingsbury
- Team Epping: John Epping, Jacob Horgan, Tanner Horgan, Ian McMillan, Patrick Jansse
- Team Gushue: Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brendan Bottcher, Geoff Walker, Adam Casey
- Team Jacobs: Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, Ben Hebert, Michael Caione
- Team Kleiter: Rylan Kleiter, Joshua Mattern, Matthew Hall, Trevor Johnson, Alex Horval
- Team Koe: Kevin Koe, Aaron Sluchinski, Tyler Tardi, Karrick Martin
- Team McDonald: Jordan McDonald, Jacques, Gauthier, Elias Huminicki, Cameron Olafson
- Team McEwen: Mike McEwen, Colton, Flasch, Kevin Marsh, Daniel Marsh, Brent Laing
Women's teams
- Team Black: Christina Black, Jillian Brothers, Jennifer Baxter, Karlee Everist, Marlee Powers
- Team Brown: Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Sarah Koltun, Samantha Fisher, Tracey Bilsky
- Team Cameron: Kate Cameron, Briane Harris, Taylor McDonald, Mackenzie Elias
- Team Einarson: Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Karlee Burgess, Krysten Karwacki
- T eam Homan: Rachel Homan, Tracy Fluery, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, Rachelle Brown
- Team Lawes: Kaitlyn Lawes, Selena Njegovan, Jocelyn Peterman, Kristin Gordon
- Team Skrlik: Kayla Skrlik, Margot Flemming, Ashton Skrlik, Geri Lynn Ramsay, Crystal Rumberg
- Team Sturmay: Selena Sturmay, Danielle Schmiemann, Dezaray Hawes, Paige Papley