Jockeying to represent Canada in team curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing escalates Wednesday in Ottawa with a pair of events designed to complete the trials and pre-trials fields this winter.

Five men91裸聊视频檚 teams are chasing two berths and five women91裸聊视频檚 foursomes will compete for three spots in November91裸聊视频檚 Tim Hortons Curling Trials in Saskatoon.

Regina91裸聊视频檚 Matt Dunstone, Saskatoon91裸聊视频檚 Colton Flasch, Glenn Howard of Penetanguishene, Ont., Winnipeg91裸聊视频檚 Jason Gunnlaugson and Mike McEwen will vie to join Edmonton91裸聊视频檚 Brendan Bottcher, Toronto91裸聊视频檚 John Epping, Brad Gushue of St. John91裸聊视频檚 N.L., and Calgary91裸聊视频檚 Kevin Koe already qualified for the men91裸聊视频檚 trials Nov. 20-28 in Saskatoon91裸聊视频檚 SaskTel Centre.

Charlottetown91裸聊视频檚 Suzanne Birt, Corryn Brown of Kamloops, B.C., Edmonton91裸聊视频檚 Kelsey Rocque and Laura Walker and Casey Scheidegger of Lethbridge, Alta., seek to join Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man., Tracy Fleury of East St. Paul, Man., Ottawa91裸聊视频檚 Rachel Homan and Winnipeg91裸聊视频檚 Jennifer Jones in Saskatoon.

The men91裸聊视频檚 and women91裸聊视频檚 champions in Saskatoon will wear the Maple Leaf in team curling in Beijing.

Another longer road to trials is entry via a pre-trials tournament Oct. 26-31 in Liverpool, N.S., which will produce the final two men91裸聊视频檚 and last two women91裸聊视频檚 entries for Saskatoon.

A parallel tournament running Wednesday to Sunday at Ottawa91裸聊视频檚 RA Centre will complete that pre-trials field.

Eight teams of each gender compete in a triple knockout draw for two men91裸聊视频檚 and women91裸聊视频檚 berths in pre-trials.

Winnipeg91裸聊视频檚 Abby Ackland, Jill Brothers of Halifax, Yellowknife91裸聊视频檚 Kerry Galusha, Saskatoon91裸聊视频檚 Ashley Howard, Ottawa91裸聊视频檚 Lauren Mann, Jessie Hunkin of North Battleford, Sask., Laurie St-Georges of Laval, Que., and Sarah Wark of Abbotsford, B.C., comprise the women91裸聊视频檚 field.

Winnipeg dominates the men91裸聊视频檚 side with Corey Chambers, Jacques Gauthier, Sean Grassie, William Lyburn, Ryan Wiebe, and JT Ryan skipping squads. Saskatoon91裸聊视频檚 Shaun Meachem and Vincent Roberge of Etchemin, Que., round out the men91裸聊视频檚 tournament.

Fans aren91裸聊视频檛 allowed into the RA Centre because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Curling Canada will stream games lives on its YouTube channel.

Curling Canada revised its qualifying criteria for both team and mixed doubles Olympic trials because the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the majority of 2020-21 events that would have determined those fields.

Seven duos have already qualified for the mixed doubles trials Dec. 28 to Jan. 2 in Portage la Prairie, Man.

Nine more will earn spots via bonspiels from September to December or by a high ranking in Curling Canada91裸聊视频檚 Canadian Mixed Doubles Rankings as of Dec. 14.

Canadian champions Einarson and Gushue, runners-up Kadriana Sahaidak and Colton Lott, Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant, Jones and Brent Laing, Nancy Martin and Tyrel Griffith and Homan and John Morris, Epping and Lisa Weagle have already gained entry into the mixed doubles trials.

Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes won gold in the Olympic debut of mixed doubles in 2018.

The Canadian Press

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