Canadian Olympic Curling Trials qualifying
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Here's how qualifying for Canada's Olympic Curling Trials breaks down for four-person curling as well as mixed doubles.
2025 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Brad Gushue Canada
- Nov. 22-Nov. 30, 2025 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- Eight men's and eight women's team will qualify for the event.
- Round robin format with the top three teams reaching the playoffs. First-place team goes straight to the final while the second and third-place teams play in the semifinal.
- Final will feature a best-of-three series.
- Winning teams will represent Canada in four-person curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy from Feb. 6-22, 2026.
Here's how to qualify
2025 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
| Qualifying Event/Ranking | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts/Montana's Brier champions | Rachel Homan | Brad Gushue |
| Leading team in the 2023-24 CTRS standings | Brad Jacobs | Chelsea Carey |
| 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts/Montana's Brier champions | - | - |
| Combined two-year (2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons) CTRS standings | - | - |
| Combined two-year (2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons) CTRS standings | - | - |
| Combined two-year (2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons) CTRS standings | - | - |
| Leading team in the 2024-25 CTRS standings | - | - |
| Pre-Trials winner | - | - |
Note: Pre-Trials will be played Oct. 21-26, 2025, at the Andrew H. McCain Arena in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. For more information on the qualifying process, visit Curling Canada.
2024-25 Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials
- Dec. 30, 2024-Jan. 4, 2025, at Queens Place Emera Centre in Liverpool, Nova Scotia.
- 16 mixed doubles teams will qualify for the event.
- The Trials will consist of two pools of eight competing in a single round robin with the top three teams from each pool earning playoff berths.
- Winning teams will represent Canada in mixed-doubles curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy from Feb. 6-22, 2026.
Here's how to qualify
2024-2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials
| Qualifying Event/Ranking | Team |
|---|---|
| Teams 1-3 (2024 CMDCC Gold, Silver and Bronze Medallists) | Gold - Kadriana and Colton Lott Silver - Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres Bronze - Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant |
| Teams 4-5 (Next highest-ranked teams not already qualified on the 2023-2024 season ending CMDR) | Nancy Martin and Steve Laycock Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing |
| Teams 6-8 (Canadian MD Tour Event Winners in Fall of 2024) | Event 1 - Brittany Tran and Rylan Kleiter Event 2 - Event 3 - |
| Teams 9-16 (Next highest-ranked teams not already qualified on the CMDR as of December 9, 2024) | - |
For more information on the qualifying process, visit Curling Canada.