Laplante/Gibeau Reaches 2022 GOLDLINE Valleyfield Mixed Doubles Quarters

Audrey Laplante/Jasmin Gibeau (Thurso, MTL) qualified for the 2022 GOLDLINE Valleyfield Mixed Doubles playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 12-1 against Jennifer Jones/Brent Laing (Barrie, ON). of the 2022 GOLDLINE Valleyfield Mixed Doubles in , Quebec;

Laplante/Gibeau finished 2-1 in the 14-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Laplante/Gibeau lost 6-5 to Marie-Claude Comeau/Daniel Bedard (Valleyfield, QC), then responded with a 6-3 win over Leanne Fortin/Eric Fortin (Chicoutimi, QC). Laplante/Gibeau won 7-2 against Lauren Cheal/Greg Cheal (Lennoxville, QC) in their final qualifying round match.

Laplante/Gibeau earned 13.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the GOLDLINE Valleyfield Mixed Doubles, remaining in 548th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 1.5 after improving upon their best so far this season. Laplante/Gibeau ranks 18th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 30.000 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	16	11	0	0.593	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	195	178	151	9.13	7.74	1.38	5.64	4.26	1.62	1.82	0.10

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	90	106	39	1	2-1	10-1	18-6	1.18	0.43	0.34	0.31

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	105	72	112	1	1-8	3-5	13-17	0.69	1.07	0.45	0.47

An early-season slump well behind them, Kayla Skrlik's Calgary-based team is rising up the rankings and appears primed to peak at the right time.

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