 Jennifer Armstrong/Tyrel Griffith clinched their spot in the third and final Canadian Olympic Trials qualifier at the Rocky Mountain Curling classic. By Connor Simms, Jennifer Armstrong and Tyrel Griffith qualified for the Olympic trials in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, after winning their quarterfinal versus Emilia Gagne/Pierre-Luc Morissette (Quebec) Sunday morning at the Rocky Mountain Curling Classic in Banff, Alberta. Usually, the winner of the event would get the spot, but it was announced by Curling Canada before the start of the season: "If the winners of the tour events already earned a berth in the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Trials, the next highest ranked team from the event will earn the berth" The other three semi-final teams already qualified: Jocelyn Peterman/ Brett Gallant(Chestermere) and Kadriana Lott/Colton Lott(Winnipeg Beach), who grabbed their spots from the 2024 Canadian Nationals with top-three finishes, and Jennifer Jones/Brent Laing (Barrie), who grabbed their spot before the season from the Canadian Mixed Doubles Rankings (CMDR). This left the spot to Armstrong/Griffith. Armstrong/Griffith is the eighth team out of 16 to qualify for the Olympic Trials at the end of December. The other eight spots will be given to the teams with the best CMDR yet to qualify; this should be officially announced in the coming days. Armstrong/Griffith finished 3-2 in the 32-team qualifying round. . Armstrong/Griffith defeated Anna Munroe/Steven Leong (Edmonton) 5-4 in their opening game, then lost 7-2 against Jaelyn Cotter/Jim Cotter (Vernon). Armstrong/Griffith lost 9-4 to Julianna Mackenzie/Sterling Middleton (Vernon), and Armstrong/Griffith responded with a 6-4 win over Brett Barber/Mitch Heidt (Kerrobert). In their final qualifying round match, Armstrong/Griffith won 7-5 against Nancy Martin/Steve Laycock (Saskatoon). In their round of 12 match, they defeated Paige Papley/Evan Van Amsterdam (Edmonton) 9-8. On Sunday evening, Peterman/Gallant won the final 6-2 over Lott/Lott. |
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