 British Columbia's Taylor Reese-Hansen is on a roll at the Autumn Gold Curling Classic in Okotoks, Alberta, earning their spot in the A-qualifier game. By Connor Simms, #41 World-Ranked Taylor Reese-Hansen with Megan McGillivray at third, Kim Bonneau and Julianna Mackenzie on the front end, looking to gain some much-needed momentum this weekend in October. This is their third event of the 2025-2026 season. They missed the playoffs at the Saville Shootout, then the following weekend, they finished in the quarterfinals at the Saville Grand Prix. After a few weeks off, they are in Okotoks, Alberta, at the Autumn Gold Classic this weekend. This is a 28-team event with the triple knockout format. The prize purse for this event is $45,000. In their opening game, they defeated Alberta's Selena Sturmay (#38) 6-3. They then took on Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni (#2), beating them 7-2. This led to a match against Rebecca Morrison (#15) in their third game. Reese-Hansen won the opening draw to the button for the hammer. Reese-Hansen scored 1 in the first end, then forced Morrison to a single in the second. Morrison added a steal in the third, then forced Reese-Hansen to a single in the fourth. Morrison added steals in the fifth and sixth ends. Morrison scored 2 in the seventh end, Reese-Hansen responded with 2 in the eighth, winning 6-4. That would be their third win against teams ranked higher than them in the world rankings. A young team from Canada that won the U25 Nextgen Classic last season looks to boost the world rankings with a playoff appearance this weekend. In their next game, they will face Home province rival Corryn brown (#22) for a spot in the playoffs. The loser will have two more chances to qualify. Watch two sheets live on the CurlingZone YouTube page. Also, visit the CurlingZOne website to view the linescores. |
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