The 2025 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials (branded as the 2025 Montana's Canadian Curling Trials for sponsorship reasons) were held from November 22 to 29 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winners of the men's and women's events represented Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Changes to competition format For the first time since 2013, the Olympic Trials returned to an eight-team format with teams qualifying either through national championship berths or CTRS standings. The final spot in both fields was decided by the pre-trials event held in October. In April 2023, it was announced that the tournament finals will introduce a best-of-three format.
Qualification process
Men Qualification method Qualifying team Scenario if team has already qualified Winner of the 2024 Montana's Brier Brad Gushue None (first qualifier) CTRS Leader for 2023–24 Brad Jacobs Next team on the 2023–24 CTRS not already qualified Winner of the 2025 Montana's Brier Matt Dunstone Next team on the 2024–25 CTRS not already qualified CTRS Leader for 2023–25 (two-year total) Mike McEwen Next team on the 2023–25 CTRS not already qualified CTRS Leader for 2023–25 (two-year total) Kevin Koe Next team on the 2023–25 CTRS not already qualified CTRS Leader for 2023–25 (two-year total) Rylan Kleiter Next team on the 2023–25 CTRS not already qualified CTRS Leader for 2024–25 John Epping Next team on the 2024–25 CTRS not already qualified Pre-Trials Winner Jordon McDonald (None)
Women Qualification method Qualifying team Scenario if team has already qualified Winner of the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Rachel Homan None (first qualifier) CTRS Leader for 2023–24 Kerri Einarson Next team on the 2023–24 CTRS not already qualified Winner of the 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Kayla Skrlik Next team on the 2024–25 CTRS not already qualified CTRS Leader for 2023–25 (two-year total) Kaitlyn Lawes Next team on the 2023–25 CTRS not already qualified CTRS Leader for 2023–25 (two-year total) Kate Cameron Next team on the 2023–25 CTRS not already qualified CTRS Leader for 2023–25 (two-year total) Christina Black Next team on the 2023–25 CTRS not already qualified CTRS Leader for 2024–25 Corryn Brown Next team on the 2024–25 CTRS not already qualified Pre-Trials Winner Selena Sturmay (None)
Men
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club Matt Dunstone Colton Lott E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Granite CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba John Epping Jacob Horgan Tanner Horgan Ian McMillan Pat Janssen Northern Credit Union CC, Sudbury, Ontario Brad Gushue Mark Nichols Brendan Bottcher Geoff Walker Adam Casey St. John's CC, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Jacobs Marc Kennedy Brett Gallant Ben Hebert Mike Caione The Glencoe Club, Calgary, Alberta Rylan Kleiter Joshua Mattern Matthew Hall Trevor Johnson Nutana CC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Kevin Koe Tyler Tardi Aaron Sluchinski Karrick Martin Mike Libbus The Glencoe Club, Calgary, Alberta Jordon McDonald Jacques Gauthier Elias Huminicki Cameron Olafson Rob Gordon Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Mike McEwen Colton Flasch Kevin Marsh Dan Marsh Brent Laing Nutana CC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings. KeyTeams to Playoffs Team Brad Jacobs 6 1 – 41 25 27 19 11 6 89% 13.93 Mike McEwen 5 2 – 50 46 30 28 6 4 86% 21.02 Matt Dunstone 4 3 1–0 41 37 27 24 12 6 89% 26.29 Brad Gushue 4 3 0–1 46 41 31 29 6 3 89% 19.67 John Epping 3 4 1–0 42 42 26 30 5 1 91% 16.35 Kevin Koe 3 4 0–1 36 46 24 28 3 3 84% 56.04 Rylan Kleiter 2 5 – 43 50 27 30 5 2 86% 54.74 Jordon McDonald 1 6 – 38 50 28 31 4 2 84% 28.79
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Team DUN EPP GUS JAC KLE KOE MCD MCE Record 3 Matt Dunstone 4–3 6 John Epping 3–4 4 Brad Gushue 4–3 1 Brad Jacobs 6–1 8 Rylan Kleiter 2–5 5 Kevin Koe 3–4 7 Jordon McDonald 1–6 2 Mike McEwen 5–2
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00).
Draw 2 Saturday, November 22, 7:00 pm
Draw 4 Sunday, November 23, 2:00 pm
Draw 6 Monday, November 24, 9:00 am
Draw 8 Monday, November 24, 7:00 pm
Draw 10 Tuesday, November 25, 2:00 pm
Draw 12 Wednesday, November 26, 9:00 am
Draw 14 Wednesday, November 26, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
Semifinal Thursday, November 27, 7:00 pm
Finals
Game 1 Friday, November 28, 7:00 pm
Game 2 Saturday, November 29, 7:00 pm
Top 5 player percentages After Round Robin Leads % Ian McMillan 96 Ryan Harnden 95 Karrick Martin 91 Ben Hebert 91 Cameron Olafson 91 Geoff Walker 91 Seconds % Tanner Horgan 91 Brendan Bottcher 88 Kevin Marsh 87 E. J. Harnden 86 Joshua Mattern 85 Thirds % Colton Lott 92 Marc Kennedy 91 Jacob Horgan 90 Mark Nichols 90 Jacques Gauthier 85 Skips % Brad Jacobs 91 Brad Gushue 89 John Epping 85 Rylan Kleiter 84 Mike McEwen 84
Women
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club Christina Black Jill Brothers Jenn Baxter Karlee Everist Marlee Powers Halifax CC, Halifax, Nova Scotia Corryn Brown Erin Pincott Sarah Koltun Samantha Fisher Tracey Bilsky Kamloops CC, Kamloops, British Columbia Kate Cameron Briane Harris Taylor McDonald Mackenzie Elias St. Adolphe CC, St. Adolphe, Manitoba Kerri Einarson Val Sweeting Shannon Birchard Karlee Burgess Krysten Karwacki Gimli CC, Gimli, Manitoba Rachel Homan Tracy Fleury Emma Miskew Sarah Wilkes Rachelle Brown Ottawa CC, Ottawa, Ontario Kaitlyn Lawes Selena Njegovan (skip) Jocelyn Peterman Kristin Gordon Laura Walker Heather CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Kayla Skrlik Margot Flemming Ashton Skrlik Geri-Lynn Ramsay Crystal Rumberg Garrison CC, Calgary, Alberta Selena Sturmay Danielle Schmiemann Dezaray Hawes Paige Papley Saville Community SC, Edmonton, Alberta
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Team Rachel Homan 6 1 1–0 68 36 34 24 4 14 90% 25.38 Kerri Einarson 6 1 0–1 54 34 32 24 7 13 85% 22.19 Christina Black 4 3 1–1 46 47 28 28 3 7 80% 34.77 Selena Sturmay 4 3 1–1 57 47 34 29 1 10 83% 38.56 Kaitlyn Lawes 4 3 1–1 43 41 29 28 3 7 81% 42.31 Kayla Skrlik 2 5 – 39 49 23 28 4 5 79% 24.11 Kate Cameron 1 6 1–0 38 59 27 29 7 8 78% 35.58 Corryn Brown 1 6 0–1 26 58 20 36 2 3 80% 35.95
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Team BLA BRO CAM EIN HOM LAW SKR STU Record 3 Christina Black 4–3 8 Corryn Brown 1–6 7 Kate Cameron 1–6 2 Kerri Einarson 6–1 1 Rachel Homan 6–1 5 Kaitlyn Lawes 4–3 6 Kayla Skrlik 2–5 4 Selena Sturmay 4–3
Round robin results All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00).
Draw 1 Saturday, November 22, 2:00 pm
Draw 3 Sunday, November 23, 9:00 am
Draw 5 Sunday, November 23, 7:00 pm
Draw 7 Monday, November 24, 2:00 pm
Draw 9 Tuesday, November 25, 9:00 am
Draw 11 Tuesday, November 25, 7:00 pm
Draw 13 Wednesday, November 26, 2:00 pm
Playoffs
Semifinal Thursday, November 27, 1:00 pm
Finals
Game 1 Friday, November 28, 1:00 pm
Game 2 Saturday, November 29, 1:00 pm
Top 5 player percentages After Round Robin Leads % Sarah Wilkes 93 Samantha Fisher 91 Karlee Burgess 90 Kristin Gordon 87 Paige Papley 86 Seconds % Emma Miskew 92 Dezaray Hawes 84 Shannon Birchard 82 Ashton Skrlik 81 Sarah Koltun 80 Thirds % Tracy Fleury 90 Val Sweeting 87 Danielle Schmiemann 83 Selena Njegovan 82 Erin Pincott 81 Skips % Rachel Homan 86 Kerri Einarson 82 Selena Sturmay 80 Christina Black 76 Kate Cameron 75
Pre-Trials
The Home Hardware Pre-Trials were held from October 20 to 26 at the Andrew H. McCain Arena in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Men
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club Braden Calvert Corey Chambers Kyle Kurz Brendan Bilawka Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Scott Howard Mat Camm Jason Camm Scott Chadwick Navan CC, Navan, Ontario Mark Kean Brady Lumley Matthew Garner Spencer Dunlop Connor Lawes Woodstock CC, Woodstock, Ontario Jayden King Dylan Niepage Owen Henry Victor Pietrangelo London CC, London, Ontario Jordon McDonald Jacques Gauthier Elias Huminicki Cameron Olafson Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Félix Asselin (Fourth) Jean-Michel Ménard (Skip) Martin Crête Jean-François Trépanier Glenmore CC, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec Sam Mooibroek Ryan Wiebe Scott Mitchell Nathan Steele Wyatt Small Whitby CC, Whitby, Ontario Owen Purcell Luke Saunders Gavin Lydiate Ryan Abraham Halifax CC, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Team Braden Calvert 5 2 1–0 50 41 29 27 5 6 86% 261.0 Jordon McDonald 5 2 0–1 54 45 32 27 2 9 87% 450.3 Scott Howard 4 3 2–0 46 37 27 26 4 7 82% 154.5 Jayden King 4 3 1–1 53 54 30 29 3 10 84% 319.6 Jean-Michel Ménard 4 3 0–2 48 42 29 26 8 2 88% 202.1 Sam Mooibroek 3 4 1–0 47 49 31 28 3 7 81% 451.6 Owen Purcell 3 4 0–1 42 57 25 32 9 1 81% 316.0 Mark Kean 0 7 – 40 55 27 35 3 4 80% 449.7
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Team CAL HOW KEA KIN MCD MEN MOO PUR Record 1 Braden Calvert 5–2 3 Scott Howard 4–3 8 Mark Kean 0–7 4 Jayden King 4–3 2 Jordon McDonald 5–2 5 Jean-Michel Ménard 4–3 6 Sam Mooibroek 3–4 7 Owen Purcell 3–4
Playoffs
Semifinal Friday, October 24, 9:00 am
Finals
Game 1 Friday, October 24, 7:00 pm
Game 2 Saturday, October 25, 2:00 pm
Game 3 Sunday, October 26, 11:00 am
Women
Teams Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Club Danielle Inglis Kira Brunton Calissa Daly Cassandra de Groot Kim Tuck Ottawa Hunt & GC, Ottawa, Ontario Kayla MacMillan Brittany Tran Lindsay Dubue Sarah Loken Lauren Lenentine Victoria CC, Victoria, British Columbia Nancy Martin Chaelynn Kitz Kadriana Lott Christie Gamble Nutana CC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Beth Peterson Kelsey Calvert Katherine Remillard Melissa Gordon-Kurz Assiniboine Memorial CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Myla Plett Alyssa Nedohin Chloe Fediuk Allie Iskiw Abby Whitbread Saville Community SC, Edmonton, Alberta Krista Scharf Kendra Lilly Ashley Sippala Sarah Potts Fort William CC, Thunder Bay, Ontario Selena Sturmay Danielle Schmiemann Dezaray Hawes Paige Papley Saville Community SC, Edmonton, Alberta Ashley Thevenot Stephanie Schmidt Taylor Stremick Kaylin Skinner Susan O'Connor Nutana CC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Round robin standings Final Round Robin Standings KeyTeams to Playoffs Team Selena Sturmay 5 2 1–0 56 38 35 27 0 12 85% 553.6 Kayla MacMillan 5 2 0–1 43 36 28 24 10 6 84% 366.3 Ashley Thevenot 4 3 1–0 40 47 27 28 5 9 78% 506.9 Danielle Inglis 4 3 0–1 55 52 33 32 2 11 79% 500.8 Myla Plett 3 4 1–0 48 49 31 29 1 9 79% 325.0 Krista Scharf 3 4 0–1 35 47 26 32 3 7 78% 502.0 Nancy Martin 2 5 1–0 45 51 27 33 3 6 78% 408.7 Beth Peterson 2 5 0–1 45 47 29 31 2 10 80% 337.5
+ Round Robin Summary Table Pos. Team ING MAC MAR PET PLE SCH STU THE Record 4 Danielle Inglis 4–3 2 Kayla MacMillan 5–2 7 Nancy Martin 2–5 8 Beth Peterson 2–5 5 Myla Plett 3–4 6 Krista Scharf 3–4 1 Selena Sturmay 5–2 3 Ashley Thevenot 4–3
Playoffs
Semifinal Friday, October 24, 2:00 pm
Finals
Game 1 Saturday, October 25, 9:00 am
Game 2 Saturday, October 25, 7:00 pm
Game 3 Sunday, October 26, 4:00 pm
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