By Canadian Press

Canada’s Homan wraps up round robin with wins, falls short of bye at curling worlds

Mar 21, 2025 | 8:25 AM

UIJEONGBU-SI — Canada’s Rachel Homan closed out her round-robin schedule with a pair of wins at the LGT World Women’s Curling Championship in South Korea.

Homan and her top-ranked Ottawa-based rink of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes beat Italy 9-2 and China 7-5 on Friday.

Canada finished tied for second with host Korea in the 13-team standings at 10-2, behind Switzerland at 11-1.

Korea, however, earned the second semifinal bye for winning its head-to-head matchup against Canada.

The defending champion Canadians will take on Scotland’s Sophie Jackson (7-5) on Saturday for a spot in the semifinal.

The winner will meet Korea.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 21, 2025.

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