Homan, Jacobs to symbolize Canada at Pan Continental Curling Championships

By Jonathan Brazeau

It’ll be a decent turnaround for Team Homan and Team Jacobs after the Tour Challenge, however they’re up for the duty.

Curling Canada introduced Tuesday that Homan and Jacobs will symbolize the nation within the Pan Continental Curling Championships, Oct. 19-26 in Virginia, Minn.

The groups will head straight to the event from the Tour Challenge, the second Grand Slam of Curling occasion of the season, operating Oct. 14-19 in Nisku Alta. Although the dates of the occasions overlap, Jacobs and Homan’s match schedules don’t, permitting them to play in each.

The Ottawa-based Team Homan — skip Rachel Homan, third Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew and lead Sarah Wilkes — ran the desk as soon as once more on the Scotties Tournament of Hearts final season and efficiently defended the gold medal on the World Women’s Curling Championship.

Homan introduced Monday that Heather Nedohin will coach the group this season.

“We don’t take these occasions to wear our national uniform lightly, and we’re already working hard to be ready to play in Minnesota in October,” Homan mentioned in a Curling Canada launch. “It’s always an honour and a privilege, and we’re very excited to be able to do it again this fall.”

The Calgary-based Team Jacobs — skip Brad Jacobs, third Marc Kennedy, second Brett Gallant and lead Ben Hebert — captured the Montana’s Brier and earned bronze on the World Men’s Curling Championship.

Homan additionally took gold in final season’s Pan Continental Curling Championships, whereas Jacobs will make his occasion debut. Team Gushue represented Canada on the boys’s facet final season and simply missed the rostrum, ending fourth.

Both Homan and Jacobs will goal to make sure it is not the one time they symbolize Canada this season, with the Olympic trials on the horizon in November.

“We know there’s a great responsibility that goes along with representing Canada in international curling events,” Jacobs added within the launch. “This is a terrific opportunity for us to not only get the job done for Canada, but also get some high-stakes games in for the lead-up to the Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials in Halifax.”

The Pan Continental Curling Championships is a qualifying occasion for the world championships. Although Canada already has a spot secured on the 2026 World Women’s Curling Championship because the host nation, Homan will look to turn into the primary on the ladies’s facet to win consecutive gold medals within the Pan Continental Curling Championships.