The finals are Sunday - women's at noon ET, men's at 8 p.m. The semifinals are Saturday - women's at 3 p.m. Defending champ Kevin Koe (5-2) has the inside track on the final playoff spot. Gushue beat Jacobs head to head, so if he defeats Mike McEwen tonight he goes straight to the final. ET) tied at 6-1 and both guaranteed to advance to the playoffs. On the men's side, Brad Gushue and Brad Jacobs are battling for the automatic berth in the final, as expected. Check the live scoreboard here and follow CBC Sports curling reporter Devin Heroux on Twitter for updates. Defending champion Rachel Homan won't be involved. If Einarson blows this, it gets complicated - there could be as many as four teams tied at 4-4, triggering a Saturday-morning tiebreaker. ET (tough timing for us), and reigning Scotties champ Kerri Einarson (4-3) can clinch the final playoff spot with a win over last-place Kelsey Rocque. She'll face the winner of Saturday's semifinal between Jennifer Jones (5-2) and whoever emerges from the final round-robin draw. Tracy Fleury (7-0) has clinched first place in the women's standings and a direct ticket to Sunday's final. Today is the last day of round-robin play at the trials in Saskatoon, and we already know a few things. Here are the key things happening this weekend:Ĭanada's Olympic men's and women's curling teams will be decided. Ten weeks from the official opening of the Beijing Games, the winter Olympic sports season has really hit its stride. Olympic spots are up for grabs this weekend Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here. This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter.
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