The Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, marketed from 2009 through 2017 as the Roar of the Rings, are a quadrennial tournament held by Curling Canada that determines the Canadian men's and women's representatives for curling at the Winter Olympics. The system of qualification for the Curling Trials varies for each event, and can be quite complicated. One main reason for an Olympic qualifying event apart from the national championships (The Brier and the Scotties) is that provincial residency rules do not apply to the Olympic team. Curling was added to the Olympic programme in 1998, and a Canadian Olympic Trials have been held the year prior since 1997.

There were also Olympic Trials held in 1987 for the curling demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics. The 1987 Trials were known as the Labatt National Curling Trials and were held April 19–25, 1987 in Calgary, the same site of the 1988 Winter Olympics. Linda Moore would skip the women's winning team and Ed Lukowich skipped the men's winner.

There were no trials for the 1992 Winter Olympics curling demonstration event. The winner of the 1991 Scott Tournament of Hearts (Julie Sutton) and the 1991 Labatt Brier (Kevin Martin) got to represent Canada at the event.

Men's champions

Trials Winning team Runners up Location Placing at Olympics
1987 Alberta Ed Lukowich, John Ferguson, Neil Houston, Brent Syme, Wayne Hart Alberta Pat Ryan, Randy Ferbey, Don Walchuk, Don McKenzie[1] Calgary, Alberta 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
1997 Ontario Mike Harris, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, George Karrys, Paul Savage Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Rudy Ramcharan, Don Bartlett Brandon, Manitoba 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
2001 Alberta Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett, Ken Tralnberg Manitoba Kerry Burtnyk, Jeff Ryan, Rob Meakin, Keith Fenton, Andy Hick Regina, Saskatchewan 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
2005 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Russ Howard, Jamie Korab, Mike Adam Manitoba Jeff Stoughton, Jon Mead, Garry Van Den Berghe, Steve Gould, Don Harvey Halifax, Nova Scotia 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
2009 Alberta Kevin Martin, John Morris, Marc Kennedy, Ben Hebert, Adam Enright Ontario Glenn Howard, Richard Hart, Brent Laing, Craig Savill, Steve Bice Edmonton, Alberta 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
2013 Ontario Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden, Caleb Flaxey British Columbia John Morris, Jim Cotter, Tyrel Griffith, Rick Sawatsky, Jason Gunnlaugson Winnipeg, Manitoba 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
2017 Alberta Kevin Koe, Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing, Ben Hebert, Scott Pfeifer Manitoba Mike McEwen, B. J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld Ottawa, Ontario Fourth
2021 Newfoundland and Labrador Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant, Geoff Walker, Jeff Thomas[a] Ontario Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, E. J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
2025 Halifax, Nova Scotia

Women's champions

Trials Winning team Runners up Location Placing at Olympics
1987 British Columbia Linda Moore, Lindsay Sparkes, Debbie Jones, Penny Ryan, Patti Vande Manitoba Connie Laliberte, Janet Harvey, Corinne Peters, Janet Arnott[2] Calgary, Alberta 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
1997 Saskatchewan Sandra Schmirler, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit Alberta Shannon Kleibrink, Glenys Bakker, Shannon Nimmo, Joanne Sipka, Sally Shigehiro Brandon, Manitoba 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
2001 British Columbia Kelley Law, Julie Skinner, Georgina Wheatcroft, Diane Nelson, Cheryl Noble Saskatchewan Sherry Anderson, Kim Hodson, Sandra Mulroney, Donna Gignac, Heather Walsh Regina, Saskatchewan 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
2005 Alberta Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Glenys Bakker, Christine Keshen, Sandra Jenkins British Columbia Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons, Michelle Allen Halifax, Nova Scotia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze
2009 Alberta Cheryl Bernard, Susan O'Connor, Carolyn Darbyshire, Cori Bartel, Kristie Moore Alberta Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Bronwen Webster, Chelsey Bell, Heather Nedohin Edmonton, Alberta 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver
2013 Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen, Kirsten Wall Ontario Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong, Lori Eddy Winnipeg, Manitoba 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold
2017 Ontario Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle, Cheryl Kreviazuk[b] Alberta Chelsea Carey, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jocelyn Peterman, Laine Peters Ottawa, Ontario Sixth
2021 Manitoba Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jocelyn Peterman, Dawn McEwen, Lisa Weagle Manitoba Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish, Chelsea Carey Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Fifth
2025 Halifax, Nova Scotia

Notes

  1. ^ Marc Kennedy was the alternate for Team Gushue at the Olympics.
  2. ^ Cheryl Bernard was the alternate for Team Homan at the Olympics.

References

  1. ^ 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials Media Guide
  2. ^ 2017 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials Media Guide

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