For the first time in history, the BKT Tires World Women’s Curling Championship will be played in Nova Scotia.
Let’s take a closer look at the main storylines and the top contenders for this year’s World Women’s Curling Championship.Ottawa’s Team Homan – featuring skip Rachel Homan, third Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew and lead Sarah Wilkes – has been the best team in the world so far in 2023-24. With Homan – and long-time teammate Miskew – winning their fourth career Hearts title this year, the 34-year-old mother of three will represent Canada at the world championship for the first time since 2017 when she posted a perfect 13-0 record to win gold.Homan and Miskew also won silver in 2013 in Saint John, N.B., and a bronze medal at the 2013 women’s worlds in Riga, Latvia.
Coming into Sydney, Tirinzoni’s teams have won an incredible 36 straight games at the World Women’s Curling Championship dating back to the Calgary bubble in 2021. That streak includes 14-0 runs at the past two championships. They have a tough opener to start this year’s tournament, taking on South Korea’s Team Eunji Gim, ranked third in the world.Eunji Gim will make her fifth career appearance at the World Women’s Curling Championship for the South Koreans, but first since 2016.
Team Hasselborg settled for silver in back-to-back years in 2018 and 2019 after striking gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics. They own a 50-36 record, highlighted by four final appearances and one win, but also a stretch where they lost 10 games in a row, including going 4-14 over four events.
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