​Canada's first Olympic mixed doubles curling team will be decided in January and fans from coast to coast can see the winner declared on CBC Sports. The first Canad Inns Canadian mixed doubles trials are scheduled for Jan. 2-7 at Stride Place in Portage la Prairie, Man., CBC Sports and Curling Canada announced Thursday. "We're excited to see this new Olympic discipline get exposure like this on Canada's Olympic Network," said Katherine Henderson, Chief Executive Officer of Curling Canada. CBC Sports, which recently announced its plans for the online streaming of five other Curling Canada championships, will be giving many fans their first exposure to mixed doubles curling, which was accepted as an Olympic medal sport by the International Olympic Committee in June 2015. "As Canada's Olympic Network, we share the stories of Canadian high-performance athletes on their journey to the Olympic Games and events like this add to our storytelling opportunities."

Source: CBC News November 02, 2017 16:52 UTC