OTTAWA — Hometown curling hero Rachel Homan walked down the tunnel Friday, past the blue curtains and out onto the ice for the first time in preparation for the Canadian Olympic curling trials. It's a week of curling many regard as being the most competitive bonspiel in Canada once every four years. It was 12 years ago, as a 25-year-old, he played in his first Olympic trials, flying under the radar before he burst onto the national curling scene by winning the trials and Olympic gold in Italy. Gushue says the curling trials are pressure-packed to begin with. Jacobs and 17 other teams begin their 2018 Olympic pursuit now.

Source: CBC News December 02, 2017 15:54 UTC