For Team Canada skip Kerri Einarson, competing at the World WomenB次元官网网址檚 Championship in Prince George is about more than the results on the ice. SheB次元官网网址檚 enjoying playing in front of friends, family and fans on the biggest stage.
EinarsonB次元官网网址檚 team, including lead Briane Meilleur, second Shannon Birchard and third Val Sweeting, were set to represent Canada at the worldB次元官网网址檚 in Prince George in 2020, before COVID-19 sent the entire globe, including curling, into a tailspin.
What followed was two years of uncertainty and playing in empty arenas, without friends and family to cheer them on.
While organizing tournaments has been anything but easy, EinarsonB次元官网网址檚 results on the ice have been impeccable through the pandemic. SheB次元官网网址檚 won three consecutive Canadian championships and won the Canadian mixed championship in 2021.
After getting the rug pulled out from under her in 2020, sheB次元官网网址檚 grateful to be back in Prince George.
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Along with a partisan crowd of Canadian fans at the CN Centre, EinarsonB次元官网网址檚 family has made the trip from Gimli, Man. to B.C., including her twin daughters.
During a game against the United States on Thursday, March 24, one of her two eight-year-old daughters eagerly yelled B次元官网网址渕om could block them,B次元官网网址� calling for a centreline guard.
Einarson despite being on the other end of the arena, agreed with her daughter, and blocked the centreline, leading to a steal of one for the Canadians, who would go onto win the match, and improve to 7-2 in the round robin.
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Wearing the maple leaf is a special experience for Einarson, especially the 2022 jersey. The design incorporates an eagle feather.
Einarson is Metis, and won the Tom Longboat Award in 2021, awarded to CanadaB次元官网网址檚 top Indigenous male and female athlete.
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B次元官网网址淎s soon as I saw (the jerseys) for the Olympics, I was like B次元官网网址榦h, I want those so bad,B次元官网网址� so when I heard they were going to be our worldB次元官网网址檚 uniforms, I was pretty pumped.B次元官网网址�
Later that night, Canada would fall to 7-3 after losing to Korea in an extra end. Canada will play Germany and Czechia on Friday, March 25 as their final round robin games.
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