Nova Scotia is set host some of the best curlers in the world with a spots at the upcoming winter games on the line.
Halifax, Wolfville and Liverpool will all play a part in which teams represent our country at the 2026 games.
Halifax has been awarded the qualifiers for the Milan games at Scotiabank Centre.
The tournament will be held in November in 2025 and will determine the men’s and women’s (four member teams) representatives at the games.
Wolfville set to host pre-trials
The Canadian Pre-Trials, which will determine the last entrants for the big showdown in Halifax, will be held a month earlier in Wolfville.
Liverpool awarded mixed doubles pre-trials
In mixed doubles action, the curling trials for Olympics will be held in December/January 2024-2025 at Queens Place Emera Centre in Liverpool.
“These three events are among the most important of any Olympic quadrennial in Canada, and Canadian curling athletes focus intensely on them,” said Curling Canada interim chief executive officer Danny Lamoureux.
Full Details:
- The Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials will be played Dec. 30, 2024-Jan. 4, 2025, at Queens Place Emera Centre in Liverpool, N.S.
- The Canadian Pre-Trials, deciding the final qualifiers for the Canadian Curling Trials, will be played Oct. 21-26, 2025, at the Andrew H. McCain Arena in Wolfville, N.S.
- The Canadian Curling Trials to decide Canada’s men’s and women’s four-player Olympic teams will be played Nov. 22-30, 2025, at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.
Both Halifax and Liverpool have a history of hosting Curling Canada Olympic qualifying events. Halifax hosted the Trials in 2005 when Team Russ Howard (with Brad Gushue throwing last rocks) and Team Shannon Kleibrink prevailed. Both would end up on the podium at the 2006 Olympics in Italy, with Team Howard taking gold and Team Kleibrink winning bronze.
Liverpool played host to the 2021 Pre-Trials to decide the final entries into the 2021 Canadian Curling Trials in Saskatoon.
It will be the first time Curling Canada has staged an event in Wolfville.
“We are thrilled to welcome the top curlers from across the country to experience Nova Scotia’s well-known hospitality, rich culture, and love of sport,” said Premier Tim Houston. “Hosting three Olympic curling qualifiers in a single year is proof of our status as a leading destination for major sporting events and showcases our dedicated curling fans.”
