Lotts roll into mixed doubles semifinal
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This article was published 21/03/2024 (592 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Lotts have been here before.
Manitoba couple Colton and Kadriana Lott have moved into the semifinals of the Canadian mixed doubles curling championship for the fourth time in their career.
The duo from Winnipeg Beach blasted Nancy Martin and Steve Laycock of Saskatchewan 11-3 in six ends in a Thursday late-afternoon quarterfinal game in Fredericton, N.B.
They play Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant of Alberta on Friday at 7 a.m. CT. Meanwhile, Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres of Alberta take on Madison and Rylan Kleiter of Saskatchewan.
The championship game is set for Friday at 11 a.m. CT.
The Lotts made it to the semifinals in three previous mixed doubles nationals. They reached the finals in 2018 in Leduc, Alta., and 2021 in Calgary, settling for the silver medal both times. In 2019, they lost the semifinal and earned a bronze in Fredericton.
“Yes, four semifinals… it’s definitely an achievement,” Colton said, following the victory. “The depth in Canada is unbelievable. We have so many good players and good teams. So, it’s pretty exciting. But we haven’t reached our goal, so we have to keep the pedal down and keep going, one game at a time.”
The champions will represent Canada at the 2024 world mixed doubles championships in late April in Sweden.
In addition, the top-three finishing duos earn spots at the national mixed doubles Olympic Trials in late December 2024 in Liverpool, N.S.
The Lotts took one in the opening end and then promptly gave up a deuce to Martin and Laycock before answering with a huge score of four in the third end. They gave up a single in the fourth and then posted a three in the fifth and stole three more in six.
“They came out hot and forced us and then got a nice deuce, but we kept putting pretty on them and didn’t stop,” said Colton.
Peterman and Gallant, who partnered to win the Canadian title in 2016 and again in 2019, definitely present a challenge.
“For sure, they are very strong. They’ve been in this position before, too,” said Kadriana. “But I think we just have to keep playing our game, making those key shots… stay strong until the final end.”
— Staff
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