Manitoba rocks early in Olympic pre-trials

Posted: 3:00 AM CST Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017 Last Modified: 7:49 AM CST Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017 | Updates

Chalk up another good day for the Kerri Einarson team from East St. Paul at the 2017 Canadian Olympic curling pre-trials in Summerside, P.E.I.

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Chalk up another good day for the Kerri Einarson team from East St. Paul at the 2017 Canadian Olympic curling pre-trials in Summerside, P.E.I.

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Chalk up another good day for the Kerri Einarson team from East St. Paul at the 2017 Canadian Olympic curling pre-trials in Summerside, P.E.I.

Einarson, with Selena Kaatz at third, Liz Fyfe at second and lead Kristin MacCuish, stole three points in the first end and three more in the third en route to a 9-4 triumph over Winnipeg’s Darcy Robertson on Tuesday. Einarson (2-0) is the only unbeaten foursome in Pool B in the 14-team women’s competition, while Edmonton’s Kelsey Rocque is the only team with a perfect record (2-0) in Pool A.

Einarson said a solid start in Summerside is the product of a hard work during the off-season.

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Kerri Einarson's East St. Paul rink recorded an 11-7 victory over the Kamloops, B.C. team in the opening draw of the Canadian Olympic team pre-trials. — JONATHAN HAYWARD / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES Kerri Einarson's East St. Paul rink recorded an 11-7 victory over the Kamloops, B.C. team in the opening draw of the Canadian Olympic team pre-trials.

“It’s pretty awesome. We’re super excited to be here and it’s something we’ve been working towards,” said the 30-year-old skip in a post-game interview with Curling Canada. “We’ve been playing well and tonight was another well-played game. We put some big pressure on them. We’re proud of that performance.”

Robertson (1-2) had earlier defeated Krista McCarville of Thunder Bay, Ont., 7-6.

Winnipeg’s Shannon Birchard (1-2) dropped a pair of games Tuesday, losing 6-1 to Tracey Fleury of Sudbury, Ont., and 7-2 to Shannon Kleibrink of Okotoks, Alta. Winnipeg’s Briane Meilleur (1-1) evened her record with a 7-2 triumph over Sherry Middaugh of Coldwater, Ont.

In men’s play, Winnipeg’s William Lyburn (1-1) scored one in the 10th end for a 3-2 win over Edmonton’s Brendan Bottcher in the evening draw. Earlier in the day, Lyburn fell 6-5 to Charley Thomas of Edmonton.

Winnipeg’s Jason Gunnlaugson was a 7-2 winner over Colton Flasch of Saskatoon in his only game of the day, while Pat Simmons’ Winnipeg team lost its opener, a 9-5 decision to Dayna Deruelle of Brampton, Ont.

Round-robin play continues until Friday, with the playoffs set for Saturday and Sunday.

The pre-trials is the final qualifying event for teams (two men’s, two women’s) to reach the Roar of the Rings Olympic trials, Dec. 2-10 in Ottawa, where Canada’s representatives for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, will be decided.