Jones/Laing into A qualifier in Rocky Mountain Classic
Jennifer Jones/Brent Laing (Barrie) (photo: Curling Canada) defeated Kadriana Lott/Colton Lott (Winnipeg Beach) 7-4 in the A side to advance to the qualifying match at the Rocky Mountain Classic - Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials Qualifier.
By Connor Simms,
Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing continue to look for a playoff spot as they prepare for the Olympic Trials in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, at the end of December.
Jones/Laing was one of five teams that earned spots in the Olympic trials before the season due to their Canadian Mixed Doubles Rankings (CMDR). The other four teams include Lott/Lott, Laura Walker/Kirk Muyres (Edmonton/Humboldt), Jocelyn Peterman/Brett Gallant (Chestermere), and Nancy Martin/Steve Laycock (Martensville).
Two more teams grabbed their spots, winning the previous two events. Brittany Tran/Rylan Kleiter(Calgary/Saskatoon) and Rachel Homan/Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton).
The winner of this event will also grab a spot in the Mixed Doubles Curling Trials. However, if a team wins the event already qualified, the spot will be given to the next highest-placed team in this event.
Jones/Laing, who has previously gone to the Olympics with their respective four-person teams, can add another Olympic appearance in a different format of mixed doubles.
They took on Lott/Lott, losing the opening draw to the button for the hammer.
Jones/Laing opened the scoring, stealing one in the first end and adding another steal in the second end. Lott/Lott scored a single in the third, and Jones/Laing responded in the fourth, scoring two.
Lott/Lott scored two in the fifth end, then added a steal in the sixth. Jones/Laing scored two in the seventh end, then added a steal in the eighth for the 7-4 win.
Jones/Laing defeated Zoe Cinnamon/Johnson Tao (Edmonton) 10-3 in their opening game, then won 7-6 against Homan/Bottcher.
They will face Walker/Muyres for a bye to the quarterfinals today at 6:30 pm Eastern Time (ET).
All the action will continue through Sunday, with the Round of 12 happening Saturday evening and the rest of the playoffs finishing Sunday evening.
By Connor Simms,
Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing continue to look for a playoff spot as they prepare for the Olympic Trials in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, at the end of December.
Jones/Laing was one of five teams that earned spots in the Olympic trials before the season due to their Canadian Mixed Doubles Rankings (CMDR). The other four teams include Lott/Lott, Laura Walker/Kirk Muyres (Edmonton/Humboldt), Jocelyn Peterman/Brett Gallant (Chestermere), and Nancy Martin/Steve Laycock (Martensville).
Two more teams grabbed their spots, winning the previous two events. Brittany Tran/Rylan Kleiter(Calgary/Saskatoon) and Rachel Homan/Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton).
The winner of this event will also grab a spot in the Mixed Doubles Curling Trials. However, if a team wins the event already qualified, the spot will be given to the next highest-placed team in this event.
Jones/Laing, who has previously gone to the Olympics with their respective four-person teams, can add another Olympic appearance in a different format of mixed doubles.
They took on Lott/Lott, losing the opening draw to the button for the hammer.
Jones/Laing opened the scoring, stealing one in the first end and adding another steal in the second end. Lott/Lott scored a single in the third, and Jones/Laing responded in the fourth, scoring two.
Lott/Lott scored two in the fifth end, then added a steal in the sixth. Jones/Laing scored two in the seventh end, then added a steal in the eighth for the 7-4 win.
Jones/Laing defeated Zoe Cinnamon/Johnson Tao (Edmonton) 10-3 in their opening game, then won 7-6 against Homan/Bottcher.
They will face Walker/Muyres for a bye to the quarterfinals today at 6:30 pm Eastern Time (ET).
All the action will continue through Sunday, with the Round of 12 happening Saturday evening and the rest of the playoffs finishing Sunday evening.