By Derek Taylor
Jan 14, 2021 1:56 PM
CURLSASK has named its representatives for this year national curling championships. They do not include two-time defending Scotties champion Robyn Silvernagle.
CURLSASK decided to cancel the Tankard, Scotties and Mixed Doubles Championships for 2021 after the provincial government rejected the group’s proposal for a “bubble” event. Without a play-down, CURLSASK had to pick representatives to play at the national events.
With player changes to both the men’s and women’s provincial champions from last year, CURLSASK says they used performance over two seasons “calculated based on the current registered lineups of each team” according to to a release.
REGINA With the Scotties Tournament of Hearts fast approaching and sporting events currently paused in Saskatchewan, CurlSask has a difficult decision ahead of them to determine who will represent the province at the annual tournament. On Dec. 2, CurlSask said their goal was to host a qualifying competition. However, public health restrictions, which include competition in sport, have been extended until Jan. 29. Robyn Silvernagle, who has skipped Saskatchewan at the last two Tournament of Hearts, isn’t optimistic about a provincial competition. “I think we would love to play, everybody wants to win to get to a Scotties. But, it’s not looking promising,” Silvernagle said.