Most of the top Canadian teams are in the field but performance levels are difficult to predict given the many challenges over the last year.
Some teams have yet to play a competitive end this season. Others will be playing with new teammates for the first time. Limitations in the unusual bubble setting will test the discipline of all involved.
Normally season results make it easy to peg favourites. But given the unusual dynamics in play this time around, the 18-team event is essentially one big guessing game. There definitely could be a few upsets happening, said Canada skip Kerri Einarson. Basically every team is in the same boat. There are some teams in different provinces that have access to ice. For a few of us, we don t have that option.
The fields are slowly filling up for the national curling championships, events that have provided a beacon of light in what has been a dreary competitive season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. . . .