The 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials (branded as the 2013 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings for sponsorship reasons) were held from December 1 to 8 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The winners of the men's and women's events were chosen to represent Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Qualification process The qualification process for the 2013 Olympic trials differed slightly from the process used at the 2009 Trials. For both the men's and women's events, a pool of 18 teams were designated as eligible to represent Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics, based on rankings from the Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS). From the pool of 18, six teams were selected to qualify directly to the Trials. The 12 remaining teams competed in a pre-trial tournament from November 5–10 in Kitchener, where the top two teams in each division qualified to the eight-team draw for the Trials proper.

Men Qualification method Qualifying team Scenario if team has already qualified Winner of 2011 Canada Cup Kevin Martin None (first qualifier) CTRS Leader for 2011–12 Season Glenn Howard Runner up on 2011–12 CTRS Winner of 2012 Canada Cup Jeff Stoughton Next team on the 2012–13 CTRS not already qualified CTRS Leader for 2012–13 Season Kevin Koe Next team on the 2012–13 CTRS not already qualified CTRS Leader for 2011–13 (two year total) Mike McEwen Next team on the 2011–13 CTRS not already qualified CTRS Runner-up for 2011–13 (two year total) John Epping Next team on the 2011–13 CTRS not already qualifiedQualification tournamentBrad JacobsQualification tournamentJohn Morris

Women Qualification method Qualifying team Scenario if team has already qualified Winner of 2011 Canada Cup Jennifer Jones None (first qualifier) CTRS Leader for 2011–12 Season Heather Nedohin Runner up on 2011–12 CTRS Winner of 2012 Canada Cup Stefanie Lawton Next team on the 2012–13 CTRS not already qualified CTRS Leader for 2012–13 Season Rachel Homan Next team on the 2012–13 CTRS not already qualified CTRS Leader for 2011–13 (two year total) Sherry Middaugh Next team on the 2011–13 CTRS not already qualified CTRS Runner-up for 2011–13 (two year total) Chelsea Carey Next team on the 2011–13 CTRS not already qualifiedQualification tournamentRenée SonnenbergQualification tournamentVal Sweeting

Men Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Kevin Martin David Nedohin Marc Kennedy Ben Hebert Brad Gushue Saville SC, Edmonton, Alberta Glenn Howard Wayne Middaugh Brent Laing Craig Savill Scott Howard Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater, Ontario Jeff Stoughton Jon Mead Reid Carruthers Mark Nichols Garth Smith Charleswood CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Kevin Koe Pat Simmons Carter Rycroft Nolan Thiessen Jamie King Glencoe CC, Calgary, Alberta Mike McEwen B. J. Neufeld Matt Wozniak Denni Neufeld Brendan Melnyk Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba John Epping Scott Bailey Collin Mitchell David Mathers Trevor Wall Donalda CC, Toronto, Ontario Jim Cotter (fourth) John Morris (skip) Tyrel Griffith Rick Sawatsky Jason Gunnlaugson Kelowna CC, Kelowna, British Columbia Vernon CC, Vernon, British Columbia Brad Jacobs Ryan Fry E. J. Harnden Ryan Harnden Caleb Flaxey Soo CA, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Round-robin standings Final round-robin standings KeyTeams to Playoffs SkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Brad Jacobs 7 0 49 32 28 24 14 4 87% Kevin Martin 6 1 46 36 29 22 18 4 89% John Morris 4 3 49 43 29 26 13 6 86% Mike McEwen 3 4 43 41 24 30 13 1 85% Jeff Stoughton 3 4 43 45 26 26 12 5 86% Kevin Koe 2 5 39 50 26 28 12 3 85% Glenn Howard 2 5 42 53 29 33 6 5 88% John Epping 1 6 39 54 28 31 6 2 85%

Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).

Draw 2 Sunday, December 1, 6:30 pm

Draw 4 Monday, December 2, 1:30 pm

Draw 6 Tuesday, December 3, 8:30 am

Draw 8 Tuesday, December 3, 6:30 pm

Draw 10 Wednesday, December 4, 1:30 pm

Draw 13 Thursday, December 5, 6:30 pm

Draw 14 Friday, December 6, 8:30 am

Playoffs

Semifinal Saturday, December 7, 1:30 pm

Final Sunday, December 8, 2:00 pm

Women Teams The teams are listed as follows: Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Jennifer Jones Kaitlyn Lawes Jill Officer Dawn McEwen Kirsten Wall St. Vital CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Heather Nedohin Beth Iskiw Jessica Mair Laine Peters Amy Nixon Saville SC, Edmonton, Alberta Stefanie Lawton Sherry Anderson Sherri Singler Marliese Kasner Cori Morris Granite CC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Rachel Homan Emma Miskew Alison Kreviazuk Lisa Weagle Heather Smith Ottawa CC, Ottawa, Ontario Sherry Middaugh Jo-Ann Rizzo Lee Merklinger Leigh Armstrong Lori Eddy Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater, Ontario Chelsea Carey Kristy McDonald Kristen Foster Lindsay Titheridge Breanne Meakin Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Renée Sonnenberg Lawnie MacDonald Cary-Anne McTaggart Rona Pasika Desirée Owen Grande Prairie CC, Grande Prairie, Alberta Val Sweeting Joanne Courtney Dana Ferguson Rachelle Pidherny Amber Holland Saville SC, Edmonton, Alberta

Round-robin standings Final round robin Standings KeyTeams to PlayoffsTeams to Tiebreaker SkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen EndsShot Pct. Jennifer Jones 6 1 53 34 31 23 11 10 87% Rachel Homan 4 3 42 45 29 28 12 7 84% Sherry Middaugh 4 3 41 42 30 27 15 5 84% Chelsea Carey 4 3 42 41 27 28 13 4 81% Heather Nedohin 3 4 37 39 27 28 15 5 83% Val Sweeting 3 4 50 43 32 30 7 10 79% Stefanie Lawton 2 5 36 44 25 28 16 5 83% Renée Sonnenberg 2 5 37 44 25 33 9 4 79% Note: At the conclusion of the round robin, Carey, Homan, and Middaugh were all tied at second place. The tie between the three teams was broken by the draw shot challenge. Homan had the best result in the challenge, and was thus awarded the second seed and a spot in the semifinal, while Carey and Middaugh will play a tiebreaker to determine the third seed.

Round-robin results All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).

Draw 1 Sunday, December 1, 1:00 pm

Draw 3 Monday, December 2, 8:30 am

Draw 5 Monday, December 2, 6:30 pm

Draw 7 Tuesday, December 3, 1:30 pm

Draw 9 Wednesday, December 4, 8:30 am

Draw 11 Wednesday, December 4, 6:30 pm

Draw 12 Thursday, December 5, 1:30 pm

Tiebreaker Friday, December 6, 1:30 pm

Playoffs

Semifinal Friday, December 6, 6:30 pm

Final Saturday, December 7, 6:30 pm

Statistics Round robin only

Women Top 5 player percentages Leads % Dawn McEwen 92 Marliese Kasner 91 Lisa Weagle 89 Lindsay Titheridge 88 Laine Peters 86 Seconds % Alison Kreviazuk 87 Lee Merklinger 87 Jessica Mair 85 Jill Officer 84 Sherri Singler 83 Thirds % Kaitlyn Lawes 84 Emma Miskew 83 Jo-Ann Rizzo 82 Sherry Anderson 81 Lawnie McDonald 80 Skips % Jennifer Jones 84 Sherry Middaugh 84 Heather Nedohin 82 Val Sweeting 81 Rachel Homan 79

Team percentages Skip % Jennifer Jones 86 Rachel Homan 85 Sherry Middaugh 84 Heather Nedohin 83 Stefanie Lawton 83 Chelsea Carey 81 Val Sweeting 79 Renée Sonnenberg 79

Perfect games Player Team Position Shots Opponent Lisa Weagle Homan Lead 18 Sweeting Dawn McEwen Jones Lead 14 Carey Alison Kreviazuk Homan Second 22 Middaugh Leigh Armstrong Middaugh Lead 22 Homan Marliese Kasner Lawton Lead 20 Homan

Men Top 5 player percentages Leads % Craig Savill 95 Ben Hebert 93 Mark Nichols 92 David Mathers 92 Nolan Thiessen 89 Seconds % Marc Kennedy 91 Brent Laing 87 E. J. Harnden 86 Carter Rycroft 86 Reid Carruthers 85 Thirds % Jon Mead 88 John Morris 88 Wayne Middaugh 87 B. J. Neufeld 86 Pat Simmons 85 Skips % Kevin Martin 92 Brad Jacobs 89 Mike McEwen 86 Jim Cotter 85 Glenn Howard 83

Team percentages Skip % Kevin Martin 89 Glenn Howard 88 Brad Jacobs 87 John Morris 86 Jeff Stoughton 86 Mike McEwen 85 Kevin Koe 85 John Epping 85

Perfect games Player Team Position Shots Opponent Jon Mead Stoughton Third 20 Epping

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