Gimli’s ‘Golden Girl,’ Kerri Einarson is seeking her third gold medal this season ‑ and fourth since last year ‑ this week.
Einarson is teaming with Newfoundland’s ‘Golden Boy,’ Brad Gushue to represent Canada in the World Mixed Doubles Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland, that starts Monday.
Einarson earned gold in the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts for the second straight year and the Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship with Gushue, who won men’s Olympic gold in 2006. Einarson also won the Grand Slam Players Championship before competing in the women’s worlds, where she failed to medal but clinched an Olympic berth for Canada.
Although no Canadian team has ever won the World Mixed Doubles, Winnipeg’s Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris (who was born in Winnipeg) captured Olympic gold in the discipline in 2018.
Einarson and Gushue need to finish in the top seven in a 20-team field to grasp an Olympic spot for Canada. The field is split into two 10-team groups where each will play nine games. Six teams will make the playoffs.
Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant won the silver medal in 2019 (the 2020 championship was cancelled due to the pandemic).
TSN will televise four of Canada’s games, but not the ones that start at 3 a.m. Central time, and the playoffs.
Einarson, who flew to Aberdeen right after the women’s worlds in Calgary, will finally be able to return home after being away for about six weeks once this championship ends.
