On Sunday, the 2008 Strauss Canada Cup came to an end with Stephanie Lawton's Saskatoon rink and Kevin Koe's team from Edmonton being crowned champions. With this championship win, these two teams have secured a place in the qualification tournament for the 2010 Olympics. Lawton beat Keely Scott's team 7-4 while Koe beat Kevin Martin 6-5 to claim their wins.
One week ago Sunday saw Winnepeg's Jennifer Jones win the 2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts by beating Alberta's Shannon Kleibrink 6-4. The Kleibrink team finished 10-1 in the round robin before winning the 1 v 2 page playoff to get the bye into the final. Jennifer Jones' team struggled to a 7-4 round robin record and had to play a tie breaker game to make it to the 3 v 4 page playoff game. They beat Newfoundland/Labrador 6-3 in the tie breaker, Quebec 6-5 in the playoff game and Ontario 9-8 in the semi-final to earn a berth in the final.
Next stop for the Season of Champions is in Winnepeg, MB on Saturday as the Tim Horton's Brier gets underway. Meanwhile, the 2008 World Junior Curling Championships are already underway in Östersund, Sweden.
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