{"id":10201,"date":"2026-02-02T04:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T09:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=10201"},"modified":"2026-02-02T08:27:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:27:52","slug":"kerri-einarson-is-back-on-top-of-canadian-womens-curling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/kerri-einarson-is-back-on-top-of-canadian-womens-curling","title":{"rendered":"Kerri Einarson Is Back on Top of Canadian Women\u2019s Curling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/kerri-einarson-in-the-final-of-the-2026-scotties-tournament-of-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"Kerri Einarson in the final of the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts\" class=\"wp-image-10202\" style=\"width:300px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kerri Einarson defeated Kaitlyn Lawes 4-3 in 11 ends, grabbing her fifth Scotties Tournament of Hearts title in her career.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The final was decided when Lawes missed a takeout with the hammer, which left Einarson\u2019s rock on the button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alberta\u2019s Selena Sturmay earned her first Scotties bronze after losing to Einarson in the semifinal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a special Sunday night for <strong>Kerri Einarson<\/strong> who claimed her fifth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/live\">Scotties Tournament of Hearts<\/a> title after edging Kaitlyn Lawes 4-3 in an 11-end final at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game came down to the final shot, when the Manitoba skip was unable to remove Einarson\u2019s lone rock sitting on the button despite having the hammer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"first-scotties-title-since-2023\">First Scotties Title Since 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The victory marked <strong>Einarson\u2019s first Scotties win since 2023<\/strong> and a fresh chapter in a decade-long run of dominance at the event. For the past 10 years, the final has featured either Einarson or Rachel Homan.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CANADIAN CHAMPIONS<br><br>Canada&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EinarsonTeam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EinarsonTeam<\/a> steal one in the 11th end to edge Manitoba&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamKLawes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamKLawes<\/a>, 4-3, and capture the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/STOH2026?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#STOH2026<\/a> title. <br><br>It&#39;s the fifth Canadian women&#39;s curling championship for skip Kerri Einarson.<br><br>\ud83d\udcf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurlingCanada?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CurlingCanada<\/a><br><br>BOXSCORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hPALhqGArS\">https:\/\/t.co\/hPALhqGArS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/srKdcrtv1B\">pic.twitter.com\/srKdcrtv1B<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TSN Curling (@TSNCurling) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSNCurling\/status\/2018158358679679127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/team-homan-retains-scotties-tournament-of-hearts-title\">Homan, last year\u2019s champion<\/a>, was not in the field this time as she is representing Canada at the Milan Cortina Olympics, where Canada opens against Denmark on Feb. 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Lawes, the loss marked her first appearance in a Scotties final since 2015, when she won playing third for Jennifer Jones. Her team showed plenty of fight, but a few early missteps proved costly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"building-pressure\">Building Pressure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second end, Lawes came up light with her final stone, giving Einarson a simple steal to open the scoring. Another error followed in the fourth, when a short-angle runback failed to roll far enough, handing Einarson a second steal and a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawes responded in the sixth after Einarson missed a takeout with her last stone, sending it through the house and allowing an easy draw for two to tie the game. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/manitoba\">Manitoba<\/a> grabbed its first lead in the seventh, thanks to a double takeout attempt by Einarson that almost worked but left one Lawes stone clinging to the red ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After two blank ends, the pressure ramped up. Lawes loaded the house with four stones, but Einarson answered by raising her own rock to force an extra end. That set the stage for the final shot drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EINARSON FOR THE WIN<br><br>Just waking up in Milan to see Einarson defeated Lawes to win the Scotties. Stole the victory in an extra end<br><br>This shot in the 10th to get to the extra was extraordinary. Einarson will keep the maple leaf. Onto Calgary for Worlds.<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7mPSnErFlU\">pic.twitter.com\/7mPSnErFlU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Devin Heroux (@Devin_Heroux) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Devin_Heroux\/status\/2018185994386678027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in the day, Einarson punched her ticket to the final with a convincing 12-5 semifinal win over Alberta\u2019s Selena Sturmay. It was a rebound effort after Lawes had dominated Einarson 10-2 in Saturday\u2019s 1\/2 Page playoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Einarson joked between the two draws,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We definitely don\u2019t do things the easy way on this team. We\u2019ve been through the semifinal the majority of the time, I think. 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