Staff Kerri Einarson is including three-time world junior champion Karlee Burgess to its lineup. Burgess will fill in for second Shannon Birchard, who will miss the remainder of the season as a result of a knee damage.
Staff Kerri Einarson is including three-time world junior champion Karlee Burgess to its lineup.
Burgess will fill in for second Shannon Birchard, who will miss the remainder of the season as a result of a knee damage.
The staff says Curling Canada granted the four-time nationwide champions an damage exemption, which permits them to make use of a alternative participant and preserve eligibility for the upcoming Scotties Event of Hearts.
The staff additionally consists of vice Val Sweeting and fifth Krysten Karwacki, who has been filling in for Briane Harris at lead.
Harris was provisionally suspended for as much as 4 years final February after testing optimistic for a banned substance. The Court docket of Arbitration for Sport has but to announce a call on her enchantment of the doping violation.
Burgess performed third for Staff Chelsea Carey earlier this season. Her departure from that staff was introduced on Thursday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan. 3, 2025.
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