Defending champion Kerri Einarson sprints into Tournament of Hearts playoffs
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A sixth straight win at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Tuesday launched defending champion Kerri Einarson into the championship round.
Speeding into playoffs at the Canadian women's curling championship is a Kerri Einarson specialty.
A sixth straight win at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Tuesday launched the three-time defending champion into the championship round well before the conclusion of pool play Thursday.
"When you're just playing loose and relaxed, it kind of just all goes hand in hand and it seems to flow well," Einarson said following a 10-3 win over Saskatchewan.
Their opener in Kamloops, B.C. mirrors previous fast starts which Einarson, vice Val Sweeting, second Shannon Birchard and lead Briane Harris have parlayed into Hearts crowns three years running.
The Gimli Curling Club foursome from Manitoba started 6-0 last year in Thunder Bay, Ont. -- and went unbeaten in pool play -- and also won their first six games in Calgary's curling bubble in 2021.
They went 5-1 in their first half-dozen games in Moose Jaw, Sask., en route to the first of their three straight titles in 2020.
Their stiffest test so far in Kamloops was trailing Kaitlyn Lawes' wild-card team 5-1 after four ends and duking out a 10-9 victory.
