Kerri Einarson adapts to constant lineup shuffling on her curling team
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Einarson was eliminated in her first game of September's single knockout PointsBet Invitational.
Kerri Einarson has come to terms with flux in her curling team’s lineup.
The four-time Canadian champion recruited Joanne Courtney out of the broadcast booth to play second in both the Saville Grand Prix in Edmonton from Friday to Sunday and also the season’s second Grand Slam, the Canadian Open, in Nisku, Alta., next week.
Courtney will be the third woman to sub in at second for Einarson this season after a knee injury sidelined Shannon Birchard in September.
Courtney won a women’s world title in 2017 and represented Canada in the 2018 Olympic Games playing second for Rachel Homan.
She retired in 2023 and is a television curling analyst.
“She’s been practising. She’s getting ready,” Einarson said.
“She said ‘it’s not an ideal amount of practice time that I’d like to have, but I’m going to give it my all.’ I said ‘it’s like riding a bike. You’ll be fine.’ She’s definitely excited to join us and we’re excited to have her.”
Einarson was eliminated in her first game of September’s single knockout PointsBet Invitational with Laura Walker drawing in at second.
