The Canadian Olympic Curling Trials take place December 2-10, 2017 from Ottawa. Here's what the nine men's and nine women's rinks need to do in order to qualify for the very prestigious event.

The 2018 Olympics take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Both Brad Jacobs and Jennifer Jones won gold for Canada at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

 

Men (Nine Spots)

1 - Winner of 2015 Canada Cup - Kevin Koe

2 - Winner of 2016 Tim Hortons Brier - Kevin Koe (berth goes to Brad Gushue)

3 - Winner of 2016 Canada Cup - Reid Carruthers

4. - Winner of 2017 Tim Hortons Brier (must medal at world championships to secure spot) - Brad Gushue (berth goes to Brad Jacobs)

5 - CTRS leader for 2015-17 (two-year total) - 2015-16 CTRS Rankings / 2016-17 CTRS Rankings - Brad Gushue (berth goes to Mike McEwen)

6 - CTRS leader for 2016-17 (one-year total) - 2016-17 CTRS Rankings - Brad Gushue (berth goes to John Epping)

7 - CTRS runner-up for 2016-17 - 2016-17 CTRS Rankings - Reid Carruthers (berth goes to Steve Laycock)

8 - Pre-Trials - John Morris 

9 - Pre-Trials - Brendan Bottcher

*The last two spots will be determined at the Pre-Trials in Summerside, PE from Nov. 6-12, 2017.

 

Women (Nine Spots)

1 - Winner of 2015 Canada Cup - Rachel Homan

2 - Winner of 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts - Jennifer Jones (Jones replaced Scotties winner Chelsea Carey after she failed to medal at world championships. Team Jones were the next highest unqualified team on the CTRS)

3 - Winner of 2016 Canada Cup - Jennifer Jones (berth goes to Allison Flaxey)

4. - Winner of 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts (must medal at world championships to secure spot) - Rachel Homan (berth goes to Val Sweeting)

5 - CTRS leader for 2015-17 (two-year total) - 2015-16 CTRS Rankings / 2016-17 CTRS Rankings - Rachel Homan (berth goes to Chelsea Carey) 

6 - CTRS leader for 2016-17 (one-year total) - 2016-17 CTRS Rankings - Rachel Homan (berth goes to Casey Scheidegger) 

7 - CTRS runner-up for 2016-17 - 2016-17 CTRS Rankings - Jennifer Jones (berth goes to Michelle Englot)

8 - Pre-Trials - Krista McCarville

9 - Pre-Trials - Julie Tippin

*The last two spots will be determined at the Pre-Trials in Summerside, PE from Nov. 6-12, 2017.

 

Canadian Olympic Curling Trials - December 2-10, 2017 from Ottawa

Men  Spot Women
Kevin Koe 1 Rachel Homan
Brad Gushue 2 Jennifer Jones
Reid Carruthers 3 Allison Flaxey
Brad Jacobs 4 Val Sweeting
Mike McEwen 5 Chelsea Carey
John Epping 6 Casey Scheidegger
Steve Laycock 7 Michelle Englot
John Morris 8 Krista McCarville
Brendan Bottcher 9 Julie Tippin

Click HERE for more information on the Pre-Trials qualification process and what happens if a team qualifies for the Canadian Olympic Trials more than once.

Courtesy of Curling Canada