MISSISSAUGA — Canada’s Kerri Einarson and Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes moved into the Page 1/2 playoff game at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
Einarson beat Manitoba’s Beth Peterson 8-5 in a playoff game Friday, while Lawes beat Nova Scotia’s Christina Black 8-6 on her final throw.
The two losing rinks will play again Friday night in the Page 3/4 qualifiers, with Black facing Nova Scotia’s Taylour Stevens and Peterson meeting Alberta’s Selena Sturmay.
Einarson and Lawes will play Saturday afternoon, with the winner going to the final and the loser playing the winner of the Page 3/4 game in a semifinal.
Einarson or Rachel Homan have been finalists at the Tournament of Hearts final each of the past nine years.
Homan, the reigning national champion, is missing this year’s event because she’s representing Canada at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Both Page 1/2 qualifiers on Friday afternoon came down to the 10th end.
Einarson and Peterson shook hands before Canada’s final stone after the Manitoba rink failed to clear the house. That missed opportunity gave Einarson a single.
Lawes had to dislodge a well-protected Black stone with her final throw of the game. She knocked that stone out of the house to score two and advance.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 30, 2026.
John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press
