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Vernon香蕉视频直播檚 Jaelyn Cotter, 23, has been added as the fifth player for the Corryn Brown rink out of Kamloops, which father Jim coaches.
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Jaelyn is a former B.C. Junior and Mixed Doubles provincial champion, currently playing on the Mixed Doubles Tour with her dad. She also filled in for a member of Brown香蕉视频直播檚 rink at the Kamloops Crown of Curling bonspiel, helping Brown claim the women香蕉视频直播檚 championship.
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Brown and company begin their quest for a Canadian title Friday night against Krista McCarville of Northern Ontario, whose rink won the bronze medal at the 2023 Scotties.
The Brown rink is in one of two, nine-team pools that will play a complete eight-game round robin within their pools. From there, the top three teams in each pool advance to the playoffs.
Among the other teams in Pool A with Brown is Team Canada, skipped by Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man. Einarson is looking for a record fifth straight Scotties national championship.
Pool B includes the likes of top-ranked Rachel Homan of Ontario; second-seeded Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg (who has announced the 2024 tournament will be her last in four-person curling. Jones is seeking a record seventh Scotties title. She won a World Women香蕉视频直播檚 championship in Vernon at Kal Tire Place in 2008) and B.C. champion Clancy Grandy of Vancouver is seeded 10th.
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Thirteen provincial/territorial champions (Nunavut withdrew from the event last month) and Team Canada round out the field.
