Canada's path to mixed doubles gold at Beijing Olympics

Rachel Homan and John Morris are set to take on the world at the Beijing Olympics.

Action from the National Aquatics Centre begins on Wednesday, Feb. 2, two days before the Opening Ceremonies.

The Canadian curling veterans were chosen to represent the country at the Winter Games after the Mixed Doubles Trials got the axe on Boxing Day due to the Omicron variant. Like any competitive athlete, Homan and Morris would have preferred to play and win their way to Beijing, but say they are still honoured and excited to don the Red and White on the international stage.

“Just a really strange time,” Morris told TSN’s Bob Weeks in a recent interview. “I'm sure this was not the way any of us that were participating in the Trials wanted to go, but under the circumstances, we’re pretty ecstatic and looking forward to wearing that Maple Leaf on our backs.”

Since being named Team Canada, the duo and coach Scott Pfeifer have spent their time at a cabin in Canmore, Alta., in part to quarantine and avoid catching the very contagious variant which could spell the end of their Olympics dreams.

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