The Canadian Press
Long curling qualifying road to Beijing Olympics makes stop in Ottawa
Jill Brothers had been hoping there might be an outside chance her team could somehow find its way into the Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials field next month in her hometown of Liverpool, N.S. A five-time participant at the women’s national championship, Brothers thought her foursome might get the nod if another rink declined its berth. She was floored to receive a recent email with an unexpected invitation to play in a new qualification event with two Pre-Trials spots on the line. “I jumped out