Game 1 Best-of-Three Final Recap of Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials (Friday, Nov. 28, 2025)

The opening games of the first-ever best-of-three Olympic Trials finals delivered everything: chaos, nerves, misses, brilliance, and victories decided by the smallest margins. Both Brad Jacobs and Rachel Homan escaped with 1–0 series leads after dramatic finishes on a tricky, unpredictable sheet at Scotiabank Centre.

On the men’s side, Jacobs won 9–8 without even throwing his last rock after Matt Dunstone narrowly missed his final shot in one of the wildest games of the week. Ben Hebert and Jacobs break down the nerves, the ice, and the chaos, while Dunstone reflects candidly on regrouping for Game 2.

On the women’s side, it was Homan vs. hometown favourite Christina Black in a battle that went right to the final stone. Black pushed the world No. 1 to the brink but came up inches short, as Homan takes a 5–4 win and moves within one victory of clinching the Maple Leaf.

Hear from Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, and Christina Black as they dissect a tense opening game, the shifting ice conditions, and the mindset heading into Saturday, where both finals could be decided.

Game 2 is next. Will we crown Canada’s Olympic teams, or are we headed to a winner-take-all Game 3?

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