Kerri Einarson wins 3rd consecutive Canadian women's curling championship
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Kerri Einarson's Team Canada held off a late rally by Krista McCarville of Northern Ontario for a 9-6 victory to win her third consecutive Scotties Tournament of Hearts Sunday night in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Einarson's rink hugged in celebration after the final stone.
Einarson took an 8-6 lead into the final end but McCarville had last rock. Team Canada buried a rock on the button early. It was touched by a Northern Ontario stone and another Team Canada rock.
McCarville tried a raise takeout with her last rock but failed to move the Team Canada stone, giving up the steal of one.
Einarson's rink of third Val Sweeting, second Shannon Birchard and lead Briane Meilleur from Gimli, Man., advanced to the final at the Fort Williams Gardens with a 8-4 win over Andrea Crawford of New Brunswick during the afternoon semifinal.
Einarson, appearing in just her fifth Scotties, defeated Ontario's Rachel Homan for the championship in 2020 and 2021. She lost in the 2018 final.
She joins an elite group of curlers who won three consecutive titles.
