With a 7-3 victory over Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni, Canada secured the World Women's Curling Championship in Korea today.
The Canadian Rachel Homan rink includes Sudburian Tracy Fleury (third) alongside Emma Miskew (second), Sarah Wilkes (lead), supported by alternate Rachel Brown and coach Viktor Kjell.
The Canadians were the defending champions.
“This is unbelievable,” Homan said in a media release issued by World Curling.
“It’s the end goal at the end of the year and it seems so far away when you start the season. To get to the final against such an amazing team… They had control for most of the game, and we just had that turnaround. It’s an unbelievable feeling to be back-to-back world champions.”
Tirinzoni expressed some admiration for the Canadians in her remarks, noting, “Against that team, you can’t make any mistakes.”
“We just were not good enough to beat that team today. The steal of two was a turning point. If we make one there, we’re still in the game, but it was a tough shot.”
According to World Curling, in the sixth end, with the score tied, Switzerland’s Alina Paetz played a draw for a single point, regaining a 3-2 lead.
“In the seventh, after a mistake by Switzerland, Homan capitalized with her final draw to score two points, putting Canada ahead 4-3.”
Canada earned a crucial steal of two points to extend their lead to 6-3 in the eight end, which Switzerland did not recover from. After Canada stealing another point in the ninth end, Switzerland conceded.
Fleury has represented her country since the 2018 Curling World Cup.
She began her curling career at Lockerby Composite School, winning three consecutive Northern Ontario junior provincial championships from 2005. Fleury has won six grand slam titles and the gold medal at the 2024 World Women's Curling Championship, and now the 2025 World Women’s Curling Championships.
This year’s World Women’s Curling Championships were held at the Uijeongbu Indoor Ice Rink in Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea.