Rachel Homan leads Canada to back-to-back world curling titles with a clutch tap to beat Switzerland

UIJEONGBU, SOUTH KOREA — Rachel Homan and her squad are officially on fire. Canada’s Team Homan turned Uijeongbu Arena into their personal gold mine, powering past Switzerland 7-3 to defend their title and hoist the 2025 LGT World Women’s Curling Championship crown—for the second year in a row!

And get this: it wasn’t a monster peel or house-clearing bomb that broke the game open—it was a surgical tap in the eighth end. Up by one, Homan feathered her own rock into a Swiss stone sitting on the button, nudging it just enough to count two and blow the game wide open.

That pressure-cooker moment forced an uncharacteristic miss from Swiss fourth Alina Paetz, gifting Team Canada a steal of two. One more steal in the ninth, and Switzerland waved the white towel.

🎯 CLUTCH FACTOR:
“She’s got all the shots,” said vice-skip Tracy Fleury, who had an 88.1% shooting week and earned All-Star honours. “She can clear four or draw the pin. She’s a weapon.”

🏅 HISTORY-MAKERS:
With this win, Homan and longtime teammate Emma Miskew have now joined the Mount Rushmore of Canadian curling, becoming just the second pair of curlers in Canadian women’s history to win three world titles—right up there with Sandra Schmirler’s legendary rink.

📈 PATH TO GOLD:
Team Homan finished 10-2 in round-robin play and had to fight their way through a playoff gauntlet—edging out Scotland and needing a double takeout just to survive the semis against South Korea. But when it mattered most, they delivered big-time in the final.

🇨🇦 OLYMPIC-BOUND:
With this win, Canada locks in the maximum Olympic Qualification Points, securing a direct ticket to the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games. That’s right, Thunder Bay—start marking your calendars.

🥉 BRONZE GAME:
Earlier in the day, China’s Team Rui Wang downed the hometown favourites Team Eunji Gim 9-4 to grab bronze and silence the South Korean crowd.

🧊 Homan’s Final Word:
“We’re exhausted, but we left it all out there. It’s a dream to bring home gold again,” said Homan. “We can’t wait to celebrate with our families when we get back home.”