Canada's earlier Olympic mixed doubles curling trials puts athletes in hurry-up mode
For mixed doubles curlers in Canada, the next Olympic Games are coming fast. Curling Canada's changes to qualification means the country will know its 2026 representative in just over nine months, and well over a year out from the Winter Games in Milan and Cortina, Italy.
![Canada's earlier Olympic mixed doubles curling trials puts athletes in hurry-up mode](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7143934.1710438441!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/lawes-morris-031424.jpg)
![Canada's Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris won mixed doubles gold at the 2018 Olympics. Curling Canada changed the qualification process ahead of the 2026 Games, leaving less time for athletes to gear up for trials but more time between that tournament and the Olympics. Two curlers in red jackets smile as they stand together.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7143934.1710438441!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/lawes-morris-031424.jpg)
For mixed doubles curlers in Canada, the next Olympic Games are coming fast. Curling Canada's changes to qualification means the country will know its 2026 representative in just over nine months, and well over a year out from the Winter Games in Milan and Cortina, Italy.