Canada’s Einarson wins Grand Slam curling title, her first since 2024 | CBC Sports
Reported by CBC · October 18, 2026
Einarson takes the final
Einarson earned her seventh Grand Slam of Curling championship by beating Team Kang 6-3 in Victoria on Sunday. The women’s final took place at the Co-op Invitational. The win marked her first Grand Slam title in two years. Einarson is also a five-time Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion.
A two-point fourth end
Einarson opened by scoring one point in each of the first two ends. Team Kang, led by skip Kim Kyeong-ae, made it 2-2 in the third. Einarson answered in the fourth, using her last shot of the end to score two points. That gave her side the lead in the final.
Men’s final set for later
The men’s championship game was due to take place later Sunday. Switzerland’s top-ranked Yannick Schwaller was set to face Norway’s Magnus Ramsfjell.
Key points
- Einarson won her seventh Grand Slam of Curling title.
- She defeated South Korea’s Team Kang 6-3 in the women’s final.
- It was Einarson’s first Grand Slam victory in two years.
- Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller was scheduled to meet Norway’s Magnus Ramsfjell in the men’s final.