Liverpool NS.January 4, 2025.Queens Place EmerJocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant celebrate their Canadian Mixed Doubles Trials victory on Saturday. (Photo, Curling Canada/Michael Burns)

By rdnewsNOW Staff

One step closer

Red Deer’s Jocelyn Peterman wins gold at Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials

Jan 4, 2025 | 7:55 PM

Former Red Deerian Jocelyn Peterman and her partner Brett Gallant won the gold medal at the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials on Saturday.

The pair, who now call Chestermere, Alta. home, defeated Team Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher in front of a sold out crowd at Queens Place Emera Centre in Liverpool, N.S.

The victory marked an undefeated tournament for Peterman and Gallant who are now one step closer to representing Team Canada at the upcoming Winter Olympics.

Next up, they’ll head to the 2025 World Mixed Doubles Championship where they’ll represent Canada from April 26 to May 3 in Fredericton.

Competing against the world’s best curlers, a solid result there will secure their spot on the Canadian Olympic team for the 2026 Olympic Games in Italy.

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“We’ve dreamt of this for a long time,” said Peterman in a media release. “In a sense it feels like it’s kind of the first step; we know we still have to earn that spot in a few months, but yeah it’s amazing.

“We had some really, really close games early and we were very determined this week. Just very proud of the week as a whole. It wasn’t as easy as 10-and-0 sounds; it was a grind and we’re really proud of it.”

Peterman and Gallant halted a big push from Team Homan in the fifth end but made their shots late to hold on for the victory.

Their focus now turns to 2025 World Mixed Doubles Championship.

“We understand the responsibility and we wear the uniform with pride,” Peterman added. “You know we’re going to give it our our absolute all in Fredericton and and hopefully in Italy.”