Curling Canada says it is opening up its pregnancy exemption eligibility to all teams competing at next year's championships.
Play gets underway as cardboard cutouts of fans look on at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Feb. 19, 2021.says it is opening up its pregnancy exemption eligibility to all teams competing at next year’s Canadian women’s and men’s championships, with the announcement coming a day after the organization came under fire for limiting the exemption to just the top five teams in the rankings.
Curling Canada’s existing policy, which will remain in force for the 2023 women’s and men’s championships, allows the top five teams to add an out-of-province free agent at the national playdowns. However, 13 of the 18 teams that qualified for the Feb. 17-26 event in Kamloops, B.C., could not apply to make similar lineup changes if needed. Several prominent curlers — including Olympian Dawn McEwen, Mike McEwen, Felix Asselin and Beth Peterson — criticized the eligibility rule Wednesday on social media.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.All teams are allowed to use replacements that meet Curling Canada’s residency requirements.
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