HALIFAX — Kerri Einarson’s rock floated long and the skipper looked up at the ceiling and then down at the ice, having given up a steal of two and a 7-4 lead to the No. 1 team in the world.

Two ends later, Rachel Homan put her broom in the air while the crowd roared, as she and her reigning world champion team sealed a victory that leaves them just two wins away from earning the right to represent Canada at the 2026 Olympics.

Homan, third Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew and lead Sarah Wilkes punched a direct berth into Canada’s best-of-three Olympic Trials final on Wednesday afternoon with a win in their round-robin finale against Einarson’s Manitoba foursome.

Homan and Co. now get to rest on Thursday, while Einarson and crowd favourite Christina Black of Nova Scotia will duke it out f

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