HALIFAX — Kerri Einarson has always taken care of business against Christina Black.

Entering Thursday’s semifinal at the 2025 Canadian Curling Trials, the skip from Gimli had won all eight of their meetings dating back to 2022 — including a commanding 12-5 victory in the last weekend’s opening draw — and had outscored the Halifax product 73-35 in that stretch.

But this time, with the stakes higher than ever, history did not repeat itself.

Black, playing in her own backyard with thousands of fans inside the Scotiabank Centre cheering her on, upset second-ranked Einarson 6-3.

The 21st-ranked Black will now meet world No. 1 and heavy favourite Rachel Homan in a best-of-three final that begins Friday at 11 a.m. CT.

A trip to the Olympics continues to elude Einarson, a four-time Scotties w

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