Team Rachel Homan, fresh off winning a record 19th Grand Slam title, traveled to Virginia, Minn. for the 2025 United States Steel Pan Continental Curling Championships.
After a long cross-country trip, the team arrived Monday afternoon and had a practice session before their opening game.
On Tuesday morning, Team Homan faced Japan's Team Satsuki Fujisawa and lost 11-5.
The two-time defending Canadian and world champions from Ottawa bowed 11-5 to Japan’s Team Satsuki Fujisawa in their opening game.
Team Homan consists of Rachel Homan, vice-skip Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew, lead Sarah Wilkes, alternate Rachelle Brown, and coaches Renee Sonnenberg and Viktor Kjell.
Author's summary: Team Homan loses to Japan in opening game.