HALIFAX — Two powerhouse curling teams emerged from a tweaked playdowns format designed to send Canada's best possible representatives to the Milan-Cortina Olympics.

Call it mission accomplished for Curling Canada.

Rachel Homan skipped her Ottawa team to the women's title and Brad Jacobs guided his Calgary rink to the men's crown at the Montana's Canadian Curling Trials over the weekend.

"At the end of the day, I think that's our two hardest-working, most dedicated teams," Curling Canada CEO Nolan Thiessen said Sunday. "And it showed."

Both finals were 2-0 sweeps in the new best-of-three final format.

Homan, vice Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew and lead Sarah Wilkes edged hometown favourite Christina Black 5-4 in Game 1 before rolling to a 12-3 rout on Saturday.

In a matchup of the

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