2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
The 2009 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials were held December 6–13, 2009 at Rexall Place in Edmonton. The event is also known and advertised as Roar of the Rings. The winner of the men's and women's events represented Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Canada was guaranteed a team in each event as hosts.
Canadian Olympic qualification process
For both men's and women's categories, a pool of sixteen teams is designated as eligible to be Canada's representative at the 2010 Olympics. From the pool of sixteen, four teams are selected to qualify directly for the 2009 Canadian Curling Trials, "The 2009 Roar of the Rings". The remaining twelve teams compete in a pre-trials tournament, which is a triple-knockout bonspiel, with four teams advancing to the eight-team trials. The winner of the trials represents Canada at the 2010 Olympics.Pool of sixteen
For each of the three curling seasons from 2006-07 to 2008-09, four teams are named to the pool of sixteen, resulting in a total of twelve teams in the pool by the end of the 2008-09 season. The four teams are the following:- winner of the Canadian Men's/Women's Curling Championships
- winner of the Canada Cup tournament
- winner of the Players' Championships
- leader in the Canadian Team Ranking System for that season
To select the remaining four teams for the pool of sixteen, after the 2008-2009 season, from the teams that have not already qualified, the highest ranked teams are chosen, based on three-season, two-season, and one-season rankings. The rankings are determined by adding up the CTRS points earned by each team in their best events in each season.
| Seasons | Category | Qualifiers | Number of events included | Formula |
| 2006-07 to 2008-09 | Men | Top team not already qualified | best 8 events in 2006-07; best 10 events in each other season | 70% of 2006-07 CTRS points + 85% of 2007-08 CTRS points + 100% of 2008-09 CTRS points |
| 2006-07 to 2008-09 | Women | Top team not already qualified | best 6 events in 2006-07; best 8 events in each other season | 70% of 2006-07 CTRS points + 85% of 2007-08 CTRS points + 100% of 2008-09 CTRS points |
| 2007-08 to 2008-09 | Men | Top two teams not already qualified | best 10 events in each season | 85% of 2007-08 CTRS points + 100% of 2008-09 CTRS points |
| 2007-08 to 2008-09 | Women | Top two teams not already qualified | best 8 events in each season | 85% of 2007-08 CTRS points + 100% of 2008-09 CTRS points |
| 2008-09 | Men | Top team not already qualified | best 10 events | 100% of 2008-09 CTRS points |
| 2008-09 | Women | Top team not already qualified | best 8 events | 100% of 2008-09 CTRS points |
If a team's membership changes from one season to another, the CTRS points earned by the team are divided amongst the individual players and allocated to their new teams.
Direct qualifiers to the Olympic Trials
From the pool of sixteen, the first four teams who meet any one of the following criteria will be qualified directly for the Canadian Olympic Trials.- team leads the CTRS standings in two of the three curling seasons from 2006-07 to 2008-09
- team wins three of the following events in the seasons from 2006-07 to 2008-09:
- * Canada Cup tournament
- * Players' Championships
- * Canadian Men's/Women's Curling Championships
- * World Curling Championships
- team not yet qualified for the Olympic Trials with the highest CTRS point total from 2006-07 to 2008-09, using the same formula used to qualify teams to the pool of sixteen
- team not yet qualified for the Olympic Trials with the highest CTRS point total from 2007-08 to 2008-09, using the same formula used to qualify teams to the pool of sixteen
Pre-trials qualifier
The pre-trials tournament was held on November 10–15, 2009 at the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia. The twelve teams from the pool of sixteen that did not qualify directly for the Olympic trials participated in a triple-knockout competition that selected four additional teams to compete in the Olympic Trials.Olympic Trials
Qualified teams
Women's
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | City | Criteria met |
| Jennifer Jones | Cathy Overton-Clapham | Jill Officer | Dawn Askin | Jennifer Clark-Rouire | Winnipeg | Winners of 2006–07 Players' Championship, 2006–07 Canada Cup, 2007–08 Canadian Women's Championship |
| Shannon Kleibrink | Amy Nixon | Bronwen Webster | Chelsey Bell | Heather Nedohin | Calgary | Highest three-season CTRS point total from 2006–07 to 2008–09 of teams not already qualified Qualified for pool of sixteen as winner of 2008–09 Canada Cup |
| Cheryl Bernard | Susan O'Connor | Carolyn Darbyshire | Cori Bartel | Kristie Moore | Calgary | Highest two-season CTRS points total from 2007–08 to 2008-09 of teams not already qualified |
| Stefanie Lawton | Marliese Kasner | Sherri Singler | Lana Vey | Beth Iskiw | Saskatoon | Highest two-season CTRS points total from 2007–08 to 2008-09 of teams not already qualified Qualified for pool of sixteen as winner of 2007–08 Canada Cup |