Alberta’s Skrlik rink falls short against Nova Scotia’s Black, dropping 8-7 heartbreaker at the Scotties

Nova Scotia skip Christina Black delivers a rock in Scotties Tournament of Hearts curling action against Ontario in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Saturday, February 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Alberta’s Team Skrlik were eliminated Saturday at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, dropping an 8-7 decision to Christina Black’s Nova Scotia rink.

Alberta trailed most of the day but took the lead with three in the eighth end to move ahead 6-5.

That didn’t last long, as Nova Scotia bounced back with three of their own in the ninth to move ahead 8-6.

In the tenth end, faced with the need to pull off a quadruple on her final shot, Skrlik managed to touch them all, but fell short by one.

Black will meet the loser of a later playoff game between defending champion Rachel Homan and Manitoba’s Kerri Einarson.

The winner of that game gets an express ticket to the final.

The winner of the Hearts represents Canada at next month’s world championship.

With files from The Canadian Press