The 2022 calendar year portion of Team GalushaSA国际影视传媒檚 season has come to an end.

Kerry Galusha, Margot Flemming and Sarah Koltun wrapped things up in Brantford, Ont., at the Stu Sells Brantford Nissan Classic on Sunday evening with a 5-2 loss to Tori Zemmelink of Ontario in the quarter-final. It was a game where Galusha said the opportunities were there, but the shots just didnSA国际影视传媒檛 come when they had to.

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If youSA国际影视传媒檙e noticing someone missing, you would be right. Jo-Ann Rizzo, who normally throws fourth stones for the ladies, wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 on the ice. SheSA国际影视传媒檚 in Nova Scotia representing Ontario with her senior womenSA国际影视传媒檚 team at the Everest Canadian Seniors Curling Championships. The lineup change meant Koltun took care of the final rocks, while Galusha, who throws lead stones, threw three each end, while Flemming did the same.

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Team Galusha finished first in pool play with a record of two wins and one loss, the lone defeat coming to Hollie Duncan of Toronto on Sunday, 8-3. The ladies beat Heather Heggestad of Ontario in their opening game on Saturday by the same 8-3 scoreline, followed by a 10-5 win over Breanna Rozon of Ontario later in the day.

The first-place finish meant they didnSA国际影视传媒檛 have to play in what was known as the wild-card round. The five group winners each advanced directly to the playoffs, while the next best six teams dueled it out for the remaining three playoff places.

Galusha said it was a format she had never seen before, but sheSA国际影视传媒檚 glad she avoided the wild card.

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This was the last tournament for the ladies in 2022. TheySA国际影视传媒檒l pick things up in January when they travel to Inuvik for the NWT WomenSA国际影视传媒檚 Curling Championship. The winner from that will move on to represent the territory at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kamloops, B.C., in February.