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.
The team, consisting of Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, and alternate Rachelle Brown, arrived Monday afternoon and had a practice session before their opening game.
In their first game, Team Homan lost 11-5 to Japan's Team Satsuki Fujisawa at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center.
The two-time defending Canadian and world champions from Ottawa bowed to Japan's Team Satsuki Fujisawa.
Author's summary: Team Homan loses opening game.