2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
The 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials were held from December 1 to 8 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The event is also known and advertised as the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings. The winners of the men's and women's events were chosen to represent Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Qualification process
The qualification process for the 2013 Olympic trials differed slightly from the process used at the 2009 trials. For both the men's and women's categories, a pool of eighteen teams is designated as eligible to represent Canada at the 2014 Olympics, based on rankings from the Canadian Team Ranking System. From the pool of eighteen, six teams are selected to qualify directly for the 2013 Canadian Curling Trials in December. The remaining twelve teams will compete in a pre-trials tournament, and the top two teams will qualify for the eight-team trials. The winner of each trials will represent Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics.Six teams qualified directly into the Olympic Trials based on the following criteria:
Men
Women
Pre-trials
The pre-trials tournament took place from November 5 to 10 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex in Kitchener, Ontario. The top two finishers of the men's and women's events qualified to participate in the Trials. On the men's side, the qualifiers were John Morris and Brad Jacobs, and on the women's side, the qualifiers were Renée Sonnenberg and Val Sweeting.Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
| Kevin Martin | David Nedohin | Marc Kennedy | Ben Hebert | Brad Gushue |  Saville SC, Edmonton, Alberta |
| Glenn Howard | Wayne Middaugh | Brent Laing | Craig Savill | Scott Howard |  Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater, Ontario |
| Jeff Stoughton | Jon Mead | Reid Carruthers | Mark Nichols | Garth Smith |  Charleswood CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Kevin Koe | Pat Simmons | Carter Rycroft | Nolan Thiessen | Jamie King | Glencoe CC, Calgary, Alberta |
| Mike McEwen | B. J. Neufeld | Matt Wozniak | Denni Neufeld | Brendan Melnyk | Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| John Epping | Scott Bailey | Collin Mitchell | David Mathers | Trevor Wall | Donalda CC, Toronto, Ontario |
| Jim Cotter | John Morris | Tyrel Griffith | Rick Sawatsky | Jason Gunnlaugson |  Kelowna CC, Kelowna, British Columbia Vernon CC, Vernon, British Columbia |
| Brad Jacobs | Ryan Fry | E. J. Harnden | Ryan Harnden | Caleb Flaxey | Soo CA, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
Round robin standings
Final round robin standingsRound robin results
All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time.Draw 2
Sunday, December 1, 6:30 pmDraw 4
Monday, December 2, 1:30 pmDraw 6
Tuesday, December 3, 8:30 amDraw 8
Tuesday, December 3, 6:30 pmDraw 10
Wednesday, December 4, 1:30 pmDraw 13
Thursday, December 5, 6:30 pmDraw 14
Friday, December 6, 8:30 amPlayoffs
Semifinal
Saturday, December 7, 1:30 pmFinal
Sunday, December 8, 2:00 pmWomen
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
| Jennifer Jones | Kaitlyn Lawes | Jill Officer | Dawn McEwen | Kirsten Wall | St. Vital CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Heather Nedohin | Beth Iskiw | Jessica Mair | Laine Peters | Amy Nixon | Saville SC, Edmonton, Alberta |
| Stefanie Lawton | Sherry Anderson | Sherri Singler | Marliese Kasner | Cori Morris |  Granite CC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Rachel Homan | Emma Miskew | Alison Kreviazuk | Lisa Weagle | Heather Smith | Ottawa CC, Ottawa, Ontario |
| Sherry Middaugh | Jo-Ann Rizzo | Lee Merklinger | Leigh Armstrong | Lori Eddy | Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater, Ontario |
| Chelsea Carey | Kristy McDonald | Kristen Foster | Lindsay Titheridge | Breanne Meakin | Fort Rouge CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Renée Sonnenberg | Lawnie MacDonald | Cary-Anne McTaggart | Rona Pasika | Desirée Owen | Grande Prairie CC, Grande Prairie, Alberta |
| Val Sweeting | Joanne Courtney | Dana Ferguson | Rachelle Pidherny | Amber Holland | Saville SC, Edmonton, Alberta |
Round robin standings
Final round robin StandingsNote: At the conclusion of the round robin, Carey, Homan, and Middaugh were all tied at second place. The tie between the three teams was broken by the draw shot challenge. Homan had the best result in the challenge, and was thus awarded the second seed and a spot in the semifinal, while Carey and Middaugh will play a tiebreaker to determine the third seed.