About Rachel Homan
Rachel Catherine Homan (born April 5, 1989) is a Canadian curler. Homan is a former Canadian junior champion, a five-time Canadian national champion, and three-time World Champion, all as a skip. She was the skip of the Canadian women's curling team at the 2018 and 2026 Winter Olympics. The team won the bronze medal in 2026 edition of the event. She also competed in the mixed doubles event at the 2022 Winter Olympics. During her junior career, Homan competed in two Canadian Junior Curling Championships, placing second in 2009 and winning the championship in 2010. She also won a silver medal at the 2010 World Junior Curling Championships. Throughout her women's career, Homan has medalled at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championships, nine times, winning gold five times (2013, 2014, 2017, 2024, and 2025), silver three times (2019, 2020, and 2021), and bronze once (2015). She has competed in five World Women's Curling Championships, winning gold three times (2017, 2024, and 2025), silver in 2014, and bronze in 2013. She has also competed in three Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, finishing in third place in 2013, winning in 2017, finishing last in 2021, and winning again in 2025. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, her team finished in sixth place. In 2019, Homan was named the fourth-greatest Canadian female curler in history by The Sports Network (TSN). At the Canadian Juniors, she skipped the Ontario team to a 10–2 record after the round robin, giving her rink a bye to the final, where she lost to the defending champion, Kaitlyn Lawes from Manitoba. During her first two years at the junior level, Homan did not win a provincial championship. While bantam-aged (under 16), she won four straight provincial championships from 2003 to 2006, while no other curler had won even twice.
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