2026 Alberta Women's Curling Championship

2026 RME New Holland Alberta Women's Summit of Champions Presented by Sentinel Storage
Host city	Okotoks, Alberta
Arena	The Murray Arena
Dates	January 5–11
Winner	Team Sturmay
Curling club	Saville Community SC, Edmonton
Skip	Selena Sturmay
Third	Danielle Schmiemann
Second	Dezaray Hawes
Lead	Paige Papley
Coach	Ted Appelman
Finalist	Serena Gray-Withers
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The 2026 RME New Holland Alberta Women's Summit of Champions presented by Sentinel Storage, the provincial women's curling championship for Alberta, was held from January 5 to 11 at The Murray Arena in Okotoks, Alberta. ^[1] The winning Selena Sturmay rink will represent Alberta at the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Mississauga, Ontario. ^[2] The event was held in conjunction with the 2026 Alberta Men's Curling Championship, the provincial men's championship.

Having finished third on the CTRS standings for the 2024–25 season, defending champions Team Kayla Skrlik earned an automatic berth at the national championship. This meant Alberta would qualify two teams for the Scotties. ^[3]

Qualification Process

Qualification method	Berths	Qualifying teams
WCT Leaders [4]	3	Serena Gray-Withers Selena Sturmay Gracelyn Richards
Alberta Curling Tour Points [5]	2	Myla Plett Krysta Hilker
Grande Prairie Qualifier [6]	2	Michelle Hartwell Leslie Hammond
Coaldale Granite Qualifier [7]	3	Lisa Miller Keelie Duncan Amanda Sluchinski
Last Chance Red Deer Qualifier [8]	2	Emma DeSchiffart Shianna Lind

Teams

The teams are listed as follows: ^[9]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Coach	Club(s)
Emma DeSchiffart	Abby Desormeau	Bethany Evans	Sarah Yarmuch		Alison Thiessen	Saville Community SC, Edmonton
Ava Koe (Fourth)	Keelie Duncan (Skip)	Elizabeth Morgan	Carley Hardie	Kate Ector	Heather Rogers	The Glencoe Club, Calgary
Serena Gray-Withers	Catherine Clifford	Lindsey Burgess	Zoe Cinnamon	Atina Ford-Johnston	Lori Olson	Saville Community SC, Edmonton
Leslie Hammond	Emily Graham	Emily Deibert	Rachel Clark		Jules Owchar	St. Albert CC, St. Albert
Michelle Hartwell	Ocean Pletz	Heather Steele	Jolene Tym	Deena Benoit		Thistle CC, Edmonton
Krysta Hilker	Karynn Flory	Jamie Scott	Sydney Libbus		Clair Murray	Ellerslie CC, Edmonton
Shianna Lind	Irelande McMahon	Kayleigh Shannon	Megan Chateauvert		Chris Lind	Innisfail CC, Innisfail
Lisa Miller	Cindy Westgard	Erica Wiese	Ashley Kalk			Thistle CC, Edmonton Sherwood Park CC, Sherwood Park
Myla Plett	Alyssa Nedohin	Chloe Fediuk	Allie Iskiw		David Nedohin Blair Lenton	Saville Community SC, Edmonton Sherwood Park CC, Sherwood Park
Gracelyn Richards	Emma Yarmuch	Sophia Ryhorchuk	Rachel Jacques	Amy Wheatcroft	Jessica Amundson	Saville Community SC, Edmonton
Amanda Sluchinski	Kate Goodhelpsen	Anna Munroe	Joanne Tarvit			Crestwood CC, Edmonton
Selena Sturmay	Danielle Schmiemann	Dezaray Hawes	Paige Papley		Ted Appelman	Saville Community SC, Edmonton

Knockout Brackets

Source: ^[10]

A Event

	First Knockout												Qualifier 1
					Serena Gray-Withers	11
	Keelie Duncan	3			Shianna Lind	4
	Shianna Lind	8							Serena Gray-Withers	8
									Myla Plett	3
					Myla Plett	9
	Krysta Hilker	10			Krysta Hilker	6
	Michelle Hartwell	3											Serena Gray-Withers	9
													Selena Sturmay	7
					Selena Sturmay	7
	Amanda Sluchinski	6			Leslie Hammond	1
	Leslie Hammond	8							Selena Sturmay	8
									Gracelyn Richards	2
					Gracelyn Richards	8
	Emma DeSchiffart	11			Emma DeSchiffart	3
	Lisa Miller	4

B Event

	Second Knockout												Qualifier 2
	Keelie Duncan	5
	Krysta Hilker	10
					Krysta Hilker	7
					Gracelyn Richards	9
									Gracelyn Richards	2
									Myla Plett	7
	Lisa Miller	9
	Leslie Hammond	4
					Lisa Miller	5
					Myla Plett	8
													Myla Plett	6
													Selena Sturmay	9
	Amanda Sluchinski	10
	Emma DeSchiffart	5
					Amanda Sluchinski	6
					Shianna Lind	5
	Michelle Hartwell	6
	Shianna Lind	7
									Amanda Sluchinski	5
									Selena Sturmay	8

C Event

	Third Knockout								Qualifier 3
					Amanda Sluchinski	9
	Keelie Duncan	5			Leslie Hammond	7
	Leslie Hammond	7							Amanda Sluchinski	8
									Shianna Lind	7
					Shianna Lind	6
					Gracelyn Richards	5

	Third Knockout										Qualifier 4
	Emma DeSchiffart		8
											Myla Plett		8
	Krysta Hilker		4
						Emma DeSchiffart		9			Emma DeSchiffart		10
						Lisa Miller		1
	Michelle Hartwell		7
	Lisa Miller		8

Knockout Results

All draw times are listed in Mountain Time (UTC-07:00). ^[11]

Draw 1

Monday, January 5, 6:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Keelie Duncan	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	X	X	3
Shianna Lind	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	2	X	X	8

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Krysta Hilker	0	2	0	1	2	0	1	4	X	X	10
Michelle Hartwell	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	3

Draw 2

Tuesday, January 6, 9:00 am

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Amanda Sluchinski	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6
Leslie Hammond	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	8

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Emma DeSchiffart	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	4	3	X	11
Lisa Miller	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	X	4

Draw 3

Tuesday, January 6, 1:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Myla Plett	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	1	0	1	9
Krysta Hilker	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	6

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Serena Gray-Withers	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	3	X	11
Shianna Lind	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	X	4

Draw 4

Tuesday, January 6, 6:30 pm

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Gracelyn Richards	0	2	3	0	1	2	0	X	X	X	8
Emma DeSchiffart	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	X	X	X	3

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Selena Sturmay	1	1	0	1	0	2	2	X	X	X	7
Leslie Hammond	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	X	X	1

Draw 5

Wednesday, January 7, 9:00 am

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Lisa Miller	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	2	X	9
Leslie Hammond	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	X	4

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Keelie Duncan	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	X	X	5
Krysta Hilker	1	0	3	4	0	1	1	0	X	X	10

Draw 6

Wednesday, January 7, 1:30 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Amanda Sluchinski	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	2	X	10
Emma DeSchiffart	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	X	5

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Michelle Hartwell	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	6
Shianna Lind	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	7

Draw 7

Wednesday, January 7, 6:30 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Selena Sturmay	3	0	2	2	0	1	X	X	X	X	8
Gracelyn Richards	0	1	0	0	1	0	X	X	X	X	2

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Serena Gray-Withers	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	2	X	X	8
Myla Plett	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	X	X	3

Draw 8

Thursday, January 8, 9:00 am

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Keelie Duncan	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	5
Leslie Hammond	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Amanda Sluchinski	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	6
Shianna Lind	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	5

Draw 9

Thursday, January 8, 1:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Krysta Hilker	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	7
Gracelyn Richards	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	9

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Lisa Miller	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5
Myla Plett	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	8

Draw 10

Thursday, January 8, 6:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Serena Gray-Withers	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	9
Selena Sturmay	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	7

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Emma DeSchiffart	0	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	8
Krysta Hilker	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Michelle Hartwell	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	7
Lisa Miller	0	0	1	0	2	3	1	1	0	0	8

Draw 11

Friday, January 9, 9:00 am

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Gracelyn Richards	0	0	1	0	1	X	X	X	X	X	2
Myla Plett	1	4	0	2	0	X	X	X	X	X	7

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Amanda Sluchinski	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	X	5
Selena Sturmay	1	0	2	0	2	1	0	2	0	X	8

Draw 12

Friday, January 9, 1:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Shianna Lind	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6
Gracelyn Richards	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	5

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Amanda Sluchinski	0	0	0	3	0	4	0	2	0	X	9
Leslie Hammond	0	0	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	X	7

Draw 13

Friday, January 9, 6:30 pm

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Myla Plett	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6
Selena Sturmay	1	1	0	1	2	0	2	1	0	1	9

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Emma DeSchiffart	0	0	6	2	1	X	X	X	X	X	9
Lisa Miller	0	1	0	0	0	X	X	X	X	X	1

Draw 15

Saturday, January 10, 1:30 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Myla Plett	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	8
Emma DeSchiffart	2	0	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	1	10

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Amanda Sluchinski	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	8
Shianna Lind	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	7

Playoffs

Page playoff system

Semifinal

Final

A

Serena Gray-Withers

6

A

Serena Gray-Withers

5

B

Selena Sturmay

5

B

Selena Sturmay

9

B

Selena Sturmay

9

C1

Amanda Sluchinski

2

C1

Amanda Sluchinski

9

C2

Emma DeSchiffart

8

A vs. B

Saturday, January 10, 6:30 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Serena Gray-Withers	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	6
Selena Sturmay	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	5

C1 vs. C2

Saturday, January 10, 6:30 pm

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
Amanda Sluchinski	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	4	0	1	9
Emma DeSchiffart	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	8

Semifinal

Sunday, January 11, 9:30 am

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Selena Sturmay	0	2	1	3	0	2	1	0	X	X	9
Amanda Sluchinski	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	X	X	2

Final

Sunday, January 11, 2:30 pm

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Serena Gray-Withers	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	X	5
Selena Sturmay	0	1	2	0	2	0	2	0	2	X	9

2026 Alberta Women's Curling Championship
Selena Sturmay 2nd Alberta Provincial Championship title

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