Laurie St-Georges and Felix Asselin defeated Chelsea&nbsp;Carey&nbsp;and&nbsp;Colin&nbsp;Hodgson&nbsp;6-5 in the&nbsp;Brantford&nbsp;Mixed Doubles Curling Classic final on Sunday in Brantford, Ont.

But both teams had reason to celebrate,&nbsp;having qualified for&nbsp;the final spots at the Canadian mixed doubles Olympic curling trials in&nbsp;Portage la Prairie, Man., later this month.

2021 Brantford Mixed Doubles Curling Classic Final

Chelsea Carey and Colin Hodgson take on Laurie St-Georges and Felix Asselin in Brantford, Ont.

The event will take place&nbsp;from Dec. 28&nbsp;to Jan. 2 at Stride Place, with 16 duos competing for the chance to represent Canada at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Canada secures Beijing Olympic berth in mixed doubles curling

Canada has clinched a spot in the mixed doubles curling competition in next year's Beijing Olympics. Kerri Einarson and Brad Gushue wrapped up the berth with a 7-6 win over the Czech Republic on Friday at the world mixed doubles championship in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Canada's Kerri Einarson and Brad Gushue 8-5 loss to Scotland on Thursday at the world mixed doubles curling championship, puts Canada in a tie with Italy for second in Group A with a 5-2 record. 

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Canada's Kerri Einarson and Brad Gushue, shown in this file photo, scored a 7-6 win over the Czech Republic on Friday at the world mixed doubles curling championship, clinching an Olympic berth for Canada in the process.

The field will include&nbsp;Kerri Einarson and Brad Gushue, who won gold at the 2021 Home Hardware Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship in March.

Both teams had reason to celebrate, having qualified for the 2022 Canad Inns Mixed Doubles Trials that will take place in Portage la Prairie, Man., from Dec. 28, 2021, to Jan. 2, 2022.

St-Georges, Asselin, Carey, Hodgson book final spots at Canadian mixed doubles Olympic curling trials

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