Players rip a rock at Tim Hortons Brier in Lethbridge, Alta., Sunday, March 6, 2022. Scotland have called up another player ahead of his Saturday opening at the Women’s World Cup Curling as the jumps and alternative are positive for COVID -19 have tested. THE CANADIAN PRESS / Jeff McIntosh
PRINCE GEORGE, BC – Scotland have called up another player ahead of Saturday’s opening at the Women’s World Cup Curling as the jumps and the alternative tested positive for COVID-19.
Beth Farmer, 21, works as a shepherd in her hometown of Kinross and in the middle of a shift in the lambing season, Prince George, BC was called, according to Scottish Curling.
Skip Rebecca Morrison is expected to return to the team later in the tournament.
Alternative Fay Henderson also tested positive for the virus ahead of the 13-country event at the CN Center.
Farmer, meanwhile, plays the leader with Vice Gina Aitken taking over at Skip and Sophie Sinclair and Sophie Jackson go on to finish third and second, respectively.
The Scots opened on Saturday night against defending champions Silvana Tirinzoni from Switzerland.
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“I feel really healthy and ready to go as soon as possible, so we do everything we can in the background to make sure I’m involved in the event,” Morrison told Scottish Curling’s website.
“I will not be there for the first few days, but things are looking good for us, so I will not be making my appearance long after the start and we still feel really positive about it.”
Only Jackson and Sinclair had previously played in a ladies’ world championship.
“Especially with the pandemic, we’ve been dealing with this thing for two years now and we’re really mentally prepared for it and are an elastic band that works hard every day to know where we are with the situation,” Morrison said.
“Gina has already skipped this team, so we hope for some good things and a good start.”
This report from the Canadian Press was first published on March 19, 2022.
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