Olga Zharkova (Moscow, RUS) qualified for the 2009 Kamloops Crown of Curling playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
1-0 against
Moe Meguro (Karuizawa, JPN). of the 2009 Kamloops Crown of Curling in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada;
Zharkova finished 4-1 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Zharkova defeated
Ashleigh Clark (Vancouver, BC) 1-0, then won
5-4 against
Meguro. Zharkova went on to lose
8-7 against
Kelley Law (Richmond, BC). Zharkova responded with a
5-3 win over
British Columbia's Karla Thompson. Zharkova won
9-2 against
Dailene Sivertson (Victoria, BC) in their final qualifying round match.
Zharkova earned
4.200 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Kamloops Crown of Curling. For week of the event schedule, Zharkova did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Zharkova ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
