Lauren Wasylkiw/Shane Konings (Unionville, ON) lost
10-4 to
Kimberly Tuck/Wayne Tuck Jr. (Ilderton, ON) in the Final of the GOLDLINE DM Express, held September 17 - 19, 2021 at the Victoria Curling Club in Quebec, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Wasylkiw/Konings won
8-1 over
Genevieve Frappier/Pierre-Luc Morissette (Québec, QC) in the semifinals of the 2021 GOLDLINE DM Express in Quebec, Quebec, Canada; and won
7-3 over
Kelly Tremblay/Pierre Lanoue (Montreal, QC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2021 GOLDLINE DM Express in Quebec, Quebec, Canada;
Wasylkiw/Konings finished 2-1 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wasylkiw/Konings defeated
Mathilde Sauvageau/Leandre Girard (Quebec, QC) 17-1, then won
7-1 against
Frappier/Morissette. Wasylkiw/Konings went on to lose
5-4 against
Veronique Bouchard/Jean-Francois Charest (Saguenay, QC) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the GOLDLINE DM Express, Wasylkiw/Konings take home
23.513 world rankings points along with the $450CDN prize, remaining in 778th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 23.512 after improving upon their best so far this season. Wasylkiw/Konings ranks 16th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
23.512 points earned so far this season.
