Lauren Wasylkiw/Shane Konings (Unionville, ON) lost
8-1 to
Rachel Homan/Brendan Bottcher (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials Qualifier, held November 21 - 24, 2024 at the Guelph Curling Club in Guelph, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Wasylkiw/Konings won
6-2 over
Laura Walker/Kirk Muyres (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals of the 2024 Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials Qualifier in Guelph, Ontario, Canada; and won
7-6 over
Jessica Zheng/Victor Pietrangelo (Niagara Falls, ON) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials Qualifier in Guelph, Ontario, Canada;
Wasylkiw/Konings finished 4-2 in the 25-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Wasylkiw/Konings lost
8-7 to
Emily Riley/Jesse Mullen (Montreal, QC), then responded with a
7-5 win over
Mackenzie Kiemele/Graham Singer (Toronto, ON). Wasylkiw/Konings won
9-6 against
Riley Sandham/Brendan Craig (Guelph, ON), then won
9-4 against
Mikaylah Lyburn/William Lyburn (Winnipeg, MB) to advance to a B-Qualifier game where they lost
7-6 against
Val Sweeting/Marc Kennedy (Edmonton, AB) to drop into a C-Qualifier game where they responded with a
10-3 win over
Anneka Burghout/Marty Thompson (Toronto, ON) to advance to the playoff round. in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Olympic Trials Qualifier, Wasylkiw/Konings take home
27.500 world rankings points. For week 17 of the event schedule, Wasylkiw/Konings did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Wasylkiw/Konings ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
