Homan makes game-winning tap to beat Hasselborg in Grand Slam final

Canada's Rachel Homan defeated Sweden's Anna Hasselborg 6-5 in the women's final of the Grand Slam of Curling's Kioti National on Sunday.

Scotland's Bruce Mouat defeats Sault Ste. Marie's Brad Jacobs in men's final

A woman throws a curling stone.
Rachel Homan defeated Sweden's Anna Hasselborg 6-5 in the women's final of the Grand Slam of Curling's Kioti National on Sunday. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press)

Canada's Rachel Homan defeated Sweden's Anna Hasselborg 6-5 in the women's final of the Grand Slam of Curling's Kioti National on Sunday.

The Ottawa skip made a game-winning inturn tap for two points in the eighth end after Hasselborg's final stone overcurled.

Homan's top-ranked team ran the table at the Grand Slam competition and has won 23 straight games overall.

Homan, third Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew and lead Sarah Wilkes have won two straight Slams and are 40-2 on the season.

WATCH | Homan wins Kioti National event:

Rachel Homan captures Kioti National title with victory over Sweden's Hasselborg

3 days ago
Duration 1:53
Ottawa's Rachel Homan of Ottawa defeats Anna Hasselborg of Sweden 6-5 in the Kioti National women's final for a record-extending 17th Grand Slam of Curling women's title.

Later in the day at the Mary Brown's Centre, top-ranked Bruce Mouat of Scotland posted a 5-3 win over Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., in the men's final.

Mouat made a hit to score two in the eighth end for the victory.

His team of third Grant Hardie, second Bobby Lammie and lead Hammy McMillan Jr. has won all three stops on the Grand Slam circuit this season.

The National is the third of five events on the Grand Slam circuit.

WATCH | Jacobs comes up short against Mouat:

Scotland’s Mouat defeats Brad Jacobs for 3rd straight Grand Slam of Curling title

3 days ago
Duration 1:53
Scotland’s Bruce Mouat defeats Brad Jacobs and his Calgary-based team 5-3 in the Kioti National men's final.

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