Krista McCarville’s dreams of competing in the 2014 Winter Olympics are dashed.
McCarville and her Thunder Bay team suffered their third consecutive loss at the Road to the Roar Olympic pre-trials in Kitchener on Thursday evening, falling by a 10-3 score at the hands of Laura Crocker.
The two teams, each with a pair of losses, were playing in a C-side quarterfinal in the triple elimination bonspiel.
The game was put away in the seventh end as Crocker, leading by three, stole five after an errant last rock from McCarville.
The McCarville team of Ashley Miharija, Kari Lavoie and Sarah Potts got off to a strong start at the event by defeating Crystal Webster and 2010 Olympian Cheryl Bernard in their first two contests.
Team McCarville suffered their first loss of the event on Wednesday, when they fell to former world champion and two-time Scotties Tournament of Hearts winner Kelly Scott.
The team dropped their second consecutive game earlier Thursday, as Val Sweeting won that match by an 8-7 score as she won with a draw on the game’s last rock.
McCarville had announced intentions to take the curling season off, but delayed the hiatus upon earning the berth into the pre-trials.
The rest of the team will not pursue a Scotties Tournament of Hearts bid in her absence.
