Interesting post! I would like to hear more about what this means for representation of women (a historically under-represented group) at the 2025 5U Championships. If the Racine winner cedes the slot, it won’t go to another women’s team under the rules, right? So this means that one of just three USWCA bids goes to a men’s/mixed team, which feels fundamentally wrong. The rules need to account for this and to provide for another women’s team to take the bid if the winner does not.
Should the Racine winner cede the slot, it's hard to say exactly what would happen in that scenario. The last few years, additional women's teams have made it in through the existing runner-up process as the Childs Challenge was one of the largest spiels in the country, with that spiel not being as large this year, that wouldn't have been the case. Any change or exception to the fill policy would have to come from USA Curling.
Interesting post! I would like to hear more about what this means for representation of women (a historically under-represented group) at the 2025 5U Championships. If the Racine winner cedes the slot, it won’t go to another women’s team under the rules, right? So this means that one of just three USWCA bids goes to a men’s/mixed team, which feels fundamentally wrong. The rules need to account for this and to provide for another women’s team to take the bid if the winner does not.
Should the Racine winner cede the slot, it's hard to say exactly what would happen in that scenario. The last few years, additional women's teams have made it in through the existing runner-up process as the Childs Challenge was one of the largest spiels in the country, with that spiel not being as large this year, that wouldn't have been the case. Any change or exception to the fill policy would have to come from USA Curling.