A capsule look at the 16 women's teams competing in the GSOC Co-op Invitational, Oct. 13-18, at Victoria's Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre.
Lineups are listed in order of skip, third, second and lead, unless noted.
Profiles for the men's teams will be published Sunday.
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Dupont
Hometown: Hvidovre, Denmark
Lineup: Madeleine Dupont, Mathilde Halse, Jasmin Holtermann, Denise Dupont, Katrine Schmidt
Madeleine Dupont made her fourth appearance at the Olympic Winter Games last season in Milano Cortina, while her sister Denise made her fifth. The club is competing in a top-tier Grand Slam for the first time since the 2022 Champions Cup.
Einarson
Hometown: Gimli, Manitoba
Lineup: Kerri Einarson, Shannon Birchard, Karlee Burgess, Jocelyn Peterman
The six-time Grand Slam champion Einarson overhauled her roster days after earning silver at the women's worlds, parting ways with third Val Sweeting, alternate Krysten Karwacki and coach Reid Carruthers. Peterman, formerly with Team Lawes, joined at lead, with Burgess and Birchard shuffling in the order.
Fujisawa
Hometown: Kitami, Japan
Lineup: Satsuki Fujisawa, Yako Matsuzawa, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida
Matsuzawa came aboard after longtime third Chinami Yoshida stepped back from the club. Fujisawa became the first Japanese skip to win a Grand Slam title at the 2023 Canadian Open, and she finished runner-up in last season's tournament.
Gim
Hometown: Uijeongbu, South Korea
Lineup: Min-ji Kim, Eun-ji Gim (skip), Su-ji Kim, Ye-eun Seol, Ye-ji Seol
Gim won her eighth Korean women's championship, and fourth in a row, in June. She now throws third while skipping, with Min-ji Kim handling last rocks.
Hasselborg
Hometown: Sundbyberg, Sweden
Lineup: Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Scharback
After capturing a second Olympic gold medal last season, the Swedish squad will look to run it back again. Hasselborg has earned eight Grand Slam titles and is the only women's skip to win every active title in the series.
Homan
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
Lineup: Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes
Homan claimed two Grand Slam women's titles last season, including her record-extending 20th championship in the series. The team earned the bronze medal at the Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina.
Kang
Hometown: Jeongbuk, South Korea
Lineup: Kyeong-ae Kim, Min-seo Kim, Yu-jeong Shim, Ji-soo Kim, Bo-bae Kang
Kyeong-ae Kim, who was the longtime third for Eun-jung Kim, initially joined at third but is now skipping the squad. Kang won the national mixed doubles title in June and is focusing on that discipline this season. The team qualified for the GSOC Co-op Invitational through the Satellite Events series, as the finalist at the Karuizawa International.
MacMillan
Hometown: Victoria, British Columbia
Lineup: Kayla MacMillan, Val Sweeting, Lindsay Dubue, Lauren Lenentine
MacMillan added Sweeting, who won five Scotties Tournament of Hearts titles plus one silver and two bronze medals at the women's worlds with Team Einarson. Sweeting has also captured eight Grand Slam women's championships, including three as a skip.
Miura
Hometown: Sapporo, Japan
Lineup: Yuina Miura, Kohane Tsuruga, Rin Suzuki, Aone Nakamura
Miura will make her Grand Slam debut after qualifying through the Satellite Events series, finishing runner-up at the Prestige Hotels and Resorts Curling Classic. She was a finalist at the Jr. GSOC U25 women's event last season in Nisku, Alberta.
Nihira
Hometown: Sapporo, Japan
Lineup: Miku Nihira, Momoha Tabata, Sae Yamamoto, Mikoto Nakajima
Nihira won a third straight silver medal at the Japan curling championships in June. The team has won titles at the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic and Advics Cup on tour this season.
Pätz
Hometown: Geneva, Switzerland
Lineup: Alina Pätz, Selina Witschonke, Stefanie Berset, Renée Frigo
Pätz returned to skipping after playing alongside Silvana Tirinzoni for the past eight seasons, winning Olympic silver, four world titles and six Grand Slams. The team has been roaring out of the gate, with three titles on tour at the Euro Super Series, Stu Sells Oakville Tankard and AMJ Shorty Jenkins Classic, and defeating Team Schwaller in all three finals.
Reese-Hansen
Hometown: Victoria, British Columbia
Lineup: Taylor Reese-Hansen, Megan McGillivray, Kim Bonneau, Julianna Mackenzie
Reese-Hansen won a Tier 2 title last season and makes her Grand Slam major debut on home ice. The team also won provincial playdowns to represent B.C. at the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
X. Schwaller
Hometown: Zurich, Switzerland
Lineup: Xenia Schwaller, Selina Gafner, Fabienne Rieder, Selina Rychiger
Schwaller captured gold at the women's worlds last season. Her team has played in four finals across four events this season, winning the KW Fall Classic and finishing runner-up to Pätz at the Euro Super Series, Stu Sells Oakville Tankard and AMJ Shorty Jenkins Classic.
Ueno
Hometown: Karuizawa, Japan
Lineup: Miyu Ueno, Yui Ueno, Asuka Kanai, Yui Ozeki
Miyu Ueno won her second Japanese curling championship in June. Her team qualified for the GSOC Co-op Invitational through the new Satellite Events series by reaching the semifinals of the AMJ Shorty Jenkins Classic.
Wranå
Hometown: Sundbyberg, Sweden
Lineup: Isabella Wranå, Almida de Val, Moa Dryburgh, Maria Larsson, Linda Stenlund
Wranå brought home quite the haul of hardware last season, winning gold in mixed doubles at the Olympic Winter Games and bronze with her women's team at the worlds. The team has won two titles on tour this season, taking the Oslo Cup and Karuizawa International.
Zardini Lacedelli
Hometown: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Lineup: Giulia Zardini Lacedelli, Elena Antonia Mathis, Marta Lo Deserto, Rachele Scalesse
Zardini Lacedelli, Mathis and Lo Deserto all played with skip Stefania Constantini and represented Italy on home ice at the Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina. The team qualified for the GSOC Co-op Invitational through the new Satellite Events series, as the higher-ranking semifinalist at the Euro Super Series.
