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OTTAWA — With the hometown crowd nervously waiting to roar its approval, Rachel Homan got in the hack and did what she always does.

Looking at three Jennifer Jones rocks that could have amounted to a devastating steal, Homan calmly sailed her final rock down the ice and made a takeout for one point to clinch a 6-3 win in the semifinal of the Canadian Olympic curling trials at the Canadian Tire Centre.

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It was fitting because Homan is the best hitter in the world and she put those skills on full display for the 7,001 fans in her home city. She was lights out all day, curling an impressive 93% for the win.

Was she nervous about the winning shot?

“I had nerves from End 1 through to 10,” Homan said. “It’s a big shot, it’s a big moment every time you’re in the hack. You just learn to play with those nerves and embrace it and enjoy the moment.”

She’ll get a chance to enjoy another moment when her team of Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney and Lisa Weagle takes on Calgary’s Chelsea Carey in Sunday’s final (2 p.m.). The winner will represent Canada in the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, Feb. 9-25.