Steve Laycock and Nancy Martin following their 2026 Saskatchewan Mixed Doubles Curling Provincials victory (Image Credit: Ben Tompkins/northeastNOW)

By Ben Tompkins

Saskatchewan Curling

Laycock, Martin win provincial mixed doubles

Feb 9, 2026 | 4:20 PM

The 2026 Saskatchewan Mixed Doubles Curling Provincials are officially wrapped up, with Steve Laycock and Nancy Martin coming out victorious.

Laycock and Martin won the final Sunday afternoon by beating the Remeshylo and Derksen duo, 9-6 in an extra end, at the Nipawin Evergreen Curling Club.

“It was obviously an exciting finish for us to get the win in an extra end, and full marks to the team we played in the final. They were fantastic; they beat us twice, so it almost seems a little unfair that we beat them the third time, and we get to go to Nationals, but that’s the way it goes. You have to win that final game, and we were able to pull that off today,” explained Laycock.

“They’re a young team there, and they’re the future of our sport, which is super exciting for mixed doubles, especially in Saskatchewan. The ice was amazing all week, and we’ve been watching the Olympics and the struggle with the ice there, so for us, it felt like a real treat to be out here in Nipawin, and just feel like the ice was the same all weekend,” added Martin.

Laycock and Martin found themselves down early, allowing three straight singles, before responding with a three-spot in the fourth end, and a two-spot in the fifth to take the lead.

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Derksen and Remeshylo then responded with a two of their own, before both sides traded singles to send it to a decisive ninth.

Laycock and Martin will now represent Saskatchewan at the 2026 Mixed Doubles Curling National Championship, March 21-27 in Surrey, B.C.

“I was really excited to win this. I’m kind of getting to the end of my career more than the start of it, and we hadn’t won one of these before, so it felt great to get that win today. I’ve had the feeling of winning provincials, but not mixed doubles, so this was a little different, and really special,” Laycock told northeastNOW.

“We’ve put in a lot of hard work over the last three years, and I feel like some of the hard work paid off today, when there were a couple of struggles. We just kind of had a little breakdown on one side, with some ice conditions, and we kind of dealt with it and figured it out. I think that experience of playing together really helped with that,” Martin concluded.

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