The 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 16 to 24 at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ontario. It was the ninth time Ontario hosted the Tournament of Hearts. Ontario last hosted the Scotties in 2010 in Sault Ste. Marie. In the final, Rachel Homan of Ontario defeated former Scotties champion Jennifer Jones with a score of 9–6 to claim her first Scotties title. Homan and her team went on to represent Canada at the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship in Riga, Latvia. Event summary In the fifty-third edition of the Canadian Women's Curling Championship, there was a mix of veterans and newer faces in the team rosters. The defending champion Heather Nedohin rink represented Team Canada, while 2007 world champion Kelly Scott and her rink from British Columbia and 2008 world champion Jennifer Jones and her team from Manitoba also made appearances. Two-time world champion Mary-Anne Arsenault and her team from Nova Scotia (including six-time Hearts champion Colleen Jones throwing second stones) made a notable appearance. 2005 Canadian Junior champion Andrea Crawford skipped her team from New Brunswick, and 11-time Territories champion Kerry Galusha skipped the Northwest Territories/Yukon team. Other teams included 2010 Olympic silver medalist Kristie Moore and her rink from Alberta, 2007 Canadian Junior Champion Stacie Devereaux from Newfoundland and Labrador, 2010 Canadian Junior Champion Rachel Homan and her rink from Ontario, 2001 World Junior Champion Suzanne Birt of Prince Edward Island and 1999 Ontario & 2005 Quebec champion Allison Ross representing Quebec. Only one skip made her Hearts debut, Jill Shumay of Saskatchewan. Team Manitoba, skipped by Jennifer Jones, became the first team to go undefeated in round robin play since Linda Moore of British Columbia did so in 1985. Jones, who made her ninth consecutive Scotties appearance, also secured her ninth consecutive spot in the playoffs. She played Team Ontario, skipped by Rachel Homan, in the page 1 vs. 2 playoff game, but lost her first game in the tournament as Homan and her team defeated her with a score of 8–5. Team British Columbia, skipped by Kelly Scott, played Team Canada, skipped by Heather Nedohin, in the page 3 vs. 4 playoff game, but lost as Team Canada's strong play gave them an 8–4 win in 9 ends. Team Canada attempted to reach their second straight final, playing in the semifinal against Manitoba. Jones made up