Kerri Einarson says recent Slam win the confidence boost she and her team needed [Video]

Kerri Einarson says she’s found her confidence again after a challenging year of lineup changes and team injuries for the Gimli, Man. skip and her rink.

“It’s definitely been challenging, that’s for sure. After last season, we were all pretty down. So we throughout the summer took the time off away from curling,” Einarson said in an interview with CBC Sports.

So when Einarson, third Val Sweeting and replacement players Dawn McEwen and Krysten Karwacki found a way to win the Tour Challenge Slam title with a victory over Rachel Homan this past weekend in Charlottetown, P.E.I., there was a sense of relief and a much-needed boost of confidence.

“It was extremely important for my confidence and everyone else’s to know that even though we’re missing 50 per cent of our team and all the things that we are going through, that we can still persevere and push through all …