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Bernard Olympicbound after edging Kleibrinkskip to main content (press enter)Your weather location has not been setSet weather location CBC Global Header NavigationCBCca News news drop down menu Sports sports drop down menu Radio radio drop down menu TV tv drop down menu My Region drop down menu More drop down menu Watch drop down menu Listen drop down menu Search CBCca Submit Search Sign Up Log In Hockey Headlines Scoreboard Standings Stats NHL Schedule Teams Players Hockey Night in Canada Highlights Fantasy Pool Commonwealth Football Headlines CFL Scoreboard CFL Standings CFL Stats CFL Teams NFL Scoreboard NFL Standings NFL Stats NFL Teams NFL Players Video Alpine Skiing Curling Figure Skating Basketball NBA Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Basketball News Feed Baseball MLB Scoreboard Standings Stats Teams Players Baseball News Feed Soccer MLS Scoreboard MLS Standings International Stats Soccer News Feed Amateur Sports Golf Tennis REPUBLISH EMAIL PRINT Text Size S M L XL REPORT TYPO SEND YOUR FEEDBACK Bernard Olympicbound after edging KleibrinkLast Updated Sunday December 13 2009 1214 AM ET Comments12Recommend39By Jesse Campigotto CBC Sports An emotional Cheryl Bernard left gets a kiss from teammate Susan OConnor during the playing of the Canadian anthem following their victory (Nathan DenetteCanadian Press)Cheryl Bernard is going to the OlympicsThe 43yearold skip earned her first trip to the Winter Games by edging fellow Calgarian and 2006 Olympic bronze medallist Shannon Kleibrink 76 to win the Canadian curling trials on Saturday night in EdmontonIt came down to the final stone with a ticket to Vancouver on the line Needing full eightfoot to beat Kleibrinks two shot stones Bernard put a little more mustard on it than she should have But her rock dug in and stopped just in time to give her the victory and touch off a tearyeyed celebration with teammates Susan OConnor Carolyn Darbyshire Cori BartelThe win is the biggest of Bernards career Shes never won a Tournament of Hearts her best showing being a finals loss to Marilyn Bodogh in 1996We lost some finals but we stuck with it and we won the big one finally and I think its worth all the pain weve gone through in the past four years said Bernard whose rink got to don Canadian colours for the playing of the national anthem at Rexall PlaceDespite her relatively empty trophy case Bernard proved all week she was the best curler in Edmonton She earned an automatic berth in the final by topping the roundrobin with a 61 record including an 85 win over twotime reigning Canadian champion Jennifer Jones who missed the playoffs with a 25 markThey were the best team all week and they sure played well in that game so I think theyre going to be a great representative for Canada said KleibrinkKleibrink the surprise winner of the 2005 trials looked intent on showing that was no fluke...