Cheryl Bernard closed out the curling season in style, defeating fellow Calgary skip Crystal Webster 6-4 to win the women's Grey Power Players' Championship on Saturday.
Bernard's team earned $25,000 for winning the final event of the Capital One Grand Slam of Curling season, and an additional $50,000 and the Capital One Cup for finishing the season as the top team.
"It means a lot to us to win this Cup," said Bernard, who also won a silver medal at the Vancouver Games.
"It means you've been steady through the year. It means you've peaked when you've needed to in the events. It's a really important trophy to win."
Tied at three, Webster grabbed her first lead of the game in the sixth end after Bernard's draw to the button came up heavy, resulting in a steal of one point.
Bernard blanked the seventh end in order to continue to hold the hammer heading into the final frame.
With her final shot in the eighth end, Webster's attempt to draw a rock into the four-foot came up heavy, allowing Bernard to score the winning three points without have to throw her final stone.
"She made a really nice shot with her first one in eight and I was a little hot with both of mine which I think really cost us," said Webster.
Bernard finished the season with 34 points, three ahead of defending Capital One Cup champion Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg. Kelly Scott of Kelowna, B.C., placed third with 24 points.
"After coming off the Olympics, winning the Trials, I think we just wanted to come out and prove that wasn't just a one off thing," said Bernard.
"We are having a good year and this is something we wanted to show. It was really important not to show any complacency. Not to just come out and say that was good enough. The Olympics was good enough. I'm proud of us for that."
Earlier in the day, Bernard advanced to the final after rallying for a 6-5 extra end victory over Montreal's Eve Belisle while Webster booked a spot in the championship game after edging Stefanie Lawton of Saskatoon 6-5 in eight ends.
In the men's afternoon quarter-final draw, Martin defeated 2010 Olympian Niklas Edin of Sweden 7-5 while Koe upended Capital One Cup points leader Glenn Howard of Coldwater, Ont., 5-3.
In a re-match of their Olympic semifinal, Martin seized control of the game early, executing a cross-house double takeout in the third end to score three points for a commanding 5-1 lead.
"It was a really good game," said Martin. "Just one out-turn hit I missed for two or three depending, and other than it was pretty solid."
Gushue advanced to the semi-finals with a convincing 8-3 win over Randy Ferbey of Edmonton, whose squad was playing in its final tournament together as a foursome.
With Ferbey set to join Gushue's rink next season, the loss marked the final game for the three-time World Championship gold medallists.
"It was a great run," said Ferbey. "It's unfortunate we didn't play that well but at this point in time in the game, it's basically irrelevant. The guys gave it all they've got and I'm proud of them."
The fourth quarter-final game saw Stoughton score five points in the fifth end en route to a 7-1 victory over Pat Simmons of Davidson, Sask.