Most of the top curlers these days spend most of the year touring in Canada so that's less of a factor than it once was. You're right about the strength of the Jones team - they have so much experience that they usually find a way to win the big games. Homan's team probably is stronger but if they were the Canadian rep I'd probably put them behind Muirhead right now.
I'd personally rank the curling as:
Mens: Canada, Norway, Sweden, Great Britain, everyone else
Womens: Canada, Great Britain, Sweden, Switzerland, China, everyone else
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