martin's team directly qualified for the 2009 canadian olympic curling trials in his hometown of edmonton. in his fourth trials, martin lost just one round robin game. after defeating the previously undefeated glenn howard rink in his final round robin game, martin got a bye to the final, which was against howard, whom he defeated 7–3. with the win, martin earned the right to represent canada for the second time at the olympics. after the olympic trials, martin's rink failed to qualify for the playoffs at the 2010 swiss chalet national. this would mark the first time martin failed to make the playoffs at a grand slam since 2003. however, they proved they were worthy to represent canada at the olympics by winning the 2010 bdo classic canadian open two weeks later.