Team Canada has first loss
The Canadian mixed doubles curling team, coached by Carrot River’s Laine Peters, received their first loss of the Olympics this morning, falling 7-5 to the United States.
Canada was first on the scoreboard after stealing a single in the opening end, before the U.S. claimed a double in the second and single in the third, bringing them to 3-1. The Canadians evened the score by claiming two points in the fourth, before the teams exchanged singles through end five and six keeping things even 4-4. In the seventh end, the U.S. used their powerplay to score a triple, but Canada refused to concede and wrapped the game by earning a final point, but not enough to close the gap.
Canada now holds a 3-1 record for the Games.
Opening Ceremonies welcome the official start
Four-time Olympic freestyle skiers Mikael Kingsbury and Marielle Thompson led Canada’s delegation through the Opening Ceremony in Italy as the country’s flag bearers.
A full recap is available at Olympic.ca
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
The first weekend of the Olympics will see more action on the ice with two Saskatchewan connections getting action on Saturday
Canada’s mixed doubles curling team — coached by Carrot River’s Laine Peters — will be doing double time as they play Great Britain at 3:05 a.m. SK time followed by Estonia at 12:05 p.m. SK time.
Saskatoon forward Emily Clark and the Canadian women’s hockey team will be getting their first taste of action after their initial game was postponed. At 2:10 p.m. SK time, the Canadians will face off against Switzerland.
Olympic Notes: A full recap of the Canadian action to this point is available at Olympic.ca