Team Canada loses hopes of playoffs
The Canadian mixed doubles curling team — coached by Carrot River’s Laine Peters — lost their medal hopes after their record fell 3-5 following two additional losses on Day Two of the Olympics.
Team Canada fell 7-6 to Sweden after an extremely close match. The red and white had the game tied up 2-2 by the second end when Canada scored a double, which was followed by the two teams exchanging singles until the sixth when the Canadian duo added an additional two points to bring them ahead 5-4.
Things quickly changed in the seventh end when Sweden used the hammer to secure a triple, which brought them ahead of Canada 7-5. The Canadians earned the game’s final point, but it was not enough to close the gap.
Laer in the day, Canada suffered their fifth-straight loss with Canada falling 9-5 to South Korea.
Canada had the lead 3-1 until the fourth end when Korea secured a triple, followed by a double in the fifth. With the power play, Canada gained an additional two points in the sixth bringing the game to 6-5. The seventh end saw the Koreans add a double before closing the game with a single.
Canada’s 3-5 record eliminates them from playoff contention.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
Day 3 of the Olympics on Monday will have more action with two Saskatchewan connections hitting the ice.
The Canadian mixed doubles curling team, coached by Carrot River’s Laine Peters, will play in their last round robin match against Switzerland at 3:05 a.m. SK time.
Saskatoon’s Emily Clark and the Canadian Women’s hockey team will be looking for another win when they face Czechia at 2:10 p.m. SK time.
Olympic Notes: No new Canadian medals were added to the count today. Canada’s medal count: 1 (0 Gold, 0 Silver, 1 Bronze).
Read the full day’s recap at Olympic.ca