Canada finishes round robin undefeated
The Canadian wheelchair curling team, featuring Kipling’s Gil Dash, has wrapped round robin action with a perfect 9-0 record after defeating South Korea 6-3 and the United States 7-3 on Day 6.
Canada was up 4-1 after four ends in their first match against South Korea, but the Koreans closed the gap to one by picking up a single in the fifth and stealing another in the sixth to make the score 4-3.
The remaining scoring belonged all to Canada, however, as they recorded their own back-to-back single ends in the seventh and eighth.
In their final match of the day, Canada and the United States were tied 3-3 after four ends. Canada then went on a streak, scoring a single in the fifth, then stealing a double and another single in the sixth and seventh ends, respectively to take a 7-3 lead, that led to the Americans conceding.
The red-and-white will be back in action Friday morning at 3:05 a.m. SK time to once again take on Korea, this time in the semifinals. The losing team will play for bronze later that day, while the winner will advance to the gold-medal game on Saturday.
Upcoming Saskatchewan competition
All Saskatchewan athletes and coaches will be in action on Day 7, as the Paralympic Games hit the one-week mark, but you’ll have to wake up early to catch most of them.
Starting off the day, Kurt Oatway will compete in the Para alpine men’s giant slalom sitting event with his first run at 3:05 a.m. SK time, followed by the second run at 6:30 a.m.
At the same time, the Canadian wheelchair curling team, including Kipling’s Gil Dash, will take on Korea in the semifinals at 3:05 a.m. SK time. If Canada wins, they’ll play for gold on Saturday, but if they lose, they’ll play for bronze later on Friday at 11:35 a.m. SK time.
Meanwhile, Brittany Hudak will compete in her final Para biathlon event, the sprint pursuit standing, with qualification starting at 3:35 a.m. SK time and the final at 6:10 a.m.
If you’re a hockey fan, you’ll get to sleep in a bit as the Canadian Para ice hockey team, which includes Saskatoon’s Dean Seymour as a video coach, will take on China in the semifinals at 12:05 p.m. SK time.
Paralympic Notes: No new medals for Canada on Day 6. Canada’s medal count: 10 (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 6 Bronze).