Canada remains unbeaten with win over Sweden at world mixed doubles championship
Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant remained undefeated with an 8-6 win over Sweden at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Sunday.
FREDERICTON — Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant remained undefeated with an 8-6 win over Sweden at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Sunday.
Canada (3-0) fell into an early 3-0 deficit after the first end but quickly trimmed it by scoring two in the second.
The Swedish team of Anna Hasselborg and Oskar Eriksson made it 4-2 in the third before Canada evened the score with another pair in the fourth.
Canada took control of the game with a three-point sixth end to grab a 7-5 edge. After Sweden (2-1) put one on the board in the seventh, the Canadians closed it out with a single point in the final end.
Canada won its first two games of the tournament on Saturday, 10-5 over Germany and 6-4 over Denmark. The Canadians are atop Group A, with Italy and Scotland also at 3-0.
The Canadians play the Netherlands and Italy on Monday.
