For Immediate Release
Feb. 21, 2013
Canada to play for gold at Wheelchair Worlds
Team Canada is one victory away from
claiming a third gold medal in four years at the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling
Championship.
The Jim Armstrong-skipped Canadian
team, rounded out by third Dennis Thiessen (Sanford, Man.), second Ina Forrest
(Armstrong, B.C.), lead Sonja Gaudet (Vernon, B.C.), alternate Mark Ideson
(London, Ont.) and coach Joe Rea (Prince George, B.C.), cruised to a 6-3 win
over Patrick McDonald of the U.S. in the semifinal on Friday at the Ice Cube
Curling Center in Sochi, Russia.
With the victory, Canada advances to
the gold-medal game against Sweden’s Jalle Jungnell on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
Sochi time (6:30 a.m. EST).
It will be a third opportunity to
defeat the Swedes, who beat Canada 8-7 in the round robin on Wednesday, and 6-5
in the Page playoff one-two game earlier on Friday.
“Sweden has had a history over the
years of playing very well against us in big games, and they’ve owned us this
week,” said Armstrong. “But I think it’s our turn. We’ll be ready for them.”
Canada opened the semi with a stolen
point in the third, and took control with deuces in the third and fifth ends,
and another steal in the sixth.
“We just tried to take advantage
early,” said Armstrong. “The ice was a little tricky, and if you have to come
from behind, it’s a very tough game. You get a bit of a lead and you just play
safe; that seems to be the way to do it.”
The U.S. team will play China’s
Haito Wang for the bronze medal on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Sochi time (12:30 a.m.
EST).
Saturday’s medal games can be
watched online at http://russiasport.ru.
Live scoring and standings from the
2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship can be found at: http://wwhcc2013.curlingevents.com/.
Al Cameron
Director, Communication
& Media Relations | Directeur, Communication et relations avec les
médias
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