TopseedCanadaclinchedthegoldmedalfinalberthagainstdefendingchampionSwedenonThursdayaftertheyedgedSwitzerland 6-5 inthewomen'scurlingtournamentoftheVancouverOlympicWinterGames.
SwedenoverwhelmedworldchampionChina 9-4 inanothersemifinals.
Aftertradingsinglesinthefirsttwoends, Canadatooktheadvantageoftheiropponents' errorfromshipMirjamOttandpocketedtwopoints.
ButthefightingSwissequalizedthescorewithasingleinthefourthandastealofoneinthefifth.
Thehostsregainedtheleadbytakinga 5-3 leadinthefollowingendandkepttheleadat 6-4 afternineends.
The 10thendsawtheSwissskipOTT'slastrockrollingout, givingCanadatheone-shotwinandmatch.
Swedenopenedthefirstendwithasingleandstoletwopointsinthefollowingtwoends, mainlybasedonthemistakesmadebyChinaskipWangBingyu.
Athoughtakingasingleinthefourth, Wangandherteammates, notintheformduringtheGames, couldnotcopewiththeSwedishsounddefenceandoffence. AtidydoubleintheeighthendbySwedishskipAnetteNorbergonherfirstrockclearedthehouseofChinesestonesandleftSwedenlyingthree, leadingtoaSwedishthree, aninsurmountable 9-3 leadandaneventual 9-4 victory.
"Todayweplayednotwell. (Wewere) thinkingtoomuchaboutgoingtothefinalandnotplaysowell," saidWang, addingthattheywilltrytowinthebronzemedalagainstSwitzerland.
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