Canada’s Jean-Michel Menard fell to undefeated Finland 5-3 earlier than rebounding with a resounding 8-1 win over Denmark on Sunday at the world mixed curling championship in Abderdeen, Scotland.
The Canadians (2-1) exchanged singles with Finland (3-0) till the fifth finish, when Finland began to open issues up. The Finnish facet took a 5-2 lead after the sixth and Canada might solely muster yet another level.
Canada at present sits because the interim third-place workforce in Group A with Finland and South Korea (3-0) each sitting atop the standings.
Menard’s facet, which incorporates third Marie-France Larouche, second Ian Belleau and lead Annie Lemay with Eric Sylvain serving as coach, subsequent performs South Korea on Monday.
WATCH | CBC Sports’ That Curling Show examines the curling panorama:
Hosts Devin Heroux and Colleen Jones study the curling panorama as a brand new quadrennial begins. They discuss to newly-appointed World Curling Federation President Beau Welling, 3-time world champion skip from Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni, Curling Canada’s Nolan Thiessen and shut the present with journalists Ted Wyman and Greg Strong.