Canada takes bronze in mixed doubles curling On 2
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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Canada rallied from a five-point deficit to beat China 6-5 and claim bronze at the world mixed doubles curling championship Saturday, narrowly avoiding a second straight upset loss.
Playing for third instead of first after a stunning 7-5 loss to Hungary on Friday, Sean Grassie of Winnipeg and Allison Nimik of Calgary fought back to win Canada’s first medal in world mixed doubles play following a fifth-place finish in 2008.
“Yeah, we’re happy,” said Nimik. “It’s a great start. It’s great to get a taste of world play, to wear the Maple Leaf for the first time. I don’t know if I’ll be back here or in women’s, but I want to come back for more.”
Switzerland beat Hungary 7-4 in the final.
Grassie and Nimik held the hammer to start the game but gave up five consecutive steals to fall behind. Then Nimik made a runback for three in the sixth end to start the comeback.
“If Allie misses that one, we’re going home,” said Grassie. “China was playing great, a lot like Hungary the night before.”
Zhipeng Zhang and Sun Yue proceeded to give up a steal of two in the seventh that tied the match before coughing up the decisive steal of a single in the eighth.
“I think (China) got nervous or something,” said Nimik. “They started missing and we started playing better. We got the break when he missed his peel in the eighth and removed one of his own in the rings.”
The Swiss pair of Toni Mueller and Irene Schori finished the tournament with a 10-0 record, and have won 19 straight games in world mixed doubles since the 2008 championship in Finland.
“It’s amazing,” said Mueller, who grabbed Schori in a hug after the match.
“I’m speechless,” said Schori. “This is better than the last one, to win two in a row is great. It’s unbelievable.”
Hungary’s Gyoergy Nagy and Ildiko Szekeres stole one in the first end but gave up a Swiss deuce in the second before the defending champions stole one in each of the next four ends to take a 6-1 lead.
“Switzerland played very well,” said Nagy.
— The Associated Press