Canadian rinks off to World Cup of Curling finals
SUZHOU, China — All three Canadian entries will play for championships at the inaugural World Cup of Curling.
Rachel Homan’s Ottawa rink, Kevin Koe’s Calgary foursome and the Edmonton-based team of Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres have advanced to the finals.
Walker and Muyres (5-1) will face Americans Sarah Anderson and Korey Dropkin, Homan (5-1) will battle reigning Olympic champ Anna Hasselborg of Sweden and Koe (5-1) will meet Steffen Walstad of Norway.
Koe earned a spot in the final when Scotland’s Bruce Mouat lost 6-5 to Peter De Cruz of Switzerland in the final round-robin draw.