Canada to play in all three finals at Curling World Cup Grand Final
BEIJING — Canadian teams will play for all three championships at the Curling World Cup Grand Final.
Kevin Koe, in the men’s competition, Jennifer Jones, in the women’s, and Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres, in mixed doubles, all advanced to their respective finals after round-robin play concluded Saturday.
Calgary’s Koe secured a spot in the men’s final with two victories at Shougang Arena — a 4-3 win over Norway’s Thomas Ulsrud and a 7-6 win over Scotland’s Ross Paterson.
“It’s been a bit of a grind. I mean obviously we’ve had good games and our bad games have been really bad, but it’s kind of the way we’ve been all year,” Koe said. “We’ve ground out the wins when we needed them. We played good today and got some help to get straight into the finals, so we’re really happy.”