Oh, those Danes!
96% for the first five ends? That was really a performance by the Danes, who played exceptionally. The break is a bitch though. Mikkel also played some lucky stones at two, which he and the rest of the Danish team laughed merrily at. But after the break, Mikkel fell at an important moment, already in the home field, and pushed his own stone completely out of the way. Because of this, the corner guard, who would have been clearly in the game, remained in the game. David Murdoch kept a cool face and didn't bat an eyelash when asked by the umpire and left the situation as it was. He had the right to do so, but ethically I'm a little embarrassed. Thanks to this situation, the British played for three and pulled the Danish lead down to 5 : 4 and then after many more errors on both sides they pulled the match to a close win. Stjerne and the collective would have loved to skip in anger. The Canadians have dominated the women's portion of the tournament so far. They were definitely the favourites against Team Japan. The tiny Japanese women (average height 154 cm) caught Team Jones off guard and had a chance to win, but couldn't make the eighth end. With the advantage, they left the Canadians with a one and then couldn't handle the end. McEwan played both chips bravely and Jones had a final hit and roll anywhere as Canada was up by one at that point and had the advantage. With six wins, Canada is almost certainly in the playoffs. I think it's a lock.
rnphoto - the seven the Brits gave the Americans