Team USA tested us before the match against Korea.
The men took on the USA in today's opening round. On paper, we were the favourites, and it looked like it until the halfway point. A three on our opponent's advantage after a weak draw by the US skip catapulted us into a 4 : 0 lead. And when the American inadvertently made one in the fifth end, the match looked good for us. However, the seventh end ended with a deuce from our opponent after a few inaccuracies from us and things got a bit tricky. The very end brought a dramatic spectacle with a happy ending for us. Blake Morton didn't play hit and stay at number two and the 5-4 win was more pleasing than the performance. Tonight we will face the upstart Koreans who narrowly lost to Canada. The women go up against the Poles in an hour and a half and a win will mean seventh place. It won't be an easy game though, the Poles are coming on strong here and the back end in particular is very good.
rnphoto - meeting after the second end against USA