Related News
Skip Wang stays cool to hand Canada first loss
Source: Agencies |
February 23, 2010, Tuesday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
CHINA'S women curlers handed Canada its first defeat of the Olympic tournament in an extra-end match on Sunday, while the Canadian men racked up another win.
Skip Wang Bingyu sealed the 6-5 win for China in an extra 11th end, sending Cheryl Bernard's favored Canadians to their first loss in six round-robin games.
Bernard forced the extra end with a takeout in the 10th, but her final stone of the game collided with a rock outside of the rings and didn't come close to reaching its target.
The Canadian men, meanwhile, assured themselves the No. 1 seeding for the semifinals after a 6-4 victory over Switzerland.
"In the playoffs - it feels good," said Kevin Martin, the 43-year-old skip who delivered a brilliant final shot.
"We got to that seven wins, which is the trick," he said. "Hopefully we can keep everything rolling without slipping up going into the playoffs."
The Canadian men and women have lost just one of a combined 13 matches on the curling ice in Vancouver.
While disappointed, Bernard never expected to make it through undefeated. Next up is a date with defending Olympic champion Sweden, which easily beat the United States 9-3 in nine ends.
"We had some misses early that cost us that we just can't have against these teams," Bernard said. "When you're scrambling on every shot, you've got to make it more precise."
Wang was so hoarse after the win over Canada she said only: "Sorry, I almost lose my voice. I don't want to say something."
Her Canadian coach Dan Rafael had plenty of words, as usual. Wang's foursome led 4-1 after four ends. She nearly scored a deuce in the eighth but an official measurement held her to one.
"The first five ends I don't think anybody was going to beat us," Rafael said. "Then the sixth and seventh, we gave away five points on easy shots. Canada sort of had a few misses there in a row and we finally capitalized on the other team's misses."
Skip Wang Bingyu sealed the 6-5 win for China in an extra 11th end, sending Cheryl Bernard's favored Canadians to their first loss in six round-robin games.
Bernard forced the extra end with a takeout in the 10th, but her final stone of the game collided with a rock outside of the rings and didn't come close to reaching its target.
The Canadian men, meanwhile, assured themselves the No. 1 seeding for the semifinals after a 6-4 victory over Switzerland.
"In the playoffs - it feels good," said Kevin Martin, the 43-year-old skip who delivered a brilliant final shot.
"We got to that seven wins, which is the trick," he said. "Hopefully we can keep everything rolling without slipping up going into the playoffs."
The Canadian men and women have lost just one of a combined 13 matches on the curling ice in Vancouver.
While disappointed, Bernard never expected to make it through undefeated. Next up is a date with defending Olympic champion Sweden, which easily beat the United States 9-3 in nine ends.
"We had some misses early that cost us that we just can't have against these teams," Bernard said. "When you're scrambling on every shot, you've got to make it more precise."
Wang was so hoarse after the win over Canada she said only: "Sorry, I almost lose my voice. I don't want to say something."
Her Canadian coach Dan Rafael had plenty of words, as usual. Wang's foursome led 4-1 after four ends. She nearly scored a deuce in the eighth but an official measurement held her to one.
"The first five ends I don't think anybody was going to beat us," Rafael said. "Then the sixth and seventh, we gave away five points on easy shots. Canada sort of had a few misses there in a row and we finally capitalized on the other team's misses."
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
