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The Canadian Olympic women’s curling team advanced to the playoffs after a 10-7 win over South Korea on Thursday at the Milano Cortina Winter Games.
Rachel Homan’s Ottawa-based rink of Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes, and Tracy Fleury needed the victory over Gim Eun-ji to clinch a berth in the semifinals, as the two teams came into the match tied with an identical 5-3 record.
The win was the fifth straight for the Canadians, who struggled out of the gate with a 1-3 record. The loss eliminated the South Korean team from playoff contention.
Homan and her teammates will next face Switzerland,/Sweden,/the U.S. on Friday (8:05 a.m. ET, CBC Gem).
Homan and her teammates will take to the ice on Friday (8:05 a.m. ET, CBC Gem) to play for a spot in the gold-medal match.
More to come.
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