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Canada’s wheelchair curling team advanced to the gold-medal game at the Milano-Cortina Paralympics after engineering a final-end comeback against South Korea for an 8-7 win on Friday.
The undefeated Canadians trailed for much of the game until pulling off a steal of three points in the eighth for the shocking win at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.
Led by veteran skip Mark Ideson, Canada will face two-time defending champion China in Saturday’s final.
Mark Ideson’s Canadian rink stole three points in the final end to defeat South Korea 8-7 in the semifinals of the Milano-Cortina Paralympic Winter Games. Canada will face China in the gold medal match on Saturday.
Canada started strong with Ideson putting his team up 2-0 after the first end. Republic of Korea quickly responded to tie the game in the second before stealing two points in the third for a 4-2 lead.
Ideson made a hit-and-stick for a single in the fourth end, and Canada stole the fifth to tie the game at four apiece. But the South Koreans answered again, scoring three more in the sixth end.
Canada scored a single in the seventh, leaving Republic of Korea with a 7-5 lead heading into the final end with the hammer.
Canada’s rink, which also includes lead Collinda Joseph, second Ina Forrest, third Jon Thurston and alternate Gilbert Dash, made history by becoming the first team in Paralympic history to go 9-0 in the preliminary round.
Canada has won a wheelchair curling medal at every Paralympics since the sport’s addition in 2006, winning the first three tournaments before taking bronze in the last two.
China advanced earlier with a 7-6 win over Sweden.
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