Canada’s Wheelchair Curling Team Reaches Semifinals

Canada’s wheelchair curling team has finished the round-robin stage with a perfect record of 9 wins and 0 losses at the Milan Cortina Paralympics.

On Thursday, Canada defeated the United States 7-3. Earlier the same day, the team also beat South Korea 6-3.

With these wins, Canada is the only team that remains undefeated in the standings. The team had already secured its place in the semifinals on Wednesday. Now, Canada will play against South Korea in the semifinal match on Friday.

Team member Mark Ideson said it is a special moment to stay undefeated, but the team still has important matches ahead. He said they must play their best in the next game.

Canada has a strong history in the Paralympics. The team won gold medals in 2006, 2010, and 2014. In the last two Games (2018 and 2022), Canada won bronze medals. China has won the last two gold medals and will play Sweden in the other semifinal.

The bronze medal match will be played on Friday, and the gold medal match will take place on Saturday.

In Thursday’s game against the United States, the match was close at first. The score was tied 3-3 after four ends. After that, Canada scored four more points in the next three ends. The United States later accepted defeat in the final end.

In the earlier match against South Korea, Canada led 4-1 after four ends. South Korea reduced the gap, but Canada scored in the last two ends to secure the victory.

In para alpine skiing, Canadian athlete Michaela Gosselin finished eighth in the women’s standing giant slalom event. Another Canadian, Florence Carrier, finished 13th. The gold medal in that event went to Sweden’s Ebba Aarsjoe.

Canada continues to compete strongly in both wheelchair curling at the Paralympics and other winter sports events.