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CBC
08-03-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Canada earns bronze at wheelchair curling worlds and spot at 2026 Paralympics
Canada defeated Slovakia 4-2 to earn bronze at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship on Saturday in Stevenston, Scotland. Curling Canada also announced that the Canadian team secured a berth for Canada in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Paralympic Games. Team Canada's success in this quadrennial at world championships has secured a spot in the Paralympic field with top qualification points alongside host country, Team Italy, and 2025 World Champions, Team China. The Canadians took a 1-0 edge in the second end before Slovakia tied it in the fourth. Canada, skipped by Gil Dash of Wolseley, Sask., restored its lead with one point in the sixth, but Slovakia knotted the score once again in the seventh end. In the eighth and final end, Canada scored two to break the tie and emerge victorious. The Canadians entered the matchup having lost 5-4 to China in Friday's semifinals. "All week long, we came out of the gates firing," said Dash in a release from Curling Canada, after medalling in his first World Championship as Team Canada's skip. "Everybody was playing really well, and even though we had a little bit of a lull in the round robin, we came back up and we beat the reigning World Champions, Norway, to get through into the playoffs. I'm proud of our team, and we all feel very proud to be representing Canada."
CBC
08-03-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Canada earns bronze at wheelchair curling worlds with win over Slovakia
Canada defeated Slovakia 4-2 to earn bronze at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship on Saturday in Stevenston, Scotland. The Canadians took a 1-0 edge in the second end before Slovakia tied it in the fourth. Canada, skipped by Gil Dash of Wolseley, Sask., restored its lead with one point in the sixth, but Slovakia knotted the score once again in the seventh end. In the eighth and final end, Canada scored two to break the tie and emerge victorious. The Canadians entered the matchup having lost 5-4 to China in Friday's semifinals. China cruised past South Korea 14-3 to win gold in Saturday's final.
CBC
07-03-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Canada advances to playoffs at wheelchair curling worlds with win over Italy
Canada advanced to the playoffs at the wheelchair curling world championship with a 9-3 win over Italy in its final round-robin game Thursday in Stevenston, Scotland. The Canadian squad skipped by Gil Dash of Wolseley, Sask., put the game away with four points in the sixth end. Canada needed the win in the final draw after losing 8-6 to China in Thursday's afternoon draw. Canada finished the round robin in fifth place at 6-5. The top six teams advanced. Dash's crew will face Norway in Friday's qualification round. Norway defeated Canada 7-4 in the round robin.
CBC
06-03-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Canada's fate uncertain entering final day of wheelchair curling worlds round robin
Canada split its games Wednesday at the world wheelchair curling championship, leaving it in an uncertain position heading into the final day of round-robin competition in Stevenston, Scotland. The Canadian rink skipped by Gil Dash of Wolseley, Sask., beat Slovakia 6-3 in the morning draw on the strength of a steal of two in the sixth end. However, Canada missed a chance to improve its playoff chances with a 5-4 extra-end loss to Sweden in the late draw. The results put Canada in a tie for third at 5-4 with Norway, Scotland and Sweden with three draws remaining. The top six teams move on to the playoffs. China and South Korea led the standings at 7-2 and qualified for the playoffs. England and Italy were at 4-5 with Japan, Latvia, Slovakia and the United States at 3-6. Canada faces China in Thursday's afternoon draw before wrapping preliminary-round play against Italy.
