Canadian rinks close in on championship berths at Curling World Cup
Canadian teams won seven of eight games on Friday at the Curling World Cup Grand Final, setting the country up nicely heading into the final two days of the competition. Laura Walker of Edmonton and Kirk Muyres of Saskatoon (4-1) leap-frogged into first in their mixed-doubles pool with a 9-2 win over China's Cao Chang and Yuan Mingjie and a 9-8 victory over Americans Sarah Anderson and Korey Dropkin. Koe earns pair of victories on mixed day for Canada at Curling World Cup The Canadians can advance to Sunday's final with a win over Switzerland's Michele Jaeggi and Sven Michel on Saturday. "We feel really good. That was one of the best mixed doubles games I've played in a long time," Walker said after the win over the U.S. The Manitoba mixed doubles team of Kadriana Sahaidak and Colton Lott (3-2) was eliminated despite picking up two wins on Friday. Jones' rink 'on the right side of the inch' In women's action, Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones (4-0