Team Gushue

FINAL SCORE: Canada 11, Norway 5

Here’s How it went:

END 1 - CAN 4, NOR 0
END 2 - CAN 5, NOR 0
END 3 - CAN 5, NOR 1
END 4 - CAN 5, NOR 2
END 5 - CAN 9, NOR 2
END 6 - CAN 9, NOR 4
END 7 - CAN 11, NOR 4
END 8 - CAN 11, NOR 5
(concession after the 8th end)

CONGRATULATIONS TEAM CANADA WOMEN!

Congratulations Team Kleibrink!
It was great watching you play in the Olympics!

Skip - Shannon Kleibrink
3rd - Amy Nixon
2nd - Glenys Bakker
Lead - Christine Keshen
Alternate - Sandra Jenkins
Coach - Daryl Nixon

That now brings Canada’s Medal count to 18 .. Go Canada Go!

The women’s final GOLD game (Sweden vs Switzerland) will be later today at 17:30 local time (11:30 am ET)

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CBC.CA - Torino 2006 - Curling - Headlines - Kleibrink reaches curling playoffs

Shannon Kleibrink prevailed 9-8 over Denmark in a tense round-robin finale at Pinerolo. (CP Photo/Andrew Vaughan)

Last Updated: Tue Feb 21 02:20:58 EST 2006
CBC Sports

Canada’s Shannon Kleibrink used a patchwork rink to reach the playoffs in women’s curling at the Torino Olympic Winter Games.

Kleibrink, who curls out of Calgary, needed a clutch shot on last rock in the 10th end to get past Dorthe Holm of Denmark 9-8 and clinch the final berth in the medal round at Pinerolo, located 50 kilometres from Turin.

Canada completed the round-robin in fourth place at 6-3 and will face Switzerland in Wednesday’s semifinals (8 a.m. EST).

“We’re going to have to be a lot better than we were out here tonight,” Kleibrink told CBC Sports. “It was a bit messy out there so we’re gonna go practising tomorrow and come out firing on Wednesday.”

Sweden meets Norway in the other semi.

Amy Nixon’s nagging stomach virus forced Canada to juggle its lineup on Monday, moving Glenys Bakker from second to third and inserting alternate Sandra Jenkins as second.

Denmark grabbed a 2-0 lead in the opening end, but Kleibrink capitalized on a couple of key misses by Holm to earn three on a free draw in the second.

Holm responded in kind in the third but Kleibrink answered right back, drawing to the back of the four-foot for three to lead 6-5 through four.

Kleibrink split the rings in the sixth and stole one when Holm’s final delivery hit but rolled out.

Holm made amends in the seventh, nudging a Canadian rock off the button with a nifty double-raise to score one and trail 7-6.

Canada’s sweepers then brushed Kleibrink’s soft draw far enough to earn a single point in the eighth, but Holm replied with a deuce on an open draw to tie it 8-8 through nine.

with files from CP Online

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CBC.CA - Torino 2006 - Curling - Headlines

Last Updated: Sun Feb 19 15:29:19 EST 2006
CBC Sports

Shannon Kleibrink improved to 5-3 with an 11-4 triumph over host Italy on Sunday. (CP Photo/Andrew Vaughan)

Canadian curler Shannon Kleibrink rebounded from a shocking loss to Japan by thumping Italy 11-4 at the Torino Olympic Winter Games.

Kleibrink, whose rink curls out of Calgary, improved to 5-3 with Sunday’s nine-end triumph at Pinerolo, located 50 kilometres from Turin.

Sweden (7-1) and Switzerland (6-2) have guaranteed themselves playoff berths with Canada and Norway (5-2) also in position to clinch.

The top four teams advance to the medal round with first-ranked rink facing the fourth and the second taking on the third.

Italy dropped to a tournament-worst 1-7 as skip Diana Gaspari struggled mightily, posting an accuracy rate of 49 per cent.

By comparison, Kleinbrink curled at a 75 per cent clip.

Kleibrink led 5-0 through three ends, opening with a single point and scoring deuces in both the second and third.

Kleinbrink drew inside for a steal of two to go ahead 7-2 in the fifth, but Gaspari got one back with a hit and stick on last rock in the sixth.

Lying two in the seventh, Gaspari put Kleibrink on the defensive by closing the lone port to the button with a high guard.

Kleibrink had no choice but to erase one Italian rock with a straight hit and concede the single point.

Kleibrink drew to the button for two in the eighth, then closed out the contest with a steal of two in the ninth.

Elsewhere, Switzerland scored three in the 10th to edge the United States 9-8, Japan stunned defending Olympic champion Rhona Martin of Great Britain 10-5 and Russia toppled Denmark 9-7.

In the men’s draw, Finland joined Great Britain and the United States in the medal round by virtue of a 7-4 victory over host Italy.

Canada’s Brad Gushue currently holds the upper hand on the fourth and final playoff berth, sitting fourth at 4-3 heading into Sunday’s game against winless New Zealand (0-7).

with files from CP Online
Copyright © CBC 2006

Here’s how Team Canada’s Game went against Great Britain

END 1 - GBR 0, CAN 0
END 2 - GBR 0, CAN 2
END 3 - GBR 0, CAN 3
END 4 - GBR 0, CAN 4
END 5 - GBR 2, CAN 4
END 6 - GBR 2, CAN 4
END 7 - GBR 2, CAN 5
END 8 - GBR 3, CAN 5
END 9 - GBR 3, CAN 9
(concession after 9th)

GBR - 3
CAN - 9
(concession after 9th end)

FINAL: Canada 9, Great Britain 3
Results

THESE ARE GAME 5 RESULTS AGAINST NORWAY

Canada vs Norway

END 1 - CAN 0, NOR 1
END 2 - CAN 2, NOR 1
END 3 - CAN 2, NOR 3
END 4 - CAN 4, NOR 3
END 5 - CAN 4, NOR 5
END 6 - CAN 5, NOR 5
END 7 - CAN 5, NOR 6
END 8 - CAN 8, NOR 6
END 9 - CAN 10, NOR 6
END 10 - CAN 10, NOR 8

FINAL: Canada 10, Norway 8
Results

Canada vs Russian Federation

END 1 - CAN 0, RUS 0
END 2 - CAN 0, RUS 0
END 3 - CAN 1, RUS 0
END 4 - CAN 1, RUS 1
END 5 - CAN 1, RUS 2
END 6 - CAN 3, RUS 2
END 7 - CAN 3, RUS 3
END 8 - CAN 5, RUS 3
END 9 - CAN 5, RUS 5
END 10 - CAN 6, RUS 5

FINAL SCORE: Canada 6, Russian Federation 5
Results

By the way - it came down to the last rock - Shannon just drew it to the 4ft for the win