GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - Canada will play for gold in both the women's and men's finals at the world senior curling championships.
Sherry Anderson's Saskatoon rink beat Switzerland's Monika Gafner 7-3 in the women's semifinal Friday. Howard Rajala's foursome from Ottawa. topped Joel Larway of the United States 8-2 on the men's side to reach the gold-medal game.
Anderson, alongside vice-skip Patty Hersikorn, second Brenda Goertzen and lead Anita Silvernagle, is looking for a record third world senior women's title.
They'll take on Jackie Lockhart of Scotland in the final Saturday morning in South Korea.
鈥淚t feels good,鈥 Anderson said. 鈥淭hat was our goal, to get into that game (Saturday) and hopefully we鈥檒l come out and I鈥檒l play a little stronger.
鈥淲e鈥檙e going to have our 鈥楢鈥 game, and I, especially, am going to have my 鈥楢鈥 game."
Despite having already won the title in 2018 and 2019, Anderson isn't taking the opportunity to play in the final for granted after missing the podium last year.
"You get a little bit older and you just wonder if you鈥檙e going to get back here," she said. "We鈥檝e been very, very fortunate to get here four times, and we don鈥檛 take that lightly. So we want to play our best and come out and showcase what we can do."
Team Rajala, rounded out by vice-skip Rich Moffatt, second Chris Fulton, lead Paul Madden and alternate Phil Daniel, will play former world champion Graeme Connal's Scottish rink for gold.
鈥淵ou can see the big smile on my face,鈥 Rajala said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 awesome. I mean, it鈥檚 been a dream season, and I鈥檓 just so happy for the guys. It鈥檚 amazing. We still have some work to do; Scotland is going to be tough. But it鈥檚 going to be an awesome experience.鈥
It's the 17th time Canada has reached both the women's and men's final since the world senior championships began in 2002. Canada has won both golds nine different times.
This report by 香港六合彩挂牌资料 was first published April 28, 2023.
Note to readers: Changes Rajala's rink from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. to Ottawa
