ABERDEEN, United Kingdom — Canada scored twice in the seventh end and another in the eighth to edge Norway 4-3 and capture the bronze medal at the world mixed curling championship Saturday.
In the eighth, Norway's Steffen Walstad was light with his last draw attempt. That gave Canada the steal of one and provided Félix Asselin's team from suburban Montreal with its winning margin.
Norway took a 3-1 advantage into the seventh after scoring singles in the fifth and sixth ends, respectively. The Norwegians opened the scoring with one in the third before Canada tied the contest with one in the fourth. Canada was relegated to the bronze-medal match after dropping a 7-4 semifinal decision to Sweden. The Swedes went on to capture the championship, downing Spain 8-2 in six ends in the final.Canada reached the semifinals with a 7-3 win over Australia on Friday.
The Canadian team out of Glenmore Curling Club included vice-skip Laurie St-Georges, second Émile Asselin, lead Emily Riley and coach Michel St-Georges.
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