GENEVA – Canada will not reach the podium at the Mixed Doubles World Championships after Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Galant missed 6-5 against Norway in a qualifying match on Friday.
Norwegians Maia and Magnus Ramsfjell made a short raise at the end and scored two for the win.
“We are happy with our performance this week, but not our best match here today,” said Peterman. “It’s disappointing. We were hoping for a better result.”
Norway stole a pair at the sixth end, but the Canadians used their power play in the seventh to strike for two and take a 5-4 lead.
Norway returned home and put the pair to victory at the Sous-Moulin Sports Center.
“I just lost my traction weight at the sixth and eighth ends and they were able to make a few good punches and adjust some angles,” Galant said. “It’s disappointing. I thought we played very well the first five ends, and then there were four or five draws missed by me in the sixth and eighth ends, and (I) left Jocelyn with a few hard shots.
“They capitalized when they had the opportunity.”
Germany’s Pia-Lisa Scholl and Claudius Harsch defeated Sweden’s Isabella and Rasmus Vrano 11-8 in the other qualifier.
In the semifinals, Swiss Alina Paetz and Sven Michel beat Norway 8-7 in the extra time. Germany missed by 8-3 to Scots Yves Muerhead and Bobby Lamy.
Norway and Germany will play for bronze on Saturday morning. Scotland and Switzerland will meet for gold later in the day.
Curling Canada chose Peterman from Winnipeg and Galant from St. John’s, the Netherlands, to represent the nation at the World Cup due to the cancellation of national matches.
The silver medalists for 2019 won eight of nine games in a round robin game.
The federation also selected the mixed doubles team for the 2022 Winter Olympics. John Morris and Rachel Homann wore the Maple Leaf in Beijing, but failed to reach the playoffs.
Canada’s Wade White, meanwhile, advanced to the adult curling final with an 11-5 victory over Germany’s Andy Cap.
White’s crew will face David Sick of the Czech Republic in Saturday’s gold medal match. The team from Lac La Biche, Alta., Is aiming to win its second championship after winning gold in 2018 in Östersund, Sweden.
On the women’s side, Saskatchewan’s Sherry Anderson was rejected in her attempt to become the first team to win three consecutive world adult titles when she missed out on a 4-3 decision by Margie Smith of the United States in a qualifying match.
Adult tournaments are held simultaneously with the mixed doubles championship.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on April 29, 2022.
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