{allcanada} Russia eliminates Canada from women's worlds

 

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SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. - Canada's Chelsea Carey mounted a late charge against Russia's Anna Sidorova but came up short in a 7-4 loss on Saturday afternoon in the 3-4 Page playoff of the women's curling world championship.

Russia played Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa in the tournament's semifinal on Saturday night.

Canada moved on to Sunday's bronze-medal match. Switzerland will play the winner of the semifinal on Sunday.

Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones was the last Canadian to win a world title back in 2008.

Sidorova threw a blank in the first end to keep the hammer, then threw an easy draw for a deuce and a 2-0 lead after two ends. A pair of misplayed rocks put Canada in a difficult position in the third end, with Carey's attempted hit and roll on the last rock rolling through the house with Russia sitting two.

That gave Sidorova a commanding 4-0 lead.

Slow rocks continued to frustrate Canada, but Carey threw a simple draw in the fourth to make it 4-1.

Carey almost got a steal of one in the fifth end, but a hit and roll by Sidorova was found by the measuring stick to be slightly closer to the button. Canada opted for a blank in the sixth end to keep the hammer heading into the seventh.

A double takeout by Carey in the seventh end scored Canada a deuce, making it 5-3. Sidorova replied with a deuce of her own on a hit and roll to make it 7-3 in the eighth. Carey threw a slow draw in the ninth end for a single to make it 7-4.

The Rider Pep Band, decked out in the green and white jerseys of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders, provided entertainment during television timeouts.

Curling Canada's mascot Slider, a man in curling tights with a large curling rock for a head, also entertained the fans in the stands at Credit Union iPlex.

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