We lastly know the 4 international locations that can be competing for gold on the lads’s aspect on the Winter Olympics.
Canada’s Group Brad Jacobs fell to Norway’s Group Magnus Ramsfjell 8-6 on Thursday in what was a win-and–in sport for the Norwegians to achieve the semifinals. With the loss, the Canadian rink completed the 10-team round-robin at 7-2.
Canada, which was locked into second, will once more face Norway within the semis on Thursday at 1:05 p.m. ET / 10:05 a.m. PT (CBC Gem, Sportsnet+).
Coming into the ultimate draw on Thursday morning, there have been many various playoff situations to determine who the highest 4 groups have been going to be with solely Canada and Switzerland’s Group Yannick Schwaller certified.
4 groups, together with world No. 1 ranked Nice Britain’s Group-Bruce Mouat, which was idle, have been gunning for the ultimate two spots. Italy, Norway and the idle U.S. additionally have been within the hunt.
Italy’s 9-5 loss to Switzerland sealed the ultimate spot for Mouat, who will battle the Swiss within the different semi concurrently the Canada-Norway sport.
The primary 5 ends for the Norwegians couldn’t have gone any higher as they cruised to a 7-2 lead after Ramsfjell made well timed hits to attain massive ends and restrict Canada.
Within the second half, issues modified because the Norwegians performed very sloppy sixth and seventh ends with poor strategic choices to let Canada rating 4 and make the sport 7-6.
Nevertheless, Norway held on to simply barely edge the Canadians.
Canadian spare Tyler Tardi performed the total sport to maintain Ben Hebert, 42, who has been giving it his all on the sweeping entrance, rested for the semifinal.
Within the different sport of significance, Italy’s Group Joel Retornaz wanted to beat Switzerland to earn its playoff spot, however a large three-ender within the seventh finish by the Swiss ruined any likelihood the host nation had.
Semifinal winners go to the gold-medal sport on Saturday and the losers will face off for bronze on Friday.
