Canada’s Brad Gushue will continue his march to Olympic gold in a semifinal game against Sweden Thursday morning in men’s curling action.
Gushue’s rink fell 5-2 to top-seeded Great Britain (8-1) in its last round robin game, but had already locked up the third seed coming into it.
The top four out of 10 competing countries advance.
Sweden (7-2), which lost to Switzerland 10-8, was set to be the second seed even having lost to Great Britain earlier in the round robin. The reigning Olympic champion U.S. (5-4), which defeated Denmark 7-5 in its final round robin, will play Great Britain as the fourth seed.
Both semifinal games will take place on Thursday at 7:05 a.m. ET.
Losses from both the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and Switzerland on Wednesday gave Canada (5-4) an escape from having to play in a do-or-die to stay in medal contention.
WATCH | That Curling Show breaks down all the playoff scenarios for Canadian teams:
Joanne Courtney, Mike Harris and Bruce Rainnie join Devin Heroux and Colleen Jones to discuss the different scenarios for Jennifer Jones and co. to make the playoffs and how they like their chances. 38:05
Gushue’s rink had initially missed an opportunity to secure a spot in the semifinals with a loss to the ROC on Tuesday, dropping them to 5-3.
Having defeated the U.S. earlier in the round robin, Canada was guaranteed the third seed regardless of a win or loss to Great Britain.
All competitions will be streamed live on CBC Gem, the CBC Sports app and CBC Sports’ Beijing 2022 website.
WATCH | Jamie Korab joins That Curling Show to discuss the pressure Team Gushue is facing in Beijing:
Jamie Korab talks about the similarities between Canada’s gold medal run in Torino and the obstacles they’re facing now in Beijing. He predicts whether or not Canada can take home the gold. 8:11
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