(Beijing) Canadians Rachel Homan and John Morris lost 6-4 to Great Britain on Thursday in their first mixed curling match at the Beijing Olympics.
Updated yesterday at 11:14 p.m.
Down by a point in the final end and with the hammer in their possession, Homan and Morris were left virtually without a chance to get on the board, after Jennifer Dodds made a field goal to leave two rocks in the ring. four feet.
Homan removed several stones on his last shot, but Great Britain stole a point to save themselves with the victory.
“It’s a tough start, but we probably faced one of the best teams in the tournament,” Morris said. We still have room for improvement and we are already looking ahead to our return to the ice tonight.
Canada (0-1) will now cross swords with Norwegians (0-1) Kristin Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten.
Dodds and Bruce Mouat beat Sweden 9-5 in the first round robin game on Wednesday night. They currently lead the overall standings with China (2-0), who beat Australia 6-5.
In the other matches in the morning, Sweden defeated the Czech Republic 7-4 while Italy triumphed 8-4 at the expense of the United States.
The preliminary round will continue until Monday morning. The medal games will be played on Tuesday.
Morris won gold alongside Kaitlyn Lawes at the 2018 PyeongChang Games, when the mixed doubles event made its Olympic debut.