Canada beats Australia to remain perfect at mixed curling worlds

Canada improved to 3-0 at the World Mixed Curling Championship with a 7-2 seven-end victory over Australia on Sunday in Aberdeen, Scotland. Canada never trailed in the contest after scoring two in the opening end.

Australia down 3-2 after 4 ends before Canada pulls away with deuces in 5th, 7th

A curling player is seen guiding a rock with his hands.
The win vaulted the Montreal rink of skip Felix Asselin, seen above in a previous tournament, vice-skip Laurie St-Georges, second Emile Asselin and lead Emily Riley into first place in pool B. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)

Canada improved to 3-0 at the World Mixed Curling Championship with a 7-2 seven-end victory over Australia on Sunday.

Canada never trailed in the contest after scoring two in the opening end.

Australia was down 3-2 after four ends before Canada pulled away with a deuce in the fifth and two more in the seventh.

The win vaulted the Montreal rink of skip Felix Asselin, vice-skip Laurie St-Georges, second Emile Asselin and lead Emily Rileyinto a first-place tie with Slovenia (3-0) in pool B.

"It's definitely nice to have a 3-0 start," said Riley. "I feel like we've done a great job of understanding the ice and the ice has been amazing so that gives us a lot of confidence going forward."

Canada next plays winless Lithuania (0-2) on Monday.

Despite being undefeated, Canada is not resting on its laurels.

"We are feeling good with the energy level at the moment," said Emile Asselin. "Having experience at national events is a big advantage because playing a long week of curling can be unknown territory."

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