Canada shakes off rust at wheelchair curling worlds with pair of wins

Canada bounced back from an opening loss by winning a pair of round-robin games Sunday at the world wheelchair curling championship. Mark Ideson's team beat Switzerland 6-3 in the afternoon before topping host China 4-2 in the evening.

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The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 24, 2021 1:24 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 24, 2021

Led by Mark Ideson, right, Canada posted victories over Switzerland and China on Sunday to move into a six-way tie at 2-1 after five draws of the world wheelchair curling championship in Beijing. (Twitter/@CDNParalympics)

Canada bounced back from an opening loss by winning a pair of round-robin games Sunday at the world wheelchair curling championship.

Mark Ideson's team defeated Switzerland 6-3 in the afternoon session before topping host China 4-2 in the evening.

"We're happy to get in the win column," he said. "It's been a long time since we've been in a competitive environment, so we knew there was going to be rustiness. We're going to build momentum from the loss yesterday."

The Canadians, who fell to the United States on Saturday, were in a six-way tie at 2-1 after five draws of play at the Ice Cube.