Canada captures double gold at senior curling worlds

Women successfully defend title, men need extra end to beat Scotland

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Caption: Anita Silveragle, right, celebrates a 10-1 rout of Denmark on Saturday with Brenda Goertzen to make it back-to-back titles for Canada's women at the senior world curling championships. The Canadian men also prevailed, 7-5 over Scotland in an extra end. (Jason Bennett/WCF)

Canada's women and men are bringing home gold medals from the senior world curling championships in Stavanger, Norway.
Sherry Anderson and her rink from Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon rolled to a 10-1 drubbing of Denmark to successfully defend their title.
Bryan Cochrane's Ontario foursome was forced to play an extra end but pulled out a 7-5 win to give Canadian men 11 gold and seven silver as they have appeared in the final in every edition of the event since its debut in 2002.

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In a tightly contested mixed doubles final, Canada's Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant made a draw for two in the seventh end and headed to the final end tied 5-5 with Scotland.