UPDATE: 1 p.m.

Team Canada will play for gold at the 2018 Winn Rentals World Mixed Curling Championship.

Mike Anderson91裸聊视频檚 team, representing The Thornhill Club in Thornhill, Ont., put together a stellar performance en route to a 7-3 victory over Norway91裸聊视频檚 Ingvild Skaga in the semifinal on Saturday morning.

ORIGINAL: 9 a.m.

Just two wins separate Team Canada from a first-ever gold medal at the Winn Rentals World Mixed Curling Championship.

Mike Anderson91裸聊视频檚 Canadian team from the Thornhill, Ont., Curling Club needed an extra end to turn back previously undefeated Robin Brydone of Scotland 8-5 in quarter-final play Friday night at the Kelowna Curling Club.

With the victory, Anderson, vice-skip Danielle Inglis, second Sean Harrison, lead Lauren Harrison and coach Jim Waite advance to Saturday91裸聊视频檚 10 a.m. PT semifinals, where they91裸聊视频檒l take on Norway91裸聊视频檚 Ingvild Skaga 91裸聊视频� the lone team to have beaten Canada this week in Kelowna.

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And, suggested Anderson, some of the pressure that accompanies wearing the Maple Leaf at a world championship is now off with a berth in the final four.

91裸聊视频淲e talked about it before the game 91裸聊视频� there91裸聊视频檚 a difference between trying to win Canada and trying to represent Canada,91裸聊视频� said Anderson. 91裸聊视频淭his is where we feel Canada probably should be, and where the world probably thinks Canada should be, and it91裸聊视频檚 a bit of a monkey off our back to get there.91裸聊视频�

But that monkey wasn91裸聊视频檛 shrugged off easily against the young Scottish team coached by Toronto91裸聊视频檚 Sean Turriff.

The Scots91裸聊视频� nerves showed early as Canada took an early lead by stealing single points in the first three ends, and forcing Scotland to one in the fourth.

91裸聊视频淭hat was the best stretch of four ends that we91裸聊视频檝e played all week,91裸聊视频� said Anderson. 91裸聊视频淭hey (his teammates) gave me a chance; it was one of those things where you just look at the broom and you know you91裸聊视频檝e made it the moment you let it go. It91裸聊视频檚 a really good feeling.91裸聊视频�

But Scotland, which won the world title last year in Champ茅ry, Switzerland, by beating Canada (both countries had different lineups last year), hung tough. The Scots forced Canada to one in the fifth and seventh ends, and scored deuces in the sixth and eighth ends to force the extra.

In the ninth, Brydone put his last rock-draw on the button behind a centre guard, but Anderson made a precise angle-raise takeout to remove the Scottish counter and score three for the victory.

91裸聊视频淲hat we91裸聊视频檝e seen with the five-rock (free guard zone) rule so far this week, it91裸聊视频檚 so easy to spin a deuce (when you91裸聊视频檙e behind),91裸聊视频� said Anderson. 91裸聊视频淵ou can91裸聊视频檛 afford to take your foot off the gas pedal, and sometimes that91裸聊视频檚 what happens.91裸聊视频�

Norway advanced to the semifinal with a 6-4 win over Switzerland91裸聊视频檚 Mario Freiberger.

Norway defeated Canada 5-4 in their round-robin game last Sunday, thanks to a first-end count of three.

91裸聊视频淲e owe them one,91裸聊视频� said Anderson with a smile. 91裸聊视频淛ust come out strong and see what we can do.91裸聊视频�

The other semifinal will feature Russia91裸聊视频檚 Alexander Eremin against Spain91裸聊视频檚 Sergio Vez. Russia downed Turkey91裸聊视频檚 Oznur Polat 11-2, while Spain dispatched Germany91裸聊视频檚 Rainer Sch枚pp 6-4.

The gold- and bronze-medal games are scheduled for 3 p.m. today.

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