The Canadian curlers, accompanied by allegations of fraud, are playing for the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
The record winner led by Marc Kennedy, who hit the headlines due to the “Boop Gate”, beat Norway 5-4. In the final on Saturday evening (7:05 p.m.) Canada will face world champions and Beijing runners-up Great Britain.
In the new edition of the World Cup final, the British eliminated previously unbeaten Switzerland 8:5. Great Britain’s last Olympic victory dates back to the first edition in Chamonix in 1924. Canada is playing for its fourth gold medal, the last one won by the Maple Leafs in Sochi in 2014.
Switzerland finished first in the preliminary round with nine wins. Only Canada had previously achieved this in Vancouver in 2010. The North Americans then stormed to gold at their home games, the Swiss will now play for bronze against Norway on Saturday (2:05 p.m.).
Last Friday, Kennedy sparked a dispute in a duel with Olympic champion Sweden when he shouted a hearty “Fuck off!” to his opponent Oskar Eriksson. shouted. The Scandinavians had accused the Canadians of a double touch and thus a violation of the rules.
The German selection around skip Marc Muskatewitz missed the semi-finals as their target as they came seventh in the preliminary round.