Homan beats Lithuania, falls to Scotland on opening day at women's curling worlds

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 15, 2025 12:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

The Canadian squad skipped by Rachel Homan divided its archetypal 2 games Saturday astatine the women's curling satellite title successful Uijeongbu, South Korea.

Homan, from Ottawa, opened round-robin play with a 13-2 rout of Lithuania's Virginija Paulauskaite earlier dropping an 8-7 determination to Scotland's Sophie Jackson.

In the 10th extremity of the precocious game, the Canadian squad of Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes tried to region a Scottish stone but it jammed successful the backmost house.

Morrison took vantage by making a chemoreceptor deed for 3 points and the victory.

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"We made a batch of shots, but not capable for 1 of our worst performances," Homan said. "We can't springiness up a 3 successful 10."

It was the opening crippled for the Scottish broadside astatine the 13-team competition.

"It's brilliant," Jackson said. "We're perfectly thrilled to get that archetypal win. It astir felt similar that (game) was a escaped hit, truthful we conscionable went retired and tried to play our best. We enactment unneurotic a truly bully past end.

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"We've practised being 2 down successful the 10th extremity a lot, truthful it's large to spot that's paid off."

Sweden's Anna Hasselborg defeated Turkey's Dilsat Yildiz 8-1 to pb the standings astatine 2-0. Scotland was 1 of 5 teams astatine 1-0.

Hasselborg and Homan were scheduled to play Sunday greeting astatine Uijeongbu Arena.

Homan is the defending champion astatine the nine-day event. She won golden past twelvemonth successful Sydney, N.S.

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