Peterman, Gallant thump Finland 13-2 at world mixed doubles curling championship

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 30, 2025 1:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

Canada's Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant closed successful connected a playoff spot astatine the satellite mixed doubles curling title with a 13-2 rout of Finland successful Wednesday's aboriginal draw.

Canada scored a deuce successful the archetypal extremity and past stole 2 successful each of the adjacent 3 ends.

After Finland got connected the committee with a deuce successful the 5th end, Canada slammed the doorway unopen with 5 points successful the sixth.

Peterman and Gallant, from Chestermere, Alta., improved to 6-1, bully for 2nd successful Group A, heading into a lucifer against China connected Wednesday evening.

The 2 10-team groups play a nine-game circular robin, and the apical 3 teams from each radical volition beforehand to the playoffs.

Combined results from this year's contention and the 2024 satellite playdowns volition find the 7 countries that volition articulation big Italy astatine the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games. The 2 remaining spots successful the 10-team tract volition travel from the Olympic Qualifying Event successful December astatine Kelowna, B.C.

Reigning Canadian mixed doubles champions Kadriana Lott and Colton Lott were 5th astatine past year's worlds successful Oestersund, Sweden.