Jennifer Jones the first to reach the semi-finals

Jennifer Jones è la prima a raggiungere le semifinali
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Jennifer Jones the first to reach the semi-finals

With two games and two days ahead of the national women'''' s Maple Leaf has qualified for direct confrontations reserved for the top 4 in the group. Never in the Games the stars Canadians have closed the round unbeaten.

Only the Canada of the late Sandra Schmirler (gold in Nagano 98'') and Kelly Law (bronze in Salt Lake City 2002) have streaks of wins (8) longer than the team of the province of Manitoba. To improve this primacy to Jennifer Jones also serves to overcome the United States and Japan. The first place in the round robin is already safe by virtue of the victory over Sweden, the most immediate pursuer and gold at the last European. Just the Scandinavians have suffered their second defeat by China, which has exploited the advantage to 3-0 in the third end. After 3 wins also stops the'' World Championship 2013 Eve Muirhead. The Scottish missing a double rejected that costs three points and one disadvantage of 6-2 was not recovered. Session 8 donneCanada b. Japan 6Cina 8-b. Sweden 7-6GBR b. Korea 10-8 Session 9 uominiSvezia b. Germany 8-4 (9th end) Canada b. GBR-7 5Svizzera b. Denmark 9-3 (8th end) China b. Russia 9-6 (9th end) Session 9 donneSvezia b. USA 7-6Canada b. Russia 5-3 (9th end) Switzerland b. GBR 6Danimarca 8-b. China 9-6 ranking women 7-0 Canada5 Sweden4-2-3-3 China4 GBR4 Switzerland3-3-4-4 Russia2 Japan2 Corea2-4-5-6 Denmark1 USA ranking men 6-1 Cina6 GBR5-1-2-2 Svezia5 Canada3 Norway2-3-4-5 USA2 Denmark2 Russia2-5-5-6 Switzerland1 Germany
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