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Canada loses bronze-medal game at world mixed doubles curling championship

Published Sunday, May 23, 2021 4:10PM CST

Team Canada skip Kerri Einarson makes a shot against Team Alberta during the semi-final draw at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

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ABERDEEN, UNITED KINGDOM -- Canada's Kerri Einarson and Brad Gushue settled for a fourth-place finish at the world mixed doubles curling championship after a 7-4 loss to Sweden in the bronze-medal game today.

Sweden's Almida De Val and Oscar Eriksson scored four in the first end and never relinquished the lead.

Canada was eliminated from gold-medal contention with a 7-4 loss to Scotland yesterday.

Gushue, from St. John's, N.L., and Einarson, from Camp Morton, Man., finished round-robin play at 7-2. They were trying to become the first Canadian team to win gold in the event's 13-year history.

Canada reached the podium (two silver, one bronze) at the last three editions of the competition.