SOCHI, Russia - The Canadian women's curling rink eked out an 9-6 victory over Britain on Wednesday to improve to 3-0 in round-robin play at the Sochi Olympics.
The Canadians, skipped by Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, and the British foursome skipped by Eve Muirhead, waged a tight battle throughout the game.
Canada had scored three in the fifth end to take a 6-3 lead but Britain kept chipping away and pulled to within one in the eighth. Jones restored a two-point lead with a single in the ninth and added an insurance point in the 10th.
Canada also scored a pair in the third and singles in the first and seventh ends.
Muirhead and her British squad (1-2), took doubles in the fourth and sixth ends and singles in the second and eighth.
Canada will play twice on Thursday, against Denmark followed by Switzerland.
