Junior men lose world curling semi to Swiss
Women already through to final
Last Updated: Saturday, March 13, 2010 | 3:50 PM ET
The Canadian Press
The Canadian men's team can finish no better than third at the world junior curling championship after dropping a 5-4 decision to host Switzerland on Saturday.
Skip Jake Walker of Kitchener, Ont., wrecked on a guard with his last stone in the 10th end of the 3-versus-4 playoff, leaving the host team lying two for the victory.
"It certainly was not our best game and it is disappointing that we did not raise our game at this stage.
"A lot of our game had poor execution," said Walker. "You don't win if you don't make shots, and this we failed to do today. It certainly wasn't our best game."
Canada will play for the bronze medal against the loser of the semifinal between Switzerland and China, scheduled for later Saturday.
"We haven't played our best this week," added Walker. "We played better at nationals. We just didn't bring that type of game here.
Scotland advances
"Whatever happens we made it to the worlds and have performed to be in the top group, and we're proud of managing that."
The semifinal winner will play Scotland for the gold medal.
Scotland advanced directly to the final with a 6-3 win over China in the 1-versus-2 playoff.
Both medal games will be played Sunday.
In women's play, Canadian skip Rachel Homan of Ottawa has already qualified for Sunday's final. She will face the winner of Saturday's semifinal between Sweden and the United States.
