CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Canada’s controversial men’s team will have the curling power’s last chance at Olympic gold at the Milan Cortina Games.
With Canada already shut out of the mixed team medals, the country’s top-ranked women’s team was upset by Anna Hasselborg’s Sweden team in Friday’s semifinals.
Sweden, ranked No. 12, will face Switzerland for the gold medal Sunday.
Sweden, which has won the women’s competition three times since curling returned to the Olympic program in 1998, beat Canada 6-3.
Silvana Tirinzoni’s Switzerland team beat the United States 7-4 and will be aiming for its first women’s gold at the Olympics.
The Swiss took silver behind Canada at the last two world championships after four straight golds in the biggest curling competition outside of the Olympics.
Canada will play the U.S. for bronze Saturday.
In the men’s competition, Canada faces Britain for gold Saturday, while Norway was playing Switzerland for bronze later Friday.
The Canadian men were the subject of a controversy that got attention far beyond the ice when several players were accused of double-touching the rock, a rules violation.
