Finally! A well-played curling game! Canada versus Manitoba, the matchup I'd anticipated all week. And it did not disappoint. Clearly, the most memorable moment was when Jennifer Jones called--and made--the tap-tap-tap on the yellow stones to remove a Canada rock which was dead buried. She had to bail the team out a couple of times after fierce offense, but steady Canada applied pressure by making shot after shot, and forced the error out of Jennifer in the 8th. Canada stole 4, end of game.
Newfoundland and Alberta both lost their games, making a logjam of five teams with 5 losses. Alberta actually looked like winning their game against Saskatchewan, making Jan Betker throw her final rock. I did not like Cheryl Bernard's choice in her 1st rock, drawing around everything, because I felt that it made Jan Betker's runback easier. And indeed, Jan didn't miss, and at that point I knew the game was lost for Alberta.
Tonight we'll know the playoff picture. There will be at least one tiebreaker. I have no idea who will be involved.
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