For the first time since 2004, Sweden has won the World Men’s Curling Championship. On Sunday night in Victoria, British Columbia, Niklas Edin defeated Sault Ste. Marie’s Brad Jacobs 8-6.
This was the first time since 2009 that Canada failed to win the World Championship gold medal.
The Swedes came out firing as they grabbed a quick 4-1 lead on Canada after three ends and basically went on cruise control thereafter.
It was an outstanding day for Team Canada at the World Men’s Curling Championship in Victoria, British Columbia on Saturday.
The Canadians won two playoff games over Denmark and Scotland to set up a championship game tonight against the Swedes.
In the three-four page playoff game Saturday afternoon, Canada defeated Denmark 8-6 and then in the semi-final game Saturday night, defeated Scotland 6-3.
Maria Sharapova (Mike Ehrmann, Getty Images)
April is the time of year when a whole bunch of sports take place at once. It is really an exciting time. Here are the events I’ll be watching this weekend:
Saturday–10:30am–WTA Tennis–Sony Ericsson Open Women’s Final–(8) Victoria Azarenka–Belarus vs. (16) Maria Sharapova–Russia–CBS–The three time Grand Slam champion and fiancee to New Jersey Net Sasha Vujacic (Sharapova) takes on the Belarussian that has strong connections to Oiler goalie Nikolai Khabibulin (Khabibulin helped Azarenka get to the United States) in Miami. Head-to-head the two are tied at two. Azarenka has won the Sony Ericsson Open before, 6-3, 6-1 over Serena Williams in 2009. Sharapova meanwhile is shooting for her 23rd title. She has finished n the finals of Miami twice in the past, but lost to Kim Clijsters in 2005 and Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2006.
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