The Canadian men finished first in the round robin at 7-2 while Sweden, also at 7-2, came in second followed by USA (7-2) and Norway (5-4), winner of a tie-breaker game against Switzerland. In the playoffs, Canada lost to Sweden 9-6 in the 1 v 2 game then they lost to USA 8-6 in the semi-final game. Sweden went straight to the final game after beating team Canada while USA defeated Norway 7-3 in the 3 v 4 game before defeating Canada to earn their spot in the final. Canada regained their composure to beat Norway 5-3 in the bronze medal game while USA beat Sweden 7-5 to take the gold medal.
On the women's side, team Canada finished tied for fourth at 5-4 in the round robin and defeated Denmark 10-7 in the tie-breaker game to earn a spot in the playoffs. Russia got the better of them in the 3 v 4 playoff game (7-5) however, to end Canada's gold medal bid. Sweden defeated Scotland 8-2 in the 1 v 2 game to earn a spot in the final while Scotland went on to defeat Russia (7-6) in the semi-final game to force a rematch of the 1 v 2 game. In the gold medal game, Scotland scored a big 6 points in 6th end to take an 11-2 lead en route to a 12-3 gold medal victory. Canada re-grouped and were able to defeat Russia 9-8 to take home the bronze medal.
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