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Norway knocks Canada out of mixed doubles curling world championship – TSN

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April 29, 2022

The Canadian Press

GENEVA — Canada will not reach the podium at the world mixed doubles curling championship after Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant dropped a 6-5 decision to Norway in a qualification game Friday.

Norway’s Maia and Magnus Ramsfjell made a short raise takeout in the final end to score two for the victory.

“We’re happy with our performance through the week, but not our best game here today,” Peterman said. “It’s disappointing. We were hoping for a better result.”

Norway stole a pair in the sixth end but the Canadians used their power play in the seventh to make a hit for two and a 5-4 lead.

Norway had hammer coming home and set up the deuce for the victory at the Sous-Moulin Sports Centre.

“I just kind of lost my draw weight in the sixth and the eighth ends and they were able to make some good shots and get some angles set up,” Gallant said. “It’s disappointing. I thought we played really well the first five ends, and then there were four or five missed draws from myself in the sixth and eighth ends and (I) left Jocelyn with some tough shots.

“They capitalized when they had the chance.”

Norway will play Switzerland’s Alina Paetz and Sven Michel in the semifinals later Friday.

Germany’s Pia-Lisa Schöll and Klaudius Harsch beat Sweden’s Isabella and Rasmus Wranå 11-8 in the other qualification game. They will play Scotland’s Eve Muirhead and Bobby Lammie in the other semifinal.

Medal games are scheduled for Saturday.

Curling Canada selected Peterman, from Winnipeg, and Gallant, from St. John’s, N.L., to represent the nation at the world championship due to the cancellation of the national playdowns.

The 2019 silver medallists won eight of nine games in round-robin play.

The federation also picked the mixed doubles team for the 2022 Winter Olympics. John Morris and Rachel Homan wore the Maple Leaf in Beijing but failed to reach the playoffs.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 29, 2022.

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Canada’s Marina Stakusic falls in Guadalajara Open quarterfinals

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September 13, 2024

Anne Joseph

GUADALAJARA, Mexico – Canada’s Marina Stakusic fell 6-4, 6-3 to Poland’s Magdalena Frech in the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open tennis tournament on Friday.

The 19-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., won 61 per cent of her first-serve points and broke on just one of her six opportunities.

Stakusic had upset top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (0) on Thursday night to advance.

In the opening round, Stakusic defeated Slovakia’s Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday.

The fifth-seeded Frech won 62 per cent of her first-serve points and converted on three of her nine break point opportunities.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.

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Canada’s Sarah Mitton captures shot put gold at Diamond League in Brussels

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September 13, 2024

Anne Joseph

BRUSSELS – Canadian shot putter Sarah Mitton rebounded from a disappointing performance at the Paris Olympics by capturing Diamond League gold on Friday.

Mitton, of Brooklyn, N.S., won the competition, the final Diamond League event of the season, with a heave of 20.25 metres on her third throw.

Chase Jackson of the U.S. placed second with a throw of 19.90, while German’s Yemisi Ogunleye, the Olympic gold medallist, claimed bronze with a toss of 19.72.

Mitton, the runner-up of last year’s world championship, failed to qualify for the top eight in Paris.

Edmonton runner Marco Arop, who won silver for Canada in the men’s 800 metres at the Paris Games, was scheduled to race in the 800 on Saturday.

Olympic bronze-medallist Alysha Newman, of London, Ont., also competes Saturday in the women’s pole vault.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.

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Edmonton Oilers sign defenceman Travis Dermott to professional tryout

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September 13, 2024

Anne Joseph

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers signed defenceman Travis Dermott to a professional tryout on Friday.

Dermott, a 27-year-old from Newmarket, Ont., produced two goals, five assists and 26 penalty minutes in 50 games with the Arizona Coyotes last season.

The six-foot, 202-pound blueliner has also played for the Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Toronto drafted him in the second round, 34th overall, of the 2015 NHL draft.

Over seven NHL seasons, Dermott has 16 goals and 46 assists in 329 games while averaging 16:03 in ice time.

Before the NHL, Dermott played two seasons with Oilers captain Connor McDavid for the Ontario Hockey League’s Erie Otters. The team was coached by current Edmonton head coach Kris Knoblauch.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.

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