Source: CCTV.com

02-27-2009 13:28

The latest from the Winter Universiade in Harbin: China took the women's curling gold medal in the morning's final against Canada. This is the first medal for the Chinese women in a major international curling competition. China's men's curling team also broke through by beating South Korea and finishing third.

China took the women's curling gold medal in the morning's final  against Canada.

The Canadians were favored to win the women's match since they were unbeaten throughout the games, and defeated China in the round robin stage. But China made a good start in the final. Although the Chinese rocked first, they still managed to get the first point in the first end.

Canada quickly evened the score in the 2nd, but made a big mistake in the third and gave China 3 points. Canada clawed back 1 point in the 4th. But China added another point in the 6th to take a 3-point lead. The Canadians displayed their strength in the 7th by taking 2 points. China answered back in the following end with 1 point to maintain a slim 2-point lead. The match went to wire as Canada gained another point in the 9th. In the final end, China performed steadily while Canada faltered under pressure. China clinched the gold with a stone still in hand.