Scotland – Canada defeated defending champion Norway 6-4 in extra ends on Friday morning in the quarterfinals at the 2025 World Wheelchair Curling Championships.
On the ice for Canada Friday morning were lead Collinda Joseph of Stittsville, Ont., second Dean Douglas of Thunder Bay, Ont., third and skip Gil Dash of Wolseley, Sask., and fourth Jon Thurston of Dunsford, Ont.
The Norwegians sent the game into an extra end when they scored two in the eighth to tie the match 4-4 (games are eight ends in wheelchair curling). But the Canadians quickly responded with two points of their own to assure the victory.
Canada scored one in the first, fourth, fifth and seventh ends. The Norwegians scored one in the second and sixth ends.
It’s the second day of high pressure matches for the Canadians. On Thursday they defeated Italy 9-3 in their last round robin game to finish fifth with six wins and five losses. The top six advanced.
Here’s a wrap-up on Canada’s round robin from Curling Canada: https://www.curling.ca/blog/2025/03/06/playoffs-bound/
Source: https://paralympic.ca/news/