CORTINA D’AMPEZZO - Canada’s wheelchair curling team defeated China 4-3 to win gold at the Milan Cortina Paralympics on Saturday.
It’s the first gold medal in the event for Canada since 2014. The Canadian rink of skip Mark Ideson, third/vice-skip Jon Thurston, second Ina Forrest, lead Collinda Joseph, and fifth Gilbert Dash completed their run going undefeated across 11 games.
The game was tightly contested, with China tying the score at 3-3 in the seventh end, forcing a decisive eighth. Canada secured the victory and their third gold medal of the Paralympics.
Michaela Gosselin also earned a bronze in women’s standing slalom para alpine skiing with a combined time of 1:29.19.