SYDNEY, N.S. — It was a successful start to the world women's curling championship for Canada's Rachel Homan. Homan opened the tournament with a 7-6 win over Sweden's Anna Hasselborg on Saturday. 'Phenomenal feeling,' Homan said of the win.
SYDNEY, N.S. — It was a successful start to the world women's curling championship for Canada's Rachel Homan."Phenomenal feeling," Homan said of the win."We're battling out here for Canada and for everyone out here that's cheering their hearts out, we feel their emotion with them.Homan doesn't have much time to celebrate the opening victory. Canada takes on Denmark's Madeleine Dupont in the second draw later Saturday night.
After Sweden pulled to within 4-2 after the fourth end, Canada went back ahead 5-2 heading into the sixth. The Swedes again scored one in on that end, only to have the Canadians counter with another deuce in the seventh end and a commanding 7-3 advantage.
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