Kevin Koe settles for silver at men’s curling world championship Globe_Sports
Canada skip Kevin Koe reacts to his shot as Sweden lead Christoffer Sundgren, left, and second Rasmus Wrana look on during the gold medal game at the men's world curling championship in Lethbridge on April 7, 2019. Koe's team settled for silver after a 7-2 defeat.Canada skip Kevin Koe put on a master class of exquisite shotmaking during the world men’s curling championship, providing a bevy of highlight-reel shots that helped his team reach the final.
Edin beat Canada’s Brad Gushue in last year’s world final in Las Vegas to avenge a loss to the St. John’s, N.L., skip a year earlier in Edmonton. Edin’s first world crown came in 2013 and he won again in 2015.After an opening blank, Koe had a chance for a force in the second end but his runback took out a Swedish stone and his own rock. That allowed Edin to blank once again.
The Calgary skip made the packed house at the Enmax Centre pop in the sixth end when he hit a double takeout to sit three. Edin was forced to draw for a single to pull even.Koe made another double in the seventh end to get a blank and keep hammer. Swedish third Oskar Eriksson made an excellent double takeout in the ninth end and Canada couldn’t recover.
Koe did not reach the podium at the Pyeongchang Olympics last year and the Canadian women’s team skipped by Rachel Homan also did not win a medal.
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