Feb 16, 2019
Tardi drops opening draw to US at world junior championship
Defending champion Tyler Tardi and his Canadian men's rink opened the 2019 world junior curling championship with an 8-7 loss against American Andrew Stopera on Saturday.
The Canadian Press
LIVERPOOL, N.S. — Defending champion Tyler Tardi and his Canadian men's rink opened the 2019 world junior curling championship with an 8-7 loss against American Andrew Stopera on Saturday.
Stopera, the 2017 silver medallist, needed an extra end for the victory after Tardi's crew scored a single in the 10th for a 7-7 deadlock.
Tardi had a 4-1 lead through three ends before Stopera started to claw his way back.
The Canadians will try and recover on Sunday with a match against Norway.
Also, the New Zealand men defeated Italy 5-4 for their first-ever win at the junior world.
Scotland downed Sweden 11-4, Germany doubled China 6-3, and Norway toppled Switzerland 9-6.
The Canadian women skipped by Selena Sturmay open their competition on Sunday against American Cait Flannery.