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Canada’s Rachel Homan to face Switzerland in world final
Canada’s Rachel Homan will be going for gold on Sunday at the world women’s curling championship in Sydney, N.S.
Homan’s top-ranked Ottawa rink beat South Korea’s Eunji Gim 9-7 in semifinal play on Saturday.
Homan made a hit for three with last rock to win it.
Homan will face four-time reigning champ Silvana Tirinzoni of Switzerland in the final.
The result avenged Homan’s only loss at the event, against the Koreans in preliminary-round play.
Homan is looking for her first world title since winning gold in 2017 in Beijing. Canada last won gold at this event in 2018 when Jennifer Jones was victorious in North Bay, Ont.