In the Feb. 19 Sports section, a photo of U.S. curler Cassie Johnson was taken in 2005, not at the Winter Olympics as its caption implied.
U.S. Women Clobber Italy in Curling
Cassie Johnson and the U.S. curling team proved to be rock solid against Italy, winning in just six ends. The Americans remain a long shot to medal.
(By Andrew Vaughan -- Associated Press)
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The U.S. women's curling team waited until it was virtually out of the running to have its best game of the Olympics, beating Italy, 11-3, yesterday in just six ends.
A regulation curling match is 10 ends, but a team will concede when it is so far down it cannot come back. The eight-point margin of victory ties an Olympic record for the women's tournament.
The Americans (2-5) avoided taking sole possession of last place by beating Italy (1-6), a country with no curling tradition of which to speak. Although the United States is not mathematically eliminated, it is expected to need at least five wins in the nine-game round robin to qualify for the semifinals.
"I haven't looked at all the scenarios, but somebody informed me there was a team that won after going 4-5, so I think there's a slim chance," Cassie Johnson said. "Obviously, the field is very even. Anything can happen; we'll just have to see."
Johnson's team scored two points in the second end, stole three in the third and two more in the fourth to open a 7-0 lead. Italy scored three in the fifth, but the Americans scored four more in the sixth to end it.
The Japanese beat Canada, 5-2, in the morning session when Canadian lead Christine Keshen stayed home sick with a possible case of food poisoning. Sandra Jenkins replaced her.
"She was throwing up all night at the athletes' village," Canada's third, Amy Nixon, said. "It's been a hard two days."
Women's Curling Yesterday's Results Britain 9, Italy 5 Switzerland 7, Russia 4 Sweden 10, Denmark 5 Japan 5, Canada 2 Sweden 8, Japan 7 Norway 8, Britain 4 United States 11, Italy 3 Today's Matches Switzerland vs. United States (USA, 8-11 a.m.) Italy vs. Canada Britain vs. Japan Russia vs. Denmark
