Canada improved to 3-0 at the World Mixed Curling Championship with a 7-2 seven-end victory over Australia on Sunday.
Canada never trailed in the contest after scoring two in the opening end.
Australia was down 3-2 after four ends before Canada pulled away with a deuce in the fifth and two more in the seventh.
The win vaulted the Montreal rink of skip Felix Asselin, vice-skip Laurie St-Georges, second Émile Asselin and lead Emily Rileyinto a first-place tie with Slovenia (3-0) in pool B.
"It’s definitely nice to have a 3-0 start,” said Riley. “I feel like we’ve done a great job of understanding the ice and the ice has been amazing so that gives us a lot of confidence going forward.”
Canada next plays winless Lithuania (0-2) on Monday.
Despite being undefeated, Canada is not resting on its laurels.
“We are feeling good with the energy level at the moment,” said Émile Asselin. “Having experience at national events is a big advantage because playing a long week of curling can be unknown territory.”
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