Canada beats defending champion Norway to advance to semifinals at World Wheelchair Curling Championships

STEVENSTON, Scotland – Canada defeated defending champion Norway 6-4 in extra ends on Friday morning in the quarterfinals at the 2025 World Wheelchair Curling Championships.

The Canadians, silver medallists at the last two worlds, face China in the semifinals Friday evening. The Chinese were the 2023 world champs.

On the ice for Canada Friday morning were lead Collinda Joseph of Stittsville, Ont., second Dean Douglas of Thunder Bay, Ont., third and skip Gil Dash of Wolseley, Sask., and fourth Jon Thurston of Dunsford, Ont.

The Norwegians sent the game into an extra end when they scored two in the eighth to tie the match 4-4 (games are eight ends in wheelchair curling).

But the Canadians quickly responded with two points of their own to assure the victory.

Canada scored one in the first, fourth, fifth and seventh ends. The Norwegians scored one in the second and sixth ends.

It’s the second day of high pressure matches for the Canadians. On Thursday they defeated Italy 9-3 in their last round robin game to finish fifth with six wins and five losses. The top six advanced.

Here’s a wrap-up on Canada’s round robin from Curling Canada: https://www.curling.ca/blog/2025/03/06/playoffs-bound/

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Para snowboard world championships underway in Big White, B.C.
The banked slalom races were held Wednesday and Thursday at the Para snowboard world championships. Next is the snowboard cross on Sunday before the event concludes with the team event on Monday.

Tyler Turner was the top Canadian in the banked slalom reaching the quarterfinals and ranking sixth overall in the men’s LL1 category.

The 36-year-old from Campbell River, B.C. is a top contender for gold in the snowboard cross. He took the World Cup crown this season in the event and won gold at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.

Chase Nicklin of Port Alberni, B.C. just missed the cut for the elimination round, placing ninth in qualifying.

It was the same story for Paralympian Alex Massie of Barrie, Ont., in the men’s LL2 ranking ninth in qualifying. Philippe Nadreau of Blainville, Que. was 11th.

Two-time Paralympian Sandrine Hamel of St-Sauveur, Que. was 11th in the women’s LL1-LL2 banked slalom.

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