Canada’s Jones dumps Czech Republic and Switzerland at women’s curling worlds
NORTH BAY, Ont. — Canada alternate Shannon Birchard was expecting to chat about the start of Saturday’s opening game when she joined her teammates at ice level for the fifth-end break.
Instead vice-skip Kaitlyn Lawes handed her a broom and asked if she wanted to make her world championship debut.
It was the latest unexpected development in a season Birchard will never forget.
With the game well in hand, Birchard — who helped the Jennifer Jones team win a national title last month — played the last two ends in an 11-5 win over Anna Kubeskova of the Czech Republic.