Canada's Einarson wins 7th Grand Slam of Curling title, 1st since 2024
Kerri Einarson won her seventh Grand Slam of Curling title and first in two years, beating South Korea's Team Kang 6-3 in the women's final at the Co-op Invitational in Victoria on Sunday.
On Sunday, Kerri Einarson of Canada emerged victorious over Korea's Kyeong-Ae Kim by a score of 6-3 in the women's division of the GSOC Co-Op Invitational curling event, held in Victoria, Canada. Einarson's Gimli, Manitoba-based team started strong, winning the first two ends. Kim managed to tie the game with a two-end score in the third.
Einarson then regained the lead with two more points in the fourth end. Kim closed the gap to 4-3 with a single in the fifth end, but the Canadians sealed the win with their final two points in the sixth end. Einarson had already clinched the semifinal spot by defeating Eun-Ji Gim of Korea with a score of 8-4 on Saturday. In the other final match, Kim defeated Switzerland's Xenia Schwaller 7-6. Magnus Ramsfjell of Norway was set to face Yannick Schwaller of Switzerland in the men's final.
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