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Einarson to play Sunday for Victoria Invitational curling title

Victoria - Curling champion Kerri Einarson's team from Gimli, Manitoba will face off against Kyeong-Ae Kim of Korea in Sunday's women's final of the GSOC Co-Op Invitational in Victoria. Einarson's team advanced to the final after defeating Eun-Ji Gim of Korea 8-4 in the semifinals. Despite trailing 4-2 after three ends, Einarson's team staged a comeback, scoring twice in the fourth end to tie the game, then stealing singles in the fifth and sixth ends.

They sealed the victory with a steal of two in the seventh end. On the men's side, Magnus Ramsfjell of Norway will compete against Yannick Schwaller's Switzerland team in Sunday's final. Ramsfjell won the semifinals against Philipp Hoesli's Switzerland team 7-4, scoring deuces in the seventh and eighth ends. Schwaller edged Brad Jacobs of Calgary 6-5 in the other semifinal.

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