Homan’s rink enjoys a sweet, short day

SAINT JOHN, N.B. —Dounto others as others have done to you, or something like that.

On the day after they were thumped by Switzerland, Rachel Homan and her OttawaCurlingClubteammates responded in kind, improving their world championship record to 4-1 on Monday by thumping Denmark 8-2 and downing the United States 9-3.

“We rested (Sunday) night and had some fun and just forgot about that game,” Homan said. “It was a rough one and nothing was going right. The shots we made were just on the wrong side of the inch. Those things happen. Just forget about them and move on.”

That they did, taking advantage of virtually every mistake their opponents made as they climbed into a tie for second place with MargarethaSigfridsson’sSwedish team. Binia Feltscher’s Swiss foursome continued to lead at 5-0 after bouncing Denmark 7-3.

The U.S. dropped to 3-2 and into a tie for fourth with South Korea, Russia and China, which, by winning an 8-7 decision on Monday night, dropped Kerry Barr’s Scottish foursome to 2-3.

That was the record Homan, third Emma Miskew, second Alison Kreviazuk and lead Lisa Weagle had at the same point last year in Riga, Latvia. They rallied back into playoff position, but it was a tough grind, and they ran out of magic in a semifinal loss to the eventual Scottish champions skipped by Eve Muirhead.

Between their two games Monday, the Canadians played 14 of 20 regulation ends, and every bit of rest should help in preparation for their return to Harbour Station for the third consecutive draw and a game against Latvia (1-4) on Tuesday morning. After an afternoon break, they’ll play Scotland in the evening, followed by Wednesday morning and afternoon contests against Germany (1-4) and South Korea (3-2).

“I think the team really nailed it. I think the communications were there, and it feels good to get the wins,’ said Homan.