It was mixed results for Canada in curling, with both teams going against the trend they set to start the Games.
Rachel Homan鈥檚 11-3 rout of the U.S. followed three straight losses, a performance that few had anticipated from a team that was heavily favoured to win the gold.
鈥淚 think we played really well in those other games, but we each had a couple key mistakes that really cost us,鈥� the Ottawa skip said. 鈥淥bviously, we鈥檙e trying our best out there. And learning from those mistakes moving forward I think was the key to today.鈥�
Kevin Koe鈥檚 curling team lost for the first time in Pyeongchang when it was defeated 5-2 by Sweden.
Koe鈥檚 Calgary team had a trying three ends, starting with giving up a steal of two in the sixth in their loss to Sweden.
The Swedes now lead the men鈥檚 standings at 5-0, with Canada right behind at 4-1.