Canada skip Homan reaches world curling final

BySportsbeat

Updated 22/03/2014 at 10:20 GMT

Canadian skip Rachel Homan remains on course for famous double after reaching the final of the women's World Curling Championship in Saint John.

Rachel Homan - Canada curling skip

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Homan's rink is looking to follow up on Jennifer Jones' win at the Olympics after beating Switzerland 8-3 to make the gold medal match.

"This was the game we wanted to get to," said Homan.

"Everybody made some really big shots, it was definitely a team effort out there and I'm really proud of my team for the show that they put on.

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"We're going to be nervous come the gold medal game, but it's going to be a good thing. It means a lot to us and we want to bring back gold for Canada."

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