Eve Muirhead doubles up on day three of Women's World Championships

Scotland kicked off their day by getting back to winning ways with a 9-2 victory over USA in just six ends.

The Scots scored two points in the first, third and fifth ends, while USA could only score singles in the second and fourth ends.

In the sixth end, the Scots had built a collection of stones in the house and when USA skip Aileen Sormunen was heavy and wide with her final stone of the end, the Scots stole three points for a 9-2 lead, at which point the USA, still looking for their first win, conceded.

But Muirhead and co were far from done and returned to the Japanese ice to take on Norway, the score level at 2-2 after two ends.

The Scots then led 6-2 at half-time and, while Norway scored two in the sixth end, Muirhead nudged her rink ahead with a double in the eighth.

A nose-hit by Norway gave them another two shots in the ninth, but the Scots finally took out one of two Norwegian stones in the house with the last stone of the tenth end to win 8-7.

Scotland now have three wins overall and with four teams tied at the top on four wins, the Scots are back in Play-off contact in joint fifth-place with China and Germany – much to Muirhead's delight.

"It's been a really good day. We knew we had to come out and get two wins today and it's satisfying that we did. We're pleased, we played well," she said.

"The ice changed a wee bit out there, but it keeps you on your toes. We're all working well together.

"We're right back in the mix. There's a lot of teams around us, but first things first – we had to get two wins today, the same as every day from now on."

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