
By Aadi Nair
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Sweden advanced to the women's curling final at the Winter Olympics after beating reigning world champions Canada 6-3 and will take on Switzerland, who defeated the United States 7-4 at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium on Friday.
Rachel Homan's Canada were hoping to join their male counterparts in the final, but put in an error-strewn performance against Anna Hasselborg's Sweden in the semi-final.
Sweden have now ensured a medal for a third successive Games, winning gold in Pyeongchang and bronze in Beijing four years ago.
The United States and Canada will play for bronze on Saturday, before Sweden and Switzerland vie for gold on Sunday in the finale of the curling competition at the Milano Cortina Games.