
By Aadi Nair
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Canada's women's curling team beat the United States 10-7 on Saturday to claim the Olympic bronze medal.
Canadian skip Rachel Homan punched the air and embraced teammate Tracy Fleury after her counterpart Tabitha Peterson conceded with one throw remaining.
For Canada, the bronze is their first medal in the women's event since the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, when Jennifer Jones's team won gold.
Anna Hasselborg's Sweden and Silvana Tirinzoni's Switzerland face off for women's gold on Sunday in the finale of the curling competition at the Milano Cortina Games.