Dennis Thiessen

Dennis Thiessen: Skip Jim Armstrong and his rink of Ina Forrest, Dennis Thiessen and Sonja Gaudet will play Russia in the gold medal game later Saturday streaming live at .ca/paralympics, 7:30 a.m. ET . The Russians walloped Great Britain 13-4 in the other semifinal match. , according to CBC. Though Armstrong struggled, the Canadian skip came through when needed most, making a crucial takeout with his last stone in the seventh end to score a double and put Canada up 5-3 heading into the final end. The Canadian wheelchair curling team will get a chance to defend its gold medal in Sochi, defeating China 5-4 in a very tense semifinal match on Saturday. Para 101: Wheelchair curling Who should be Canada's flag-bearer in the closing ceremony? Thiessen and Forrest led the way for Canada during the game both making crucial pressure shots that set up some major scoring situations for the Canadians. Thiessen finished with 75 per cent accuracy, while Forrest was at 73 per cent, first and second-best in the match. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.