FOG BLOG BEIJING WINTER PARALYMPICS LOG: CANADA MAKES TO MEDAL ROUND OF WHEEL CHAIR CURLING!

CANADA HAS 7 GOLD, 2 SILVER AND 7 BRONZE FOR A TOTAL OF 16 MEDALS AND GOOD ENOUGH FOR 2ND PLACE OVERALL!.......Paralympic wake-up call: Last-shot win helps Canada to wheelchair curling semifinals........Here's what you may have missed on Day 6 of the Beijing Paralympic Games.........Canada's wheelchair curling team will play for a medal at the Beijing Paralympics.

It took the final rock in the last of the 10 round robin matches, but the Canadian squad was able to secure a spot in the semifinal by defeating Norway 7-6 on Thursday.

In a rematch of their thrilling semifinal from PyeongChang 2018, Canada (7-3) will face China (8-2) again for a berth in the gold-medal game.

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The Canadians agonizingly lost 4-3 to China four years ago on the last rock, but secured a 7-3 victory over the defending Paralympic champions in their opening draw of the 2022 Games.

Both semifinals are set for Friday at 1:35 a.m. ET, with Sweden (7-3) and Slovakia (7-3) competing in the other matchup.

The Norwegian side had a 6-4 lead heading to Canada's last throw of the match. But fourth Jon Thurston, of Dunsford, Ont., kept cool, calm and collected to remove the lone opposition rock from the board while adding one of Canada's for a three-point eighth end.

Canada, led by skip Mark Ideson, would have made it to the semifinals either way, given the results of the later draw. By downing Norway and securing a 7-3 preliminary-round record, however, they kept control of their own destiny and moved to the playoffs on a three-match winning streak.

Now, at the very least, Ideson, third Ina Forrest, who served as Canada's co-flag-bearer in the opening ceremony, and second Dennis Thiessen will have an opportunity to defend the country's PyeongChang 2018 bronze medal.

Since then, alternate Collinda Joseph and Thurston replaced 2018 team members Marie Wright and alternate James Anseeuw in the national team..