It had been a long wait to put on the Maple Leaf, but it was worth it for Mike Anderson害羞草研究所檚 Canadian mixed curling team.

Almost a year after earning the right to represent Canada at the 2018 Winn Rentals World Mixed Curling Championship, Anderson害羞草研究所檚 team from the Thornhill, Ont., Curling Club made short work of Austria害羞草研究所檚 G眉nter Dressler Saturday afternoon at the Kelowna Curling Club, rolling to a 10-2 victory in six ends in its world championship debut, according to a Team Canada news release.

Anderson, vice-skip Danielle Inglis, second Sean Harrison, lead Lauren Harrison and coach Jim Waite return to the ice Saturday at 8 p.m. PT against Slovenia害羞草研究所檚 Nadja Pipan (0-1).

害羞草研究所淏etween winning last year, and being out here for a few days before our first game, we just really wanted to get out on the ice,害羞草研究所� said Anderson. 害羞草研究所淚t was good; the ice was a little different (from practice), and we weren害羞草研究所檛 as sharp as we hope to be by the end of the week, but it was a great learning experience. We went out to make sure we were on the right side of the win-loss column to start, and we achieved that goal.害羞草研究所�

Canada opened with a pair in the first end, held the Austrians to a single in the second, and then took control with four in the third end and a stolen deuce in the fourth when Dressler was heavy with his draw, the release said.

Austrian managed another single in the fifth, but Anderson害羞草研究所檚 delicate tap to score a pair in the sixth end prompted Austria to concede the victory, the release said.

The Canadian team is entering every game blind with no scouting reports on the teams it will face, but that won害羞草研究所檛 change the team害羞草研究所檚 approach, suggested Anderson.

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Anderson had high praise for the surface put down by Chief Ice Technician Mike Merklinger.

害羞草研究所淭he ice was almost bang on,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淭o have it this way, this early in the season for this type of event, it害羞草研究所檚 going to be an awesome surface to play on.害羞草研究所�

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