Submitted by Jim Force to Wausau Pilot & Review
The USA Wheelchair Curling team moved up in the standings at the World Wheelchair Championships in South Korea with an impressive 5-3 win over highly ranked China.
Later in the day, the Matt Thums skipped team lost a close one to undefeated Latvia, also 5-3.
In the match against the Chinese, the U.S. scored single rocks in five of the eight ends, holding China scoreless in six ends. In the last end, the U.S. limited China to a single score to wrap up their first win.
Later today, they play Scotland (8 p.m. our time) and then have a match against rival Canada early Tuesday morning.
At 1-4, the Americans are tied with the Czech Republic and Estonia,
Curling with Thums of the Wausau Curling Club are Shawn Sadowski, Steve Emt, and Laura Dwyer—all with Wisconsin ties. Oyuna Uranchimeg of the Twin Cities is the fifth team member.
The games are being played at the Olympic-style curling facility in Gangneung, South Korea.
Scores can be followed on livescores.worldcurling.org. Some games are streamed on You Tube at Curling 1Spoon.
