If John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes can continue their winning streak on Tuesday, it will be a golden finish for the Canadians.
Since losing their first round robin game in the mixed curling doubles competition at Pyeongchang, Lawes and Morris have yet to lose, running off seven consecutive victories, finishing the opening stage with the lone loss against Norway before winning their other six competitions at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Morris and Lawes avenged that loss to Norway on Sunday in the first semifinal, before Switzerland defeated the Olympic Athletes of Russia to set up the gold medal matchup, which will take place on Tueday (6 a.m. ET).
The matchup is set! @lklawes and @johnnymocurler will play Switzerland for mixed doubles #curling gold Tuesday! 6 a.m. ET, TSN1, TSN3, TSN4! #gocanadago
— Curling Canada (@CurlingCanada) February 12, 2018
"There’s no preference at all about our opponent," coach Jeff Stoughton wrote in a blog being kept through the tournament for the mixed doubles team. "We know they’re both going to play great, and it should be a fantastic final — we’re looking forward to it."
Canada handily defeated Switzerland on Saturday in round robin play in a matchup that only lasted six ends. Switzerland led 1-0 through the first but Canada put up a huge second, scoring four points, to take full control. Steals in both the fifth and sixth ends gave Canada the victory, what was its fourth straight at the time.
"The biggest thing is that it’s a clean slate now," Lawes wrote in the blog before the pair's seimifinal victory. "Everyone is on the same level playing field and it’s a sudden-death game. You just have to try to remember that it’s an honour to be playing in that semifinal, and you have to try to be patient. If we can keep putting pressure on the other team, then I think we have a chance of finding our way into that next game, but we have to play well."
It would be the second career Olympic gold medals for both Lawes and Morris: the former won with Jennifer Jones at the 2014 Games in Sochi, and Morris with Kevin Martin at the 2010 Games in Vancouver.