Canada's Team Homan did not take the easy road in Pyeongchang, losing its first three matches in women's curling.
However, after routing the United States, Rachel Homan and company scored a gritty, come-from-behind victory over Switzerland on Sunday, meaning that Canada can even its record with a win over Japan on Monday (late Sunday night EST).
“It’s been a challenge, but obviously we’re still at the Olympics and we’re trying to soak up everything we can," Homan told reporters after the latest victory.
"Obviously feel gutted after losing by one or two rocks here and there (in their first three matches). It’s tough to take, but got to move on. It’s not going to help you, staying upset for any longer than you need to be. So we’ve moved on as a team and we’re trying to stay as strong as we can as a unit, and we’re excited that we still have an opportunity here to do what we know we can do.”
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The Canadian women trailed the Swiss 6-8, but rallied to win 10-8 in the end.
“We made some huge shots, some really precision shots we had to make as a team," explained Homan. "We stuck with our processes and didn’t panic. We had a good handle on what the rocks were doing, what the ice was doing, and we were able to get that three in nine and have a look at a tough one in the last end.
"Really proud of my team for how well they played.”
Canada is tied for sixth place with the United States in the Round Robin, both teams with a 2-3 record. Japan is 4-1, tied for second place behind unbeaten Sweden (5-0). Sunday's loss dropped the Swiss to 1-4.
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A victory against Japan would go a long way to vaulting the Canadian women up the standings, and would give them a start-over matches in at 3-3.
For now, though, Team Homan continues to show grit and persevere in the face of adversity.
“We gave each other a hug and said we were proud of each other for sticking with it and supporting each other," said Lisa Weagle.