Canada's Peterman, Gallant rout Finland at world mixed doubles curling championship

Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant didn't expect any easy games at the world mixed doubles curling championship.

But a definitive 13-2 result over Finland gives the married couple based out of Chestermere, Alta., confidence heading into their final two preliminary-round games.

"I thought we came out pretty sharp today," Gallant told CBC Sports inside Willie O'Ree Place in Fredericton, N.B., which is hosting the tournament this week.

"We were precise. We got on to the ice pretty quickly and it helped us kind of hold an advantage right from the first end. We got a few mistakes from the Finns this morning, but I think our precise play allowed us to capitalize on a couple of their errors."

Canada scored a deuce in the first end and then stole two in each of the next three ends.

After Finland got on the board with a deuce in the fifth end, Canada slammed the door shut with five points in the sixth.

The Canadians are now 6-1, solidly in second place in Group A ahead of a match against China on Wednesday evening. A game against Scotland on Thursday rounds out the preliminary matches.

The top three teams from each group will advance to the playoffs, which begin on Friday. The medal rounds are set for Saturday.

The Canadians have one big advantage in a deep field, where at least half a dozen teams could compete for the title: a hometown crowd. Their family members have been on hand to watch the competition all week.

It means they're able to come off the ice and hold their toddler son, Luke, who was wearing a jersey to match his parents on Wednesday morning.

"We've never played in a world championship for mixed doubles in Canada so it's really nice to have our family here supporting us, obviously our son," Peterman said. "And then