Canadian mixed doubles team closes disappointing Olympic showing with victory

Canada's mixed doubles curling team closed out a disappointing performance at the Winter Olympics with an 8-4 victory over Switzerland on Monday morning.

Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant finished out of the playoff picture with a 4-5 record.

The husband-and-wife duo from Chestermere, Alta., opened the competition with three victories before dropping five in a row. In the round-robin finale, Canada scored three points in the seventh end and ran Switzerland out of rocks in the eighth.

The Swiss pair of Yannick Schwaller and Briar Schwaller-Huerlimann will also miss the playoffs at 4-5.

Sweden, Great Britain, the United States and host Italy will play in the semifinals on Monday night.

Medal games will be played Tuesday at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.

Canada finishes Olympic mixed doubles curling tournament with win over Switzerland