Defending champ Homan advances to face Switzerland's Tirinzoni in gold-medal rematch at curling worlds
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Canada's Rachel Homan topped South Korea's Gim Eun-ji 6-5 in an extra end on Saturday in the semifinals of the women's curling world championship in Uijeongbu, China.
The Canadians will face Switzerland for gold on Sunday in a rematch of last year's final, which saw Homan deny Swiss skip Silvana Tirinzoni's bid for a fifth straight world title with a 7-5 win in Sydney, N.S.
Homan's top-ranked Ottawa-based rink is aiming to become Canada's first team to repeat as world champions since Sandra Schmirler's foursome did it in 1993 and 1994.
WATCH | Homan returns to final with extra-end win over South Korea:
Homan entered the semifinal matchup having defeated Scotland's Sophie Jackson 10-4 in a qualification match earlier in the day.
The Canadians avenged an 8-7 loss to Scotland in the tournament's opening weekend.
Canada was tied for second in the standings with South Korea with a 10-2 record coming out of round-robin play.
However, with South Korea having defeated the Canadians 11-7 on Wednesday in the round robin, the hosts earned the second semifinal bye.
WATCH | Homan cruises past Scotland in qualification game:
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