Jones in a predicament, Gushue bounces back as pressure mounts for Canadian curlers

It was probably a little too early to call Canada's curling games on Sunday in Beijing must-wins — but they had to win them.

Having combined for four consecutive losses at the Olympics over the last two days of competition, Brad Gushue and Jennifer Jones were needing to get things headed in the right direction.

Gushue was able to get the job done against the USA and is now in a somewhat comfortable position, although with this level of talent there are no guaranteed wins at the Olympics anymore.

Jones, however, is in a predicament having lost three of her first four games — the latest loss against Switzerland on Monday afternoon a disappointing defeat. With the game tied 4-4 in the eighth end and Canada having hammer, Jones gave up back-to-back steals of two and lost 8-4 to the undefeated Swiss.

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It marks the second-straight Olympics Canadian women curling teams have started 1-3 and have a combined record of 5-8 in the last 13 games.

This is new territory for Jones at the Olympics — in 2014 when she led Canada to gold, her foursome went undefeated.

Now facing some adversity at these Games after starting 1-3, Jones is going to have to lean on decades of experience to find a way out of this jam. There's still a lot of curling left.

The thing about Jennifer Jones is that she never quits, regardless of whether she's fallen behind in a game or an event.

There's a level of confidence and resilience that Jones brings into every game she plays. That bodes well for the Canadians moving forward in a women's field loaded with talent.

But it has to turn around right now.

History shows that four losses is usually the cutoff for the playoffs at the Olympics.

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The Canadian women now play the Russian Olympic Committee on Monday morning and then face Eve Muirhead and Great Britain on Monday night in Beijing.