Brad Jacobs and his Canadian rink kicked off their Olympic campaign today with a hard-fought win over Germany
Brad Jacobs said going in that he anticipated it being the toughest competition they’ve competed in – and the opening day of Olympic men’s curling wasn’t easy by any stretch.
Today it came down to a hit in an extra end, but Jacobs and his team representing Canada at the Winter Olympic Games in Italy picked up an extra end win in their opening game of the event against Germany’s Marc Muskatewitz.
Germany forced the extra end after a final shot and measurement that led to a score of two.
In the extra end, Jacobs made a hit on his final shot and stuck around for the single to pick up a…