Canada's mixed doubles curling team beats OAR to clinch semifinal berth

The Canadian duo of Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris recorded a convincing 8-2 victory over the Olympic Athletes of Russia on Saturday to clinch a berth in the mixed doubles curling semifinal at PyeongChang 2018.

Canada, which who moves into first place in the round-robin table, became the first team to book a spot in the penultimate round after Lawes and Morris secured their fifth straight victory in convincing fashion.

The pair previously beat Switzerland, Finland, China, and the U.S. after losing their opening encounter against Norway.

Canada will play South Korea in its final round-robin contest before Monday's semifinal against an undetermined opponent.