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SOCHI, Russia -- Jennifer Jones is one win away from Olympic gold at the womens curling competition after defeating Britain in Wednesdays semifinal. Jones, lead Dawn McEwen, second Jill Officer and third Kaitlyn Lawes scored a hard-fought 6-4 win to maintain their perfect record in Sochi. It is Jones first trip to the Olympics after failing to make the 2006 and 2010 Games. Jones rink defeated South Korea 9-4 on Monday to improve to 9-0 and become the first womens team to go through an Olympic round-robin campaign undefeated. Canadas Kevin Martin, who did it four years ago in Vancouver, is the only other curler to go through the preliminary round undefeated. Jones is a four-time Canadian champion and 2008 world champion. British skip Eve Muirhead was 2013 world champion. Canada has not won womens curling gold at the Games since the late Sandra Schmirler did it in 1998 in Nagano. In the second semifinal, Sweden advanced to the gold medal game against Canada on Thursday (8:30 a.m. ET) by defeating Switzerland 7-5. Britain and Switzerland will battle for the bronze medal (3:30 a.m. ET). Stitched Cavaliers Jerseys . With the players association in the midst of meetings in Las Vegas, a vote will be held on Friday to decide the CFLPAs presidency and other executive positions. John Williams Jersey .com) - The Toronto Raptors set their sights on a second straight victory with the Oklahoma City Thunder visiting the Air Canada Centre tonight riding a two game streak of their own. https://www.cheapcavaliers.com/152q-aust...liers.html . Listen to the Rangers vs. Kings live on TSN Radio starting at 7pm et/4pm pt. You can also stream the post-game press conferences live on TSN. J. R. Smith Jersey . -- New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft wanted to keep Logan Mankins with the team for a long time. Custom Cleveland Cavaliers Jerseys . The game was the first of two international friendlies that Canada is playing during the international break, with the second game against Slovenia set for Tuesday in Celje. Canada looked uncomfortable defensively throughout the game, and every free kick that came into Canadas penalty box looked like ending up in the back of the net.ROME - Roma coach Rudi Garcia has signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him with the Giallorossi through the 2017-18 season. Roma announced the extension Friday, which was expected after Garcia guided the club to a second-place finish in his first season — and a direct berth in the Champions League. Garcias previous deal was due to expire after next season. Romaas American president James Pallotta says, "After I spent the first 30 minutes with Rudi in New York last year, I knew he would be the right choice to lead Roma for hopefully a long time.dddddddddddd ... This is one more step in accomplishing our long term vision." A Frenchman, the 50-year-old Garcia previously managed Saint-Etienne, Dijon, Le Mans and Lille. ' ' '