Olympics: Japan's curling medal hopes fade further after loss to Canada

Japan's chance of winning a third consecutive Olympic curling medal took another blow on Monday when skip Sayaka Yoshimura's team suffered its fifth loss of the Milan Cortina Games.The 9-6 defeat to Canada leaves Japan with just one win and only three games remaining.The top four teams in the round-robin tournament already have four wins, leaving Japan in a perilous position in the race for the semifinals.The loss to Canada at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium continued a trend at these games that has seen the team give up multiple points when holding the hammer -- or the last stone advantage…READ FULL ARTICLE