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John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes celebrate their gold medal win. (World Curling Federation photo by Richard Gray)
Striking gold at the Olympic Games
Feb. 13, 2018
Print | PDFLaurier alumnus John Morris and his partner Kaitlyn Lawes won a gold medal for Canada in the first-ever mixed doubles curling competition on Day 4 of the Winter Olympic Games.
After finishing first in round robin play with an 8-1 record and defeating Norway 8-4 in a semifinal, Morris and Lawes beat Switzerland 10-3 in the gold medal match.
Photo Credit: The feature photo on wlu.ca was captured by Richard Gray and provided by the World Curling Federation.
- Canada's Lawes, Morris win mixed doubles curling gold (CBC, Feb. 13)
- Morris captures Olympic gold in inaugural Mixed Doubles curling event with partner Kaitlyn Lawes (Feb. 13)
- Video: Laurier alumni talk about their journey to the Olympics (Feb. 9)
- John Morris aims for another golden Olympic moment (Feb. 1)