Team Canada's Stacie Devereaux split two games Monday at the world junior curling championships in Eveleth, Minn.
Devereaux, who is battling a flu bug, had to replaced by alternate Stephanie Jackson midway through a 10-5 loss to Russia.
Canada trailed 7-1 when Devereaux withdrew as the Russians scored deuces in the second, third and fourth ends and a single in the fifth.
Jackson keyed a modest comeback of sorts, as Canada tallied three in the seventh and a steal of one in the eighth.
"They took a single in the ninth and we were unable to do anything in the 10th and we conceded when we had run out of rocks," Canadian lead Julie Devereaux said. "But we were happy that the revised team had held the Russians."
Stacie Devereaux returned to skip in the evening draw and bounced back with an 8-6 victory over Denmark.
"I felt my team needed me and, as I was feeling better, I came back for this game," she said. "We had a team plan which, this morning, went wrong.
"So we sat down to address this. We were too aggressive [versus Russia] and lost out.
"Normally, we play a mixture of both aggressive and defensive games. The team played well [versus Denmark] and that should be good for us [Tuesday], when we only have one game and can rest up in the morning."
Devereaux, from St. John's, N.L., is 3-2 through five draws heading into Tuesday's game against China (2:30 p.m. ET).
On the men's side, Edmonton's Charley Thomas nipped Norway 7-6 to remain unbeaten at 4-0 through four draws.
"They really challenged us," Thomas said. "We played some great shots, but they still came back, especially their skip [Stein Mellemsetter].
"He played some great shots under pressure. They took the game in the first half and we had to raise ours to come back."
Thomas, the defending world champion, is tied for first place with Sweden, an 8-4 winner over the United States.
With files from the Canadian Press
Copyright © 2007 CBC
Devereaux, who is battling a flu bug, had to replaced by alternate Stephanie Jackson midway through a 10-5 loss to Russia.
Canada trailed 7-1 when Devereaux withdrew as the Russians scored deuces in the second, third and fourth ends and a single in the fifth.
Jackson keyed a modest comeback of sorts, as Canada tallied three in the seventh and a steal of one in the eighth.
"They took a single in the ninth and we were unable to do anything in the 10th and we conceded when we had run out of rocks," Canadian lead Julie Devereaux said. "But we were happy that the revised team had held the Russians."
Stacie Devereaux returned to skip in the evening draw and bounced back with an 8-6 victory over Denmark.
"I felt my team needed me and, as I was feeling better, I came back for this game," she said. "We had a team plan which, this morning, went wrong.
"So we sat down to address this. We were too aggressive [versus Russia] and lost out.
"Normally, we play a mixture of both aggressive and defensive games. The team played well [versus Denmark] and that should be good for us [Tuesday], when we only have one game and can rest up in the morning."
Devereaux, from St. John's, N.L., is 3-2 through five draws heading into Tuesday's game against China (2:30 p.m. ET).
On the men's side, Edmonton's Charley Thomas nipped Norway 7-6 to remain unbeaten at 4-0 through four draws.
"They really challenged us," Thomas said. "We played some great shots, but they still came back, especially their skip [Stein Mellemsetter].
"He played some great shots under pressure. They took the game in the first half and we had to raise ours to come back."
Thomas, the defending world champion, is tied for first place with Sweden, an 8-4 winner over the United States.
With files from the Canadian Press
Copyright © 2007 CBC