Australia is sitting in equal second place after the opening six rounds of the 2008 World Curling Championships in Grand Forks, North Dakota. With a Vancouver 2010 Olympic berth resting on the outcome of the championships, the Australian skip Hugh Millikin has taken his team to a 4 games to 2 score line, with victories over Denmark (10-7), Germany (5-3), the Czech Republic (8-5) and the United States (6-4).