Australia has had to settle for a silver medal at the Pacific Curling Championships, going down in the final to host nation China by 2 points to 9. But the team of Hugh Millikin, Ian Palangio, Sean Hall and Stephen Johns leaves Beijing with a guaranteed place in the 2008 World Championships next April by virtue of making it to the last two. And a strong performance at those world titles could deliver the team a place in the field for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Curlers go down in Pacific final, but Olympic hopes alive
