By Bob Weeks, The Globe and Mail
VANCOUVER – It took him eight long years, but Kevin Martin has worked his way right back to where he wants to be, playing for a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
Martin and his rink of John Morris, Marc Kennedy and Ben Hebert survived a scary start to defeat Sweden’s Niklas Edin 6-3 in their semi-final match and earn a spot in Saturday’s final. Just as he did in 2002, Martin will face Norway in that ultimate game after the Norwegians knocked off Switzerland 7-5 in the other semi-final.