Team USA's duo of Sarah Anderson and Duluth's Korey Dropkin fell to a Canadian pair in the mixed doubles final Sunday at the Curling World Cup in Suzhou, China.
Anderson of Minneapolis and Dropkin went 6-0 in round-robin action at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre but lost 7-3 to Canada's Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres in the title match.
A key miss in the fifth end resulted in a steal of three points for Canada.
The win qualifies Walker and Muyres to the Curling World Cup grand final in May in Beijing.
