The gold medal drought has been extended to eight years for Canada.

Earlier this afternoon Chelsea Carey and her Calgary rink were eliminated from gold medal contention, falling to Anna Sidorova of Russia 7-4.

"It's been an amazing ride," said Carey outside of her locker after the loss. "We really wanted to come here and get into the final and have a chance at a gold medal for Canada. I've never been more humbled and honoured by anything in my life as I have been by wearing the Maple Leaf this week.”

The game got off to a tough start for Carey.

After a blank in the opening end, Sidorova scored two before stealing two more in the third when Carey was heavy on a tap-back

"We couldn't buy one," said Carey. "Everything that could go wrong, did. Sometimes that happens.”

Despite no longer being able to play for gold, Carey added that the ride has been one to remember.

"Obviously, we'd like to change the result of it but the experience has been absolutely outstanding," said Carey. "Spectacular. Blew every expectation I had out of the water.”

Team Russia will now take on Japan’s Satsuma Fujisawa in the semi-final tonight, while Carey will play the loser of the semi in tomorrow morning’s Bronze medal match.