PINEROLO, Italy -- Kyle George put Canada back on top of the podium at the world junior men's curling championship with a 6-5 win in an extra end over Sweden's Nils Carlsen on Sunday.

George's team from Regina, including third Justin Mihalicz, second David Kidby and lead Chris Hebert, scored a single point for the victory in the 11th end when Carlsen failed in an attempt to play a double raise to remove Canada's shot rock. George did not have to throw his last stone.

"I can barely believe it," George said. "It is just sinking in the enormity of what we have done."

Canada regained the top of the men's podium after Sweden's victory last year snapped a string of six titles won by Canadian teams. Carlsen played third for the Swedish team in 2004.

Andrea Kelly's team from Fredericton beat Denmark 6-4 Saturday to win a bronze in the women's world championship

The Canadian men were seeded fourth among the four playoff teams and upset heavily favoured Logan Gray of Scotland 10-2 in Saturday's semifinal.

"They have had some hard times over the past both in the provincials and the nationals," coach Dwayne Mihalicz said. "They came here and found a fantastic standard of curling, so they had to get better through out the week. It was not a smooth ride. They had to work for it."

Both George and Carlsen had their chances to put the game away Sunday with a lot of rocks in play and chances to score three or four points in some ends. But it came down to the single point in an extra end.

Both teams tried to make use of a centre guard in front of the house in the 11th by drawing in around it or rolling behind it. George tapped back a Canadian stone with his first throw to have shot rock and Carlsen faced the difficult shot to remove it.

The Swedes were down 5-4 heading into the 10th and tried to set up to score two for the win with last-rock advantage.

George drew to the four-foot rings with his last shot of the end. Carlsen tried a double takeout to score a pair for the victory, but did not move one of the Canadian stones enough.

"At the 10th I thought he had it and my heart was in my hands." George said. "I could barely watch.

"The double was on but he took only a single. It gave us the extra end and we were in command with the hammer. In the end we all played some great shots but Carlsen had a very difficult shot in the end and it did not come off. Then it hit us we had done it."

George made a double takeout in the ninth for a 5-4 lead. George had an opportunity to score at least two in the eighth, but gave up a steal of one to Sweden.

Carlsen had to hit and stay in the rings to give Sweden two points in the sixth. He executed the shot and tied the game 3-3.

Sweden had a chance to score three in the fifth, but Carlsen wrecked on a guard to give up a steal of one to Canada.

Carlsen missed a takeout in the third, allowing George to draw for two and a 2-1 lead.

George started the game with last-rock advantage, but after blanking the first end, gave up a steal of one when he wrecked on a guard.

"We had a hard time in this game as they play so well," George said. "We thought we could do it when we stole one in the fifth. It put us up and showed we could do it.

"The team played really well. I missed some shots, but they really carried me through and they were there to keep me going."

Scotland defeated the U.S. 8-5 for bronze.