The Swiss women’s curling team are the new world champions after beating Sweden in a nail-biting final in Canada on Sunday.
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It is the first time Swiss women have won the championship in 29 years.
The final score was 7:6, and the Swiss victory came only with the final stone, with a skilful manoeuvre by skip Mirjam Ott, after the lead had gone backwards and forwards throughout the game.
The two teams had played each other five times before the final, with the Swedes victorious each time.
“I am thrilled at this huge success,” Ott said. “It was a great achievement, and belongs to the whole team.“
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The women, playing first, beat Russia 9:5. The men then defeated Germany 7:4. It is the fourth time in the last ten years that both teams have won medals. Last year each won silver. In the women’s final, Sweden beat Scotland 8:6 to take gold, while in the men’s final Norway beat Denmark 5:3.
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Ott and her team on Saturday lost 5:7 to Andrea Schöpp, a seven-time European champion, to take silver. On the men’s side, the Swiss team led by Basel skipper Markus Eggler lost 6:5 to Sweden in an extra end in the final, also taking silver The result is the first major championship medal for the…
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Ott and her team on Saturday lost 5:7 to Andrea Schöpp, a seven-time European champion, to take silver. Switzerland came close, throwing the final stone in the final end. But it slid too long. The teams had been tied 3:3 by the fourth end and Ott and her team of Carmen Küng, Carmen Schäfer and…
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