Switzerland retain world title at the LGT World Women's Curling Championship 2021
05/09/21
Calgary, Canada – Switzerland retained their world title after defeating RCF in the LGT World Women’s Curling Championship 2021 gold medal game on Sunday (9 May) afternoon in the WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.
Switzerland — skipped by Silvana Tirinzoni, with fourth player, Alina Paetz, second Esther Neuenschwander, lead Melanie Barbezat, and supported by alternate Carole Howald and coach Pierre Charette — have now won six of the last nine World Women’s titles.
In the first end, RCF, skipped by Alina Kovaleva — with third Julia Portunova, second Galina Arsenkina, lead Ekaterina Kuzmina and supported by alternate Maria Komarova and coach Sergei Belanov —were sitting two counters. After a hit-and-roll by Kovaleva, Switzerland’s fourth player, Alina Paetz was forced to play a hit-and-stay for the single point to open the scoring.