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.
Eight Ends: Swiss reign resumes at world women s curling championship
Team Tirinzoni fourth Alina Paetz pulled off a cross-house double takeout to score two points in the sixth end and go up 3-2 versus Team Homan in the Princess Auto Players Championship semifinals. | May 9, 2021, 9:04 PM
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Eight Ends is your source for news, notes, insight and analysis from around the curling world. This edition features takeaways from the world women s curling championship and the final event in the Calgary curling bubble.
First End: Switzerland’s Team Silvana Tirinzoni are still the world women’s curling champions after successfully defending the gold with a 4-2 victory over RCF’s Team Alina Kovaleva in Sunday’s final to wrap up the bubble at Calgary’s WinSport Arena.
Canada s path to gold at the LGT World Women’s Curling Championship
It’s been a marathon, but the seventh and final event of the Calgary curling bubble has arrived. Now, after so many terrific moments and storylines, it all wraps up with the LGT World Women’s Curling Championship. Take a closer look at Canada s path to gold at the Women s Worlds with TSN.ca s preview.
Ryan Horne, TSN Team Kerri Einarson , Curling Canada
It’s been a marathon, but the seventh and final event of the Calgary curling bubble has arrived.
Dozens of the world’s best curling rinks have been in and out of the bubble at Markin MacPhail Centre since the start of the festivities over two months ago.