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 May 9, 2021, 9:04 PM 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.