China is upset Sweden for the first victory in the 2022 Olympics
China 9, Sweden 6
In probably the biggest outrage in the curling tournament for women so far, non-profit China defeated the defending gold medalists Sweden on Saturday morning, 9-6.
China was one of two women’s curling teams still looking for a first victory in the Olympics, while Sweden was one of the favorites to enter the tournament.
China took a 3-0 lead in the second after Sweden chose to play a guard with its last stone, while the Chinese sat two in the house. China Han Yus hammarkast came easily past the guard and took out Sweden’s innermost stone.
After catching up at four ends, Sweden finally made a draw in the seventh. After scoring two goals in the sixth, Anna Hasselborgs the team stole two more when China’s hammer blow went through the house.
The two teams were tied 6-6 before the quarterfinals.
China made two more in the eighth and stole another one in the ninth. Sweden tried to play for a draw in the end, but realized that they did not have enough stones left, which forced a concession that resulted in China’s victory.
Sweden (2-2) next time plays against Team USA at 1:05 ET on Sunday. China (1-3) will play against Korea at the same time.
Switzerland 8, Denmark 5
Saturday’s match between Denmark and Switzerland was a classic curling competition that was simply about who had a hammer in the tenth.
Last Saturday it was Switzerland. After making a comeback in the last three finals, the Swiss skip Alina Paetz took an easy selection for two in the tenth for an 8-5 win over Denmark.
Switzerland is the last undefeated team in the women’s tournament and improves to 4-0.
Under with 2-1, Denmark purposefully beat the fifth end in the hope of scoring more points. Instead, errors were posted and Madeleine Duponts The hammer throw never came to the house, which allowed Switzerland to steal another point to go up with two with four ends to play.
Dupont’s team got the three they needed in the seventh after a draw shot landed on the button and a measurement showed that Denmark’s third stone was centimeters closer than Switzerland. Denmark jumped to the end, 4-3.
Switzerland responded right-back with three of their own in the quarterfinals as the team continued to go back and forth with the lead.
Denmark got one back in the ninth to pull within the first, but could not keep away the Swiss in the tenth.
Denmark (1-3) will play again during session 6 at. 01:05 ET when they face Great Britain. Switzerland will play against Canada at the same time.
Japan 10, ROC 5
A close match early turned into a 5-point win for Japan in a 10-5 victory on Saturday over the team from the Russian Olympic Committee.
ROC led 2-1 and stole a pair in the fourth when Japan’s last throw hit its own guard to give the Russian team a 3-point lead.
Japan equalized in the seventh after being two with one throw left. Satsuki Fujisawa’s hammer pulled straight into the 4-foot for three to make it 5-5 on its way into the eighth.
Japan added another in the ninth, and the ROC’s triple pick missed all three Japanese stones in the tenth to give Fujisawa’s team the win.
Both ROC (0-4) and Japan (3-1) will take Session 6 off and return to play at 20.00 on Sunday. ROC will take on Canada and China will face Japan.