Olympia | Curling: Curling: Sweden beat Canada in a duel of Olympic champions

The Swedish Curlers came back in the third season with a very narrow victory against Canada. Japan and South Korea were also successful.

Defending champion Sweden is on day two After a clear defeat against Great Britain Back on the road to victory. The 2018 Olympic champions, who are almost the same as four years ago, defeated the Canadians (2014 Olympic champions) 7-6.

the last stone decides the game

The formation around skip Anna Hasselborg clearly took a decisive lead in the fifth end with three credit stones, but trembled until the last stone. The Canadians could change the game with a double takeout. Ultimately, the measuring device had to be used and the millimeter decided between victory and defeat in favor of the Scandinavians.

Sweden has two wins and one defeat after three of the nine round-robin games. Canada has won only one game so far.

In the remaining games of the season, South Korea defeated the Russian Olympic Committee team 9–5. The Russians are still waiting for their first success in China. Apart from this, Japan beat Denmark 8:7 thanks to a strong finish.

The undefeated Swiss and American play later

Four more games are scheduled for the afternoon from the preliminary round. Japan and Russia then meet in a direct duel. The current leaders, Switzerland and the United States, have to deal with Denmark and Great Britain respectively. Sweden also has one more game to play against hosts China.

The German team did not represent the Olympics.

Both the German men and women failed to qualify for Beijing. Italy won in a mixed match on Tuesday And after a strong tournament won the gold medal.

Source: sportschau.de