11-03-2017, 18:00
(This post was last modified: 11-03-2017, 23:16 by ritchiebaby.)
Scotland suffered their second defeat in a row this morning, losing to Norway by 3-7 in the Semi-final. In an otherwise tight game Scotland lost 3 ends in a row, culminating in a 3 in the fourth end to be 1-5 down and the game petered out as they ran out of stones in the last end.
The Scots moved on to the Bronze Medal game against China this afternoon, this time running out 9-5 winners despite losing a 4 in the second end. They responded with a strong finish, scoring a 3 and a 2 in the last two ends to win convincingly, gaining the Bronze Medals.
Meanwhile Norway reversed last season's Final, beating Russia by 8-3 with one end to go. The Norwegians won the last 4 ends by 7-1, forcing the Russians to concede the game. Norway came through the hard way, winning their 4 games since the round robin.
Medallists
GOLD - Norway
SILVER - Russia
BRONZE - Scotland
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Photograph taken from the WCF Facebook page
Scotland again improved their overall standing, qualifying from the B Championships to earn a medal. Well done, everyone!
Aileen Neilson, skip, said “It’s a bit surreal to be honest. Having come off from losing in the 1v2 game to Russia, and then to Norway [in semi-final] we knew we had to come back out here and fight. After giving up the four that was a big ask but it just shows the real dynamics we have on our team. We stuck together and we didn’t let it go until the very last stone was thrown. We’ve lost big ends before and managed to fight back – it’s about not letting that get to you. There are ups and there are downs but it’s how you cope with them. And I think we fought back after the losses. You learn more from the games you lose than the games you win. We have gained so much experience in having come back from the qualifiers to come back and medal. It’s just fantastic. I’m really, really pleased.”
The Scots moved on to the Bronze Medal game against China this afternoon, this time running out 9-5 winners despite losing a 4 in the second end. They responded with a strong finish, scoring a 3 and a 2 in the last two ends to win convincingly, gaining the Bronze Medals.
Meanwhile Norway reversed last season's Final, beating Russia by 8-3 with one end to go. The Norwegians won the last 4 ends by 7-1, forcing the Russians to concede the game. Norway came through the hard way, winning their 4 games since the round robin.
Medallists
GOLD - Norway
SILVER - Russia
BRONZE - Scotland
Photograph taken from the WCF Facebook page
Scotland again improved their overall standing, qualifying from the B Championships to earn a medal. Well done, everyone!
Aileen Neilson, skip, said “It’s a bit surreal to be honest. Having come off from losing in the 1v2 game to Russia, and then to Norway [in semi-final] we knew we had to come back out here and fight. After giving up the four that was a big ask but it just shows the real dynamics we have on our team. We stuck together and we didn’t let it go until the very last stone was thrown. We’ve lost big ends before and managed to fight back – it’s about not letting that get to you. There are ups and there are downs but it’s how you cope with them. And I think we fought back after the losses. You learn more from the games you lose than the games you win. We have gained so much experience in having come back from the qualifiers to come back and medal. It’s just fantastic. I’m really, really pleased.”
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