09-04-2017, 23:34
In the Semi-final game, Sweden scraped past Switzerland 7-6 after an extra end to once again face Canada in the Gold/Silver Medal game. Switzerland forced the extra end after a measure for shot and then the extra end went all the way to the final stone, when Sweden hit out the Swiss stone and stayed in the rings for the win.
The Bronze Medal game ended in victory for Switzerland by 7-5 against USA. Switzerland only scored 3 of the 10 ends and won courtesy of 4 shots scored in the 7th end. As a keen amateur, I think USA made poor shot selections on their last 2 stones exacerbated by poor playing to gift the Swiss a simple shot to score their 4. With 4 stones to come, USA had 4 stones in the rings, including 2nd and 3rd shots, and instead of allowing the Swiss to score 1 shot, they forced the issue and gave the game away. It's a slippery game!
The Canada v Sweden game is yet to start, so I'll finish off the thread tomorrow with the results and photos.
The Bronze Medal game ended in victory for Switzerland by 7-5 against USA. Switzerland only scored 3 of the 10 ends and won courtesy of 4 shots scored in the 7th end. As a keen amateur, I think USA made poor shot selections on their last 2 stones exacerbated by poor playing to gift the Swiss a simple shot to score their 4. With 4 stones to come, USA had 4 stones in the rings, including 2nd and 3rd shots, and instead of allowing the Swiss to score 1 shot, they forced the issue and gave the game away. It's a slippery game!
The Canada v Sweden game is yet to start, so I'll finish off the thread tomorrow with the results and photos.
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