23-05-2021, 23:59
And my team continued winning in a sport that Scotland have always had a good record.
The Bronze Medal Match saw Sweden take control with 4 shots in the 1st end against Canada and kept a lead all the way to the end. The final score was 7-4 to Sweden, with the Canadians conceding in the 8th end. With probably the best shot of the whole tournament, the Swedish skip moved 4 Canadian stones to restrict them to 1 shot in the 7th end, to seal the victory.
The Gold/ Silver Medal Match turned out to be much more entertaining and exciting, with Scotland scoring 2 shots in the 1st end, then losing 3 shots in the next. Scotland and Norway traded shots in alternate ends up to the 7th end, where the Scots got their 3 shots back to take a 1 shot lead into the last end. In a tight end, Scotland forced the Norwegian skip into a spectacular attempt to clear out the Scottish stones, but one stuck around and Scotland scored 1 shot after a measure to win 9-7.
Just to accentuate the final results, they were
GOLD - Scotland
SILVER - Norway
BRONZE - Sweden
ADDITIONAL OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS - Canada, Czech Republic, Italy and Switzerland
And to complete my ideal tournament, United States were denied an automatic Olympic Qualification Place and Canada were denied a Medal. It won't happen very often, so make the most of it. In fact, in the 3 World Championships, United States gained a Bronze and Canada got nul point. The rest were won by Europeans plus RCF.
The Bronze Medal Match saw Sweden take control with 4 shots in the 1st end against Canada and kept a lead all the way to the end. The final score was 7-4 to Sweden, with the Canadians conceding in the 8th end. With probably the best shot of the whole tournament, the Swedish skip moved 4 Canadian stones to restrict them to 1 shot in the 7th end, to seal the victory.
The Gold/ Silver Medal Match turned out to be much more entertaining and exciting, with Scotland scoring 2 shots in the 1st end, then losing 3 shots in the next. Scotland and Norway traded shots in alternate ends up to the 7th end, where the Scots got their 3 shots back to take a 1 shot lead into the last end. In a tight end, Scotland forced the Norwegian skip into a spectacular attempt to clear out the Scottish stones, but one stuck around and Scotland scored 1 shot after a measure to win 9-7.
Just to accentuate the final results, they were
GOLD - Scotland
SILVER - Norway
BRONZE - Sweden
ADDITIONAL OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS - Canada, Czech Republic, Italy and Switzerland
And to complete my ideal tournament, United States were denied an automatic Olympic Qualification Place and Canada were denied a Medal. It won't happen very often, so make the most of it. In fact, in the 3 World Championships, United States gained a Bronze and Canada got nul point. The rest were won by Europeans plus RCF.
Cabbage is still good for you