21-03-2015, 14:32
(This post was last modified: 21-03-2015, 14:38 by ritchiebaby.)
In today's 1 v 2 game, Switzerland were never behind in defeating Canada 6-4 to qualify for the Gold Medal game tomorrow.
Afterwards, a delighted Alina Paetz, the Swiss skip, said: "I really don’t know what to say, it’s crazy. It was always the dream to be there (in the final) and now we’re there. I missed some key shots that made me more nervous, but we won it so it didn’t matter."
Meanwhile, losing Canada skip Jennifer Jones said: "We just couldn't get our draws in the right spot and that's something we're going to have to sort out. We'll need to come out a bit sharper and hopefully we'll have an opportunity tomorrow.”
Canada did come out a bit sharper in the Semi-final game against Russia amd raced into an early lead they never relinquished and ran out 7-4 winners. The Canadians now play Switzerland for the Gold and Silver Medals, with Russia playing Scotland for the Bronze Medal.
Speaking about their performance, Jones said: “I thought it was good. We wanted to come out and play well and I thought we had a good game from start to finish." Looking forward to their third encounter with Switzerland, having lost both previous games, she added: "We’ll try one more time and hope that the third time’s the one against Switzerland."
Meanwhile, disappointed Russia skip Anna Sidorova said: "I'm upset, but mostly because we didn't play that well. We made a few mistakes and that's what made the difference."
Percentages
Just to show the anomaly of percentages, Sweden are not only second in the team table, they have the second best lead player, the best second player, the second best third player and the fifth best skip. But at the business end of the game, the four best skips are from the four qualifiers. Switzerland's lead and second players were 7th and 8th respectively, but they finished first in the round robin games, whereas Sweden finished seventh.
It's the same in curling as in many other team sports, it's not necessarily the best individual players that win games. Game management and tactics also play an important part.
Sorry, BBB, I've just noticed your post. Unfortunately there is no prize, just the feel-good factor. There is generally a prize for the player who best displays the true spirit of the game (sportsmanship, friendship, integrity, etc) and that is voted for by all the players.
Afterwards, a delighted Alina Paetz, the Swiss skip, said: "I really don’t know what to say, it’s crazy. It was always the dream to be there (in the final) and now we’re there. I missed some key shots that made me more nervous, but we won it so it didn’t matter."
Meanwhile, losing Canada skip Jennifer Jones said: "We just couldn't get our draws in the right spot and that's something we're going to have to sort out. We'll need to come out a bit sharper and hopefully we'll have an opportunity tomorrow.”
Canada did come out a bit sharper in the Semi-final game against Russia amd raced into an early lead they never relinquished and ran out 7-4 winners. The Canadians now play Switzerland for the Gold and Silver Medals, with Russia playing Scotland for the Bronze Medal.
Speaking about their performance, Jones said: “I thought it was good. We wanted to come out and play well and I thought we had a good game from start to finish." Looking forward to their third encounter with Switzerland, having lost both previous games, she added: "We’ll try one more time and hope that the third time’s the one against Switzerland."
Meanwhile, disappointed Russia skip Anna Sidorova said: "I'm upset, but mostly because we didn't play that well. We made a few mistakes and that's what made the difference."
Percentages
Just to show the anomaly of percentages, Sweden are not only second in the team table, they have the second best lead player, the best second player, the second best third player and the fifth best skip. But at the business end of the game, the four best skips are from the four qualifiers. Switzerland's lead and second players were 7th and 8th respectively, but they finished first in the round robin games, whereas Sweden finished seventh.
It's the same in curling as in many other team sports, it's not necessarily the best individual players that win games. Game management and tactics also play an important part.
Sorry, BBB, I've just noticed your post. Unfortunately there is no prize, just the feel-good factor. There is generally a prize for the player who best displays the true spirit of the game (sportsmanship, friendship, integrity, etc) and that is voted for by all the players.
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