21-11-2021, 02:20
And Scotland are off and running in their quests for European Medals.
The Women started off this morning with a solid 7-4 win over Russia, always being in front all the way through the game. Their second game tonight saw them also defeat Denmark 8-2 after only 8 ends and again they were always in front and playing clinically.
The Men also won in this afternoon's game against defending champions Sweden by 6-2 after only 7 ends in another dominant performance. It's not often you'll see 7-time winner Niklas Edin concede the game with 3 ends still to play.
The colourful England teams also got off to a good start, with the Men winning 9-8 against Austria in a very tight game that swung back and forth.
Their Women won both of their games today, firstly beating Slovakia by 10-5 after 9 ends, despite losing 3 shots in the 7th end to leave England only leading by 1 shot. But they immediately replied with 3 shots of their own to make the game safe. In their second game, they must have beaten Lithuania, because although the scores have not yet appeared on the website, the news section reports them as having 2 wins.
As for Wales, their Men's team made it a clean sweep (curling joke there!) by beating France 5-4 after a tense finish. Just like the English women, they made life more difficult than it might have been swopping 3s in the 8th and 9th ends with France. Wales had refused taking a shot in the previous 4 ends, then picked up their 3 in the 8th end to secure the game (not). France immediately broke back to tie the game going into the last end, which saw the Welsh hold their nerve to take the win.
The Women started off this morning with a solid 7-4 win over Russia, always being in front all the way through the game. Their second game tonight saw them also defeat Denmark 8-2 after only 8 ends and again they were always in front and playing clinically.
The Men also won in this afternoon's game against defending champions Sweden by 6-2 after only 7 ends in another dominant performance. It's not often you'll see 7-time winner Niklas Edin concede the game with 3 ends still to play.
The colourful England teams also got off to a good start, with the Men winning 9-8 against Austria in a very tight game that swung back and forth.
Their Women won both of their games today, firstly beating Slovakia by 10-5 after 9 ends, despite losing 3 shots in the 7th end to leave England only leading by 1 shot. But they immediately replied with 3 shots of their own to make the game safe. In their second game, they must have beaten Lithuania, because although the scores have not yet appeared on the website, the news section reports them as having 2 wins.
As for Wales, their Men's team made it a clean sweep (curling joke there!) by beating France 5-4 after a tense finish. Just like the English women, they made life more difficult than it might have been swopping 3s in the 8th and 9th ends with France. Wales had refused taking a shot in the previous 4 ends, then picked up their 3 in the 8th end to secure the game (not). France immediately broke back to tie the game going into the last end, which saw the Welsh hold their nerve to take the win.
Cabbage is still good for you