Defending champions Switzerland and the Russian Curling Federation (RCF) will meet in the final of the World Women’s Curling Championship after passing through their respective semi-finals in Calgary.
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Switzerland, beaten by Silvana Tirinzoni, beat the United States 7-3 in the semifinals at WinSport Arena.
Tirinzoni took control of the game after stealing by two in the seventh set, giving his side a 6-2 lead.
Alina Kovaleva’s RCF track joined them in the final with an 8-7 victory over Sweden, ending Anna Hasselborg’s bid for her first world title.
Kovaleva’s side scored four goals in the fourth quarter and stole one in the fifth to grab the game by the neck, but Hasselborg was able to give his side a chance, responding with three in the next quarter.
Unfortunately for Sweden, his comeback was halted by running wingers and it took two with the hammer at the other end to lead him to an additional winger, but he was only able to score one, giving victory at RCF.
Sweden will face the United States in the bronze medal match.
Ranked among the top two teams after the round robin, Switzerland and RCF received a pass to the semi-finals, and qualifying matches were held earlier in the day between the third-ranked nations. in sixth place.
Hasselborg’s Sweden advanced to the final four after an 8-3 win over Canada by Kerri Einarson.
Einarson’s track made the playoffs after climbing to sixth place, but the Olympic champions called it off.
Canada conceded at the end of the ninth set, after seeing Hasselborg’s side beat them twice on three occasions.
In the other qualifying match, American Tabitha Peterson took the final victory over Denmark’s Madeleine Dupont after scoring one with the hammer.
The United States won 8-7, largely aided by the quartet who scored three points in the sixth and round of 16.
The tournament is due to end tomorrow.
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