Women’s Curling World Championships: Switzerland in ‘great shape’ after extending winning streak

Switzerland continued their march on day five of the Women’s World Curling Championships with their eighth victory of the week.

Following a 9-1 triumph over New Zealand, Silvana Tirinzoni and co notched an eye-catching 8-3 success over the in-form Italian team.

They remain the only country to have won all of their matches so far and will look to stretch their unbeaten run when they take on Norway and Denmark on Thursday.

“Our peformances were very good,” said Tirinzoni. “The first few ends were difficult but I’m happy with how my team played.

“We just tried to analyse the ice as quickly as possible. We keep talking with each other and make sure we are on the same page.

“My team are in great shape, the level they can keep to means they won’t get tired through the week. But it’s the same for all the teams with the amount of games we play.”

Elsewhere, Denmark ended a five-game losing streak with a win over New Zealand to keep them in the play-off hunt, while it was double delight for Sweden in front of their home fans.

Victories over Norway and the United States propelled them to tied-fourth with just two days of round-robin action to follow.

Canada and Italy share second place with both having claimed a win and loss apiece on day five.

“It was a really fun game to play,” said Sweden vice-skip Sara McManus, following a 9-6 win over the USA.

“We love playing those tight games against an opponent which are doing well. It was enjoyable today.

“We had a good team spirit and feeling out there. I think that’s what helped us get the win today.

“We know that the teams here are amazing. We needed to step it up and take a few more risks.”

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