- The Swiss curlers in Beijing remain flawless: against Canada they won the 5th game in the 5th round robin.
- Thanks to an 8:4 victory against Canada, the CC Aarau team equaled the Swiss start record at the Olympic Games.
- The Swiss Curlers will not be back in action until Monday (1:05 p.m.) against Sweden.
In the sixth end it looked as if the Swiss curlers had given up the reins. The Canadians were able to steal a stone for the first time and take the lead, with Skip Jennifer Jones. Canada suddenly went 4–3 ahead after 4 ends with a 3–1 draw to Switzerland.
But Melanie Barbezat, Esther Neuenschwander, Silvana Tirinzoni and Alina Patz in the meantime were not disappointed by the change. Quite the contrary: the Swiss quartet first equalized in the 8th and 9th ends before stealing two stones and drawing to 8:4.
The Canadians tried a miracle in the 10th end, but the Swiss threw in the towel prematurely after the final stone from Jones & Co. It was already the third loss in the fourth game for the strongly rated North Americans.
Like in 2002 in Salt Lake City
Switzerland, for its part, remains an impeccable record in Beijing. 5 wins in the first 5 Games, this is the first time a Swiss women’s team has done so at an Olympic Games. In Salt Lake City in 2002, Skip Luzia Ebnother’s team also won their first 5 games.
On Monday, Barbezat, Neuenschwander, Tirinzoni and Pätz have a chance to become the only record holders with a sixth win. However, the task is far from easy. Switzerland will face Sweden at 1:05 pm.
