5:7 loss in World Cup final – Swiss curlers beaten by Canada – Sport

• Switzerland's World Cup dominance comes to an end: In a thrilling final, Silvana Trinzoni and co. They lost to Canada 5:7.
• Switzerland is in control of the game for 4 ends but after that Canada takes control of the game.
• The Swiss have always won the last four World Championships.

The Swiss curlers' incredible World Cup streak came to an end in Sydney (CAN) on Sunday evening. After four consecutive World Championship titles, skip Silvana Trinzoni's team lost 5:7 to the Canadians led by Rachel Homan in a thrilling final. That means for once the CC Aarau team will have to settle for “only” a silver medal.

Alina Potts decided not to play her last stone in the 10th end. The situation at home seemed very hopeless. The Swiss would have to hit 2 stones to save themselves in the extra end. So the Canadians were allowed to cheer. They withstood the pressure in front of their expectant home fans and beat Switzerland again after the round robin (8:5). At the same time, it was the first World Cup gold won by Canadian women since 2018.

As the game progressed, the Swiss no longer looked very confident, while Canada really turned up the heat. The ultimately decisive 9th result represented this: a missed stone from Trinzoni put Switzerland in a difficult situation, which Potts was unable to rectify.

Canadian Skip Homan reaped the maximum rewards from this situation with his last stone: with a fantastic last effort, he brought home 2 of his own stones, scoring 3 points and turning 4:5 into 7:5. In the end, the Swiss played very precisely to put pressure on them again.