29 April 2025
Italy stand alone at top of table
Things have started to heat up in the mixed doubles competition as Italy become the only team to have won all five of their games so far. In the senior competition, the standings are beginning to take shape.
Mixed Doubles
Group A
Italy stand alone at the top of the rankings in Group A after Monday’s third day of round-robin play, with a five win, no loss record.
In their evening game, the Italian Olympic champions beat Canada by 7-5, when, with the score tied at 5-5, Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman came up short with her final draw of the eighth end.
After this game, Italy’s Stefania Constantini said, “I think we did a great job to take this win home because we started a little bit down but we managed it really good and I’m very proud.”
The Italians also won their morning game against Denmark. The Danes held a 3-1 lead in the fourth end, when Constantini drew her last stone into position to score four points and take a 5-3 lead. The Italians then went on to win by 8-5.
Earlier, Canada had beaten Netherlands. By the seventh end, the Canadians had carved out a 5-3 lead and, when Netherlands’ Lisenka Bomas’s attempt to score with a draw was heavy and went through the house, Canada gained a steal of two for a 7-3 lead. The Dutch then conceded.
After this game, Canada’s Brett Gallant said, “So far so good. Every team is strong here and the record doesn’t always indicate the level of play. They played a ton of shots and put some pressure on us. If it wasn’t for Jocelyn making a really key draw in the fifth end, it would have been a different game.”
After cruising to a 9-2 win over Finland in their morning game, Scotland lost their unbeaten record in the evening, going down by 10-7 to Korea — for whom this was a first win. The Koreans scored four points twice in this game, in both the opening and sixth ends.
Sweden had a two-win day, starting with a win against Korea in the morning session. In this game, the score was tied at 6-6 in the seventh end when Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg played a draw into a very busy house, to score three points and give her team a 9-6 lead. Korea then conceded in the eighth end.
The Swedes then went on to win 10-5 over China. This time, Hasselborg scored four points with a draw in the third end, to set her team on their way. They now sit in joint second place on the rankings.
Germany also had a good day, recording their first two wins so far. In the morning session, they scored two points in the eighth end against China, for a 7-6 win, thanks to a nerveless draw by Pia-Lisa Schoell with her last stone. They then followed that up with an evening 7-1 win over Denmark.
After their morning win, Schoell said, “We are just so happy that we’ve got our first win. The final draw was tough, but we made it.”
Her partner Joshua Sutor, reflecting on their campaign so far, added, “We had two tough opponents in Canada and Italy to start with, then we had the worst game of our career against Finland. We’ll be fighting from now on and we’ll see what the week brings.”
Group B
The Group B teams had only one game on Monday. After this afternoon session, there is a five-way tie at the top of the table, with Australia, Estonia, Japan, Norway and United States all sharing the same three wins, one loss record.
Türkiye played Spain, with both teams still looking for their first win. Türkiye led by 6-5 in the eighth end, when Spain’s Oihane Otaegi missed a double take-out attempt that would have won the game. However, after an umpire’s measure, Spain did score one point from the end to level the score at 6-6 and force an extra end. Türkiye then emerged as 8-6 winners, for their first victory so far.
Afterwards, Türkiye’s Dilsat Yildiz said, “I’m happy to get our first win. We’ve had some really hard games, and we still have the Olympic Games in our hopes. We have two tough games tomorrow, so maybe that will make a big difference.”
Australia were joint leaders when they came onto the ice to play Japan. In the eighth end, Japan held a 6-4 lead when Australia’s Tahli Gill attempted a hit. However, her shooter disrupted several stones already in the house, and left the Japanese counter, to give Japan a steal of one point and a 7-4 win.
Estonia were also joint leaders when they faced Switzerland in this session. In the fourth end of this game, Estonia held a 2-1 lead when Switzerland’s Alina Paetz played a double tap to score two points and take a 3-2 lead. After this, Switzerland went on to win by 6-4.
After the game, Switzerland’s Sven Michel said, “We’re playing better than in our first two games now. We’re adapting to the tactics we have to focus on in mixed doubles.”
Norway faced New Zealand and, in the eighth end, Norway held a 9-6 lead. New Zealand’s Jessica Smith then missed her hit attempt, to give up a steal of one point and hand Norway a 10-6 win.
The fifth game of the session saw United States up against Czechia. By the eighth end, the Americans had built a 5-3 lead and when Cory Thiesse scored one more point with a hit, they won the game by 6-3.
Afterwards, Korey Dropkin said, “It’s always good to be in winning ways. We’re happy with that performance. We’re really getting to know the speed of the ice well, and really feeling good about throwing the rocks.”
His partner Cory Thiesse added, “We had control of draw weight and were able to put some pressure on them.”
These results leave Spain as the only team still looking for a first win in this group.
Find the mixed doubles standings after day two here.
Find the mixed doubles results and playing schedule here.
Seniors
After eight sessions of play, the standings at the Senior Championships are beginning to take shape.
In the women’s competition, Canada leads Group A with two wins, including a 6-3 victory over Sweden. Group B sees a three-way tie at the top, with Finland, Scotland, and United States each holding two wins. In Group C, Denmark and Ireland share the lead, both also on two wins.
In the men’s competition, Canada sits atop Group A with a perfect 3–0 record, most recently defeating England 8–2. Finland leads Group B, also unbeaten at 3–0, following a 9–3 win over Israel. Norway tops Group C, likewise with a 3–0 record.
Group D is jointly led by Germany and Korea, both unbeaten on two wins. Meanwhile, Group E is tightly contested, with Czechia, Poland, Slovenia, and Switzerland all tied at two wins and one loss.
Find all of the seniors results from day two and the schedule here.
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