25-02-2017, 13:55
Amazingly enough, after almost every Scottish game being closely fought, the two Semi-finals this morning were completely one-sided.
The Scottish Men's team were behind the whole game against Korea after losing a 3 in the first end. They scored 2 in the second end, but immediately lost a 2 and a 1 in the next two ends to fall too far behind. Scotland eventually lost 4-11 to be relegated to the Bronze Medal match tomorrow.
The Scottish Women had a much better result with a dominant 13-2 win over Canada. Scotland opened with a 3 and lost a 1 in the second end. The game was over as a contest after the Scots scored 2,4,3,1 in the next four ends to guarantee themselves a medal with the Final against Sweden.
In the Women's Final this afternoon (9 hours time difference), Sweden and Scotland both started well and Scotland led 4-3 after four ends. The Swedes then took control with a 3 and a 2 in the fifth and sixth ends to leave the Scots playing catch-up under pressure. They eventually lost 7-10, but did an amazing job, considering they had to qualify from the B competition.
Sophie Jackson, the Scottish skip, said, “I’m a bit gutted, but we’ve had a really good week. I’m speechless really, we’ve done way better than we expected, so we’re still happy. I’m so proud of my team, we’ve done so much this season, it’s been a really long season.”
Medallists
GOLD - SWEDEN
SILVER - SCOTLAND
BRONZE - CANADA (after a 6-3 win over Korea)
The Scottish Men's team were behind the whole game against Korea after losing a 3 in the first end. They scored 2 in the second end, but immediately lost a 2 and a 1 in the next two ends to fall too far behind. Scotland eventually lost 4-11 to be relegated to the Bronze Medal match tomorrow.
The Scottish Women had a much better result with a dominant 13-2 win over Canada. Scotland opened with a 3 and lost a 1 in the second end. The game was over as a contest after the Scots scored 2,4,3,1 in the next four ends to guarantee themselves a medal with the Final against Sweden.
In the Women's Final this afternoon (9 hours time difference), Sweden and Scotland both started well and Scotland led 4-3 after four ends. The Swedes then took control with a 3 and a 2 in the fifth and sixth ends to leave the Scots playing catch-up under pressure. They eventually lost 7-10, but did an amazing job, considering they had to qualify from the B competition.
Sophie Jackson, the Scottish skip, said, “I’m a bit gutted, but we’ve had a really good week. I’m speechless really, we’ve done way better than we expected, so we’re still happy. I’m so proud of my team, we’ve done so much this season, it’s been a really long season.”
Medallists
GOLD - SWEDEN
SILVER - SCOTLAND
BRONZE - CANADA (after a 6-3 win over Korea)
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