16 March 2025
Switzerland and Korea both remain undefeated with three wins and no losses, sharing the top spot after Sunday’s second day of round-robin play at the LGT World Women’s Curling Championship in Uijeongbu, Korea.
Switzerland Stays Perfect
With five round-robin sessions completed, Switzerland secured an 8-4 victory over Türkiye in their second game of the day. They opened with a score of three in the first end and maintained control throughout the game.
Reflecting on the win, Swiss skip Silvana Tirinzoni said, “I feel good about our performance. We’re not perfect, but I never expect us to be. We had chances in the first half, but they made some amazing freezes. In the second half, we applied more pressure, so that was a nice win.”
“The ice conditions are great. The misses we had were down to our performance, not the ice. Overall, I like it and I’m happy.”
Earlier in the day, Switzerland also defeated China 9-4.
Korea’s Double Win
Korea also played twice on Sunday. In the afternoon session, they faced Norway, building a 6-2 lead by the ninth end. Norway’s Kristin Skaslien managed to draw for two points, narrowing the gap to 6-4, but Korea closed out the game in the tenth end for a 6-4 victory.
Following the win, Korea skip Gim Eunji said, “That was our second win, and we focused on reading the ice. We believe that’s what has given us good results so far. That was a good result, but we’re never satisfied and can always do more.”
Team Korea celebrate their win © World Curling / Will Palmer
In their evening match against Scotland, the game went to an extra end tied at 4-4. In the deciding end, Gim executed a precise draw two the four-foot to score the winning point, securing a 5-4 victory and maintaining Korea’s unbeaten record.
Sweden, Canada, and China in Pursuit
Just behind the joint leaders, Sweden also has three wins but has played one game more, sitting at 3-1. On Sunday afternoon, they lost 9-7 to Canada but rebounded with a 7-5 victory over Denmark.
Canada, the defending champions, played only once on Sunday, bouncing back from their loss to Scotland with a 9-7 win over Sweden. Holding an 8-7 lead in the tenth end, Canadian skip Rachel Homan sealed the victory with a final draw for one point.
Afterward, Homan commented, “(The ice) is definitely challenging, so we’re just talking through it. We figured out the ice faster than the other team for sure. That was a really important win – they’re a great team, and hopefully we’ll see them again.”
China and Denmark both have a 2-1 record, matching Canada’s standing.
Sweden versus Denmark © World Curling / Stephen Fisher
China rebounded from their morning loss to Switzerland with a narrow 10-9 win over Japan. Entering the tenth end with a 10-7 lead, China’s Rui Wang made a critical hit to limit Japan’s final score to two points, sealing the victory.
Wang reflected, “After the morning loss, we decided to forget it. This was a new game and a new start, so we concentrated on that.”
Denmark, previously undefeated, faced Sweden in the evening session. By the tenth end, Sweden held a 7-5 lead, and when skip Anna Hasselborg executed a double takeout to blank the end, the Swedes secured the win.
Five Teams Share Seventh Place
Five teams—Italy, Japan, the United States, Norway, and Scotland—share seventh place with one win and two losses each.
The United States earned their first win on Sunday morning, defeating Lithuania 8-1.
After the win, American skip Tabitha Peterson said, “That was good, coming after a tough loss last night. We were just working on our draw speed and rock placement. In a game like that, we’re definitely concentrating on what our team should be doing. Hopefully, we can get a lead and then learn the ice for later in the week.”
However, the Americans later lost to Italy in the evening session. Italy, seeking their first win, led 8-6 heading into the tenth end. Peterson attempted a double takeout to score two and force an extra end but managed only one, giving Italy their first victory.
Team United States © World Curling / Will Palmer
Italy’s skip Stefania Constantini celebrated the win, saying, “Finally, our first win here, and we’re feeling really good right now. We tried to forget what happened in the last two games – and we did, so we’re pleased right now. Now, let’s play like this!”
Norway and Scotland are the other two teams at 1-2.
Winless Teams
At the bottom of the standings, Lithuania and Türkiye remain winless, still looking for their first victories of the competition.
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