Less than a day after the big curling brawl in Cortina, Sweden’s men were back on the ice – and the reigning champions finally got their first victory in the tournament.
“It was about time,” said captain Niklas Edin, admitting it was a difficult start.
– We knew in the first three games that we had the three toughest teams and said in advance that we would have won the three games. It’s almost always the case that we lose at the beginning and win a lot at the end. “Three defeats in a row looks worse than they are, but we can’t afford to lose any more,” said Edin.
With a knife to his throat, Lag Edin entered with three consecutive defeats against China, which was also winless after three rounds.
Edin, Oskar Eriksson, Rasmus Wranå and Christoffer Sundgren seemed unaffected by Friday night’s dispute with Canada, but got off to a good start with a two-pointer in the first round.
The game was pretty accurate against Canada was better than in the defeat against Great Britain. Against China they took a 3-2 lead at halftime and took the last stone at the start of the second half.
Both Edin and Swedish number one Christoffer Sundgren were 100 percent in the first half of the game, which opened up good opportunities for their teammates.
But the Chinese, who are better placed than the Swedes, also had to win and made things difficult for the Swedes, but with a second place in the ninth round, Sweden emerged victorious.
– We played very well today and we did the same against Canada. It was just the eighth round that ruined it, Edin said.
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