Sweden beat Switzerland to win women's curling bronze medal

Winter Olympics: Sweden beat Switzerland to win women's curling bronze medal at Beijing 2022.






Anna Hasselborg's Sweden triumphed 9-7 over Silvana Tirinzoni's reigning world champions Switzerland to clinch the Olympic bronze medal in the women's curling competition at the National Aquatics Centre on Saturday.



4-years ago in Pyeongchang to win gold but had to settle for third place in Beijing after losing Friday's semi-final to Britain.

Sweden had been 8-4 up and on the verge of victory heading into the penultimate end in an end-to-end affair before Switzerland set up a tense finish by scoring three to give themselves a fighting chance.



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But Hasselborg's solitary point in the final end sealed the win for the Swedish quartet, who were cheered on by newly crowned Olympic champions Niklas Edin and the men's team along with a handful of their compatriots in attendance.



Eve Muirhead's Britain and Japan, who beat Switzerland in the other semi-final, will vie for gold on Sunday.



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Reuter - Reporting by Hritika Sharma;

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