Swiss skip Silvana Tirinzoni says her team are loving life on the Swedish ice after getting their World Championship title defence off to a winning start on Saturday.
Switzerland beat the USA 7-5 in the afternoon session as the annual showpiece got underway in Sandviken. Ad The Swiss were far from their usual fluent best but experienced Tirinzoni, who steered her rink to glory in Canada last year, insists they're now firmly up to speed with the Scandinavian conditions.
CurlingExclusive: 'I would do it all over again' — Muirhead reflects on momentous Beijing gold27/12/2022 AT 07:59 The 43-year-old said: «The ice is wonderful. »It's some of the best we've ever had for a first game — and it usually gets better throughout the week but today is was brilliant. «It was a typical first game of a championship. »We made mistakes we usually don't make but we needed to adjust to the ice. «The first win is very important.
We expect the United States to be in the mix so to beat them is great.» Elsewhere, Danish skip Madeleine Dupont believes her rink's team spirit hauled them over the line in a hard-fought 7-6 victory over Japan.