Women's Curling Tournament at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022

[Monzanator 4,507]

Some really bad curling from Sweden in the 9th end and leads 11-8! Game over IMO.

[Grassmarket 3,412]

Sweden give up a four in the ninth!   11  8

[Mkbw50 438]

Amazing shot!

[orangeman 1,991]

Holy shit!  What an end GB/SWE!  Both teams making amazing shots, GB comes out way on top.  

[Grassmarket 3,412]

Just now, Monzanator said:

Some really bad curling from Sweden in the 9th end and leads 11-8! Game over IMO.

How did they not see that coming?  Tons of yellow in the 4-foot & only one red which was always going out.

[orangeman 1,991]

1 minute ago, Grassmarket said:

How did they not see that coming?  Tons of yellow in the 4-foot & only one red which was always going out.

There wasn't really anything they could do.  Sweden actually did a good job to make it really hard for GB to score, GB just made some amazing shots.  

[Monzanator 4,507]

1 minute ago, Grassmarket said:

How did they not see that coming?  Tons of yellow in the 4-foot & only one red which was always going out.

I don't get the whole tactics of this game but Polish commentators were also puzzled why Sweden left so many GB stones in the center?

[Belle 975]

Well expected this. Sweden has been bad in this tournament. Congrats GB. 

[Grassmarket 3,412]

Just now, orangeman said:

There wasn't really anything they could do.  Sweden actually did a good job to make it really hard for GB to score, GB just made some amazing shots.  

It’s the difference between the men’s & the women’s game.  The women don’t have the option to chick a hand grenade in when the going gets sticky.

[Nickyc707 382]

4 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

Some really bad curling from Sweden in the 9th end and leads 11-8! Game over IMO.

The two experts helping with commentary on the BBC both said that picking up a four on the first end might actually cause Sweden to make the mistake of changing their tactics in order to defend their lead from too far out. They did and it looks like they're going to pay the price.