Women's Curling WCF World Championship 2024 Road to Milano-Cortina 2026

[Josh 10,480]

Draw 12 Results

 11 - 4

7 - 2 

 8 - 7 

 10 - 5

 

Team Constantini starting to insert themselves into the Milano-Cortina 2026 medal conversation. Team Hasselborg starting to heat up with five wins in a row after starting 1-3!

[Rafa Maciel 1,594]

Interesting observation made by Rhona Howie in the commentary for  v .

 

The Scottish team are stuck in a cycle where they are losing matches, so they are lacking confidence. But it's also meant that they've started to question and challenge Morrison's calls/ice judgement. That is undermining the skip and causing her own confidence to plumet with the net effect being they'll continue to lose matches.  

[Rafa Maciel 1,594]

 Well I didn't see that coming - a 3 for  in the 8th end 

[Rafa Maciel 1,594]

Watching  match and the team dynamic is just bizarre - Morrison has completely lost control of her team.

 

You'd think after taking a 3 in the 8th, they'd be pretty buoyant. But Morrison called a shot, the other 3 disagreed so they called a time-out. Morrison didn't even speak during the time-out. The coach eventually favoured Morrison's original call and then they made a total hash of the shot. 

[intoronto 5,631]

 lost to  

[Josh 10,480]

Draw 13 Results
 8 - 5
 5 - 6  

 8 - 6

 6 - 8

 

Scotland beating Switzerland has to be the biggest upset of the event by far. 

[phelps 7,667]

1 hour ago, Josh said:

Draw 12 Results

 11 - 4

7 - 2 

 8 - 7 

 10 - 5

 

Team Constantini starting to insert themselves into the Milano-Cortina 2026 medal conversation. Team Hasselborg starting to heat up with five wins in a row after starting 1-3!

they're already in...

 

we expect 3 medals from curling at home...after Beijing 2022, the limit is the sky  

[Josh 10,480]

5 minutes ago, phelps said:

they're already in...

Maybe, but they’re not one of the favoured teams. Form can change between now and Milano-Cortina 2026 obviously, but right now Sweden, Canada, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, and potentially United States (could switch with Italy) would all be favoured over them. After those seven teams Denmark and Norway would be the only other teams that have a chance although those are long shots at the moment (Rørvik’s silver last year was a fluke IMO)

Edited March 20 by Josh

[phelps 7,667]

1 minute ago, Josh said:

Maybe, but they’re not one of the favoured teams. Form can change between now and Milano-Cortina 2026 obviously, but right now Sweden, Canada, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, and potentially United States (could switch with Italy) would all be favoured over them. After those seven teams Denmark and Norway would be the only other teams that have a chance although those are long shots at the moment (Rørvik’s silver last year was a fluke IMO)

well, given the results of the European champs and of this world champ,  is already well behind  (they're 0-3 in 2 tournaments this year) 

 

but of course you're right...many things will happen from here to 2026...way too early to say something "serious" 

[Rafa Maciel 1,594]

1 hour ago, Josh said:

Scotland beating Switzerland has to be the biggest upset of the event by far. 

I'd argue it just feels like that because of how badly  have been playing - I think their defeat to  was a bigger upset