SAPPORO, Japan – Switzerland’s Alina Patz defeated Canada’s Jennifer Jones 5-3 Sunday to claim the gold medal at the world women’s curling championship in Sapporo, Japan.
The Swiss rink led 4-0 until the Canadians finally got on the board with two in the seventh end, and then further narrowed the score to 4-3 with a single in the ninth.
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The Canadians had their chances in a closely fought tenth end, but the Swiss sealed the win with another single point on their last rock.
Winnipeg skip Jones, third Kaitlyn Lawes, second Jill Officer and lead Dawn McEwen defeated Russia’s Anna Sidorova 7-4 in Saturday’s semifinal to book their spot in the gold-medal match.
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Russia went on to hammer Scotland 13-4 to win the bronze medal.
Jones fell 6-4 to the Swiss in the Page playoff 1-2 Saturday and Switzerland also beat Canada 7-6 in the round robin on Wednesday.
Patz claimed Switzerland’s third world title in four years. Mirjam Ott won in 2012 at Lethbridge, Alta., and Binia Feltscher did so last year in Saint John, N.B.
Despite Sunday’s silver medal effort, Canada still leads all countries with 15 golds and 32 podium appearances at the world championship since 1979. Sweden is next with eight gold and 23 total medals.
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