Sweden 9, United States 4 (Game 2)
After opening the Milan Cortina Olympics with a win on Thursday morning, the Americans were unable to repeat in the second session of play on Thursday afternoon.
Sweden stole five points, including three over the final two ends of the win.
Up 2-1 in the fifth, the U.S. threw a guard on their final stone with Sweden sitting one on the button and two others in the house just high of an American rock. Anna Hasselborg played a runback that knocked a second one of her team’s stones inside for two and a one-point lead over Team USA at the halfway break.
Hasselborg’s team added to the lead in the fifth with a steal of one after Peterson’s hammer attempt took out a Swedish stone but also sailed out of the house, leaving the Americans nothing in the eight-foot.
The U.S. was trailing 4-2 in the seventh when Peterson came up with a draw for two that evened the score with three ends to play.
Sweden went back up by one in the eighth, leaving the U.S. looking to blank the ninth to keep hammer for the final end. On the penultimate throw, Peterson tried for a double-takeout, but didn’t get the roll, leaving hers and a Swedish stone in the four-foot. Sweden took out the U.S. stone, but left another chance at the double for the U.S. on their final throw.
Peterson’s takeout attempt was so close to getting both, but the second Swedish stone stayed inches inside the house to give Sweden a steal of one and a 6-4 lead going into the 10th.
The U.S. needed a triple takeout for any chance at even tying the score on the final throw of the game. Peterson’s hammer toss overcurled and missed them all, allowing Sweden to steal three and hold on for the win.
Team USA (1-1) will look to get back above .500 when they take on Canada at 8:05 a.m. ET on Friday.
Sweden (2-0) will face Denmark at the same time.
Sweden (9)
United States (4)
0
1st end
0
1
2nd end
0
0
3rd end
1
0
4th end
1
2
5th end
0
1
6th end
0
0
7th end
2
1
8th end
0
1
9th end
0
3
10th end
0
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