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Edin and his companions in triumph in Calgary, at the end of a world championship saved by Covid with a final rush and many games in a few hours. Italy greets with 7th place. Today at 14.00 the deferred of the finals on Eurosport.
Monday 12 April 2021 2 minutes reading time
Covid also got in the way, with some cases of positivity within the national teams after the first phase, but within a few hours the organization of the curling world championships in Calgary managed to set up all the decisive matches for the awarding of medals.
And it was Sweden that triumphed again, with Niklas Edin dragging his teammates towards another world title, after a final dominated with 10-5 against Scotland; previously, the Scandinavian squadron had the clearest victory in the semifinal with Switzerland, who in turn had signed the feat in the quarterfinals by bending the United States.
And the rossocrociati then went on to win the bronze medal, with the 6-5 at the tenth end in the challenge for the lowest step of the podium against Russia. A World Cup that for Italy had finished before the weekend, with the 7th place and the final stage close to, including the Olympic pass that the Azzurri will try to win next December.
The finals of the Calgary World Cup will be visible today on Eurosport, starting at 2.00 pm.
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