Hasselborg and Eriksson got off to a good start against the Czech republic and with four straight enpoängare the duo got an early grip on the quarter-finals.
the 4-0 lead made that they are not even disturbed by that Zuzana Paulova, and Thomas Paul followed that up with a two and a one. Instead said, the swedes with four points in the seventh round – which meant that the czechs gave up.
Now waiting for Australia in the semifinals.
” It will be great, it’s the tough matches that you look forward to. We learn every game and should only continue on this track, ” said Hasselborg to the Swedish curlingförbundets website.
do Canada and the united states up about being a finalist.
Semifinalspelet will be determined on Saturday at 9.00.
on Friday in Stavanger, however, began a bit tough for the Hasselborg and Eriksson. After two rounds of the final against New Zealand low svenskduon in with 1-3.
” We started a bit shaky, couldn’t really ice, but continued to communicate, and learned of each missed stone.
– Then we started to put the stone and got a third with us, made some nice rounds and could control the match, ” said Hasselborg if the 9-4 victory to the international curlingförbundet.
as my friends Anna Hasselborg and Oskar Eriksson play an international championship in mixed doubles. Hasselborg is otherwise the skipper of the successful team that took the OLYMPIC gold and european CHAMPIONSHIP gold last year, and recently silver in the world CHAMPIONSHIPS.
Eriksson is playing in the team, Niklas Edin, who took the world CHAMPIONSHIP gold some time ago.
” We have so much fun together. It is quite different from regular curling, but in the end it is all about putting the stone, ” said Hasselborg after the victory against New Zealand.