Finland's women seal historic bronze at European Championships
BySportsbeat
Updated 28/11/2015 at 15:57 GMT
Finland women made history as they claimed their first-ever medal with bronze at the 2015 European Curling Championships in Esbjerg.
Finland's Oona Kauste, Maija Salmiovirta and Marjo Hippi in action at the European Curling Championships in Esbjerg, Denmark
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Up against hosts Denmark, Oona Kauste's Finland put in an assured performance to triumph 10-8 in the bronze-medal match.
Denmark had taken an early lead when skip Lene Nielsen hit out a Finnish stone to score two points and lead 3-2 after the fourth end.
But Kauste hit back, playing a hit to score four points and move her own team into the lead.
Kauste again came to the fore in the seventh end, playing a delicate tap-back to score a further one and ensure her side went 7-5 up while a further two steals stretched their lead to 9-5.
And while the Danes fought back in the ninth scoring three to reduce the lead to 9-8, Kauste secured another point to seal a historic result for Finland.
"I just don't have words. I'm just so happy that we made it," said Kauste. "This is the first time a Finnish women's team has won a medal here at the Europeans so I'm sure this means a lot."
Elsewhere in the men's bronze medal game, Norway's Thomas Ulsrud beat Finland 7-4.
The Norwegians had moved into a 5-1 lead at one point before Finland skip Aku Kauste reduced the lead to 6-3.
The teams then swapped singles in the eighth and ninth ends before Norway ran Finland out of stones in the tenth to win 7-4.
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