Swiss edge out Canadians to take curling title

BySportsbeat

Updated 22/03/2015 at 12:33 GMT

Switzerland's Alina Patz edged out Canada to take the gold medal at the women's World Curling Championships in Sapporo, Japan.

Alina Pätz und Co. holen erneut WM-Gold

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Switzerland's Alina Patz edged out Canada to take the gold medal at the women's World Curling Championships in Sapporo, Japan.

Earlier in the day Russia had claimed an emphatic victory over Scotland to take bronze but it was all eyes on the final as the competition came to a close.

In the end Jennifer Jones couldn't find enough to see off the Swiss charge as Patz and co came through 5-3 for the win.

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The Swiss rink led 4-0 before the Canadians got themselves on the board in the seventh end and then narrowed the lead to 4-3 in the ninth.

In a nip and tuck tenth the Canadians had their openings but it was the Swiss who came through triumphant with a single point on their last rock.

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