Women holding the Czech flag.
photo - singing the anthem
rnThe men's early game against Russia was important for the final position of the Czech team. In case of a win we could think about the eighth place. Otherwise, the last place awaited us, even if we managed to win in the final match against Scotland. We gained an advantage with an excellent LSD and the first end was zero. after a good hit we scored one in the second, but then our usual weight problems reappeared. The Russian played a quick three and two and it was hard to come back. In the end, after eight ends, 3 to 10. The opponent was really better. The women had an important match against the USA. Opening - great. No advantage for three in the second end and in the following end Miranda Solem matched one against four. Then we just got stuck. The Americans went one up after Iveta erased four more stones with a difficult draw. It remained close with errors on both sides. We went up by two after the ninth end and after a dramatic run, we finally won the tenth end for two (not that it played any role, we just fought off the American pressure). Tomorrow we will play against the Russians and Danes for the semifinals. Think of us. The boys are struggling against the Scots right now. We're down by three after the first end, but we're down by two in the second.