meeting.
We are staying at the Quality Expo Hotel, which is the official tournament hotel. A large building with extensive convention facilities provides comfortable accommodations and a hearty breakfast. In addition to the Czech women, the national coach Scoffin is staying here, but so far we have only glimpsed him and have not been able to exchange a word with him. On the other hand, an interesting conversation developed when we met John Shuster's all-star American team. Chris Plys, who I was standing next to waiting for a cappuccino from the hotel vending machine, responded brilliantly to my question about whether he remembered where we first met. He knew it was in 2007 in Eveleth, and when I reminded him of the game he skippered against the Czech juniors that ended in two extra ends, he knew exactly, as I did, that it was played on the sidelines and the ending was marred by a bit of frostbitten ice at the crease. Yeah, that was my hit of the biter and roll out in the first extra. He clarified with a smile. And he was right.
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Swiss team Hurlimann, who were our opponents today, ran away with the score in the first two ends when we struggled with our offset and speed. We had to take a big risk after that, and it didn't turn the game around.
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photo: me and Chris Plys (USA)