Denmark humbled, icemakers in trouble.
The Czechs have their first win, against Denmark! Danish skip Ulrik Schmidt and his teammates lost their second game in a row. The decisive moment was a four in the sixth end, which the Danes could not answer. A win could give the Czechs the necessary confidence before today's only match. Their opponent will be the Norwegians, who are the only team to have won twice so far. Czech curling fans know Ulsrud's team well from their participation in PGP 09 and from the TV coverage of the match against David Šik's team. The Norwegians lost then, so hopefully the tradition will last until today's duel.Icemakers struggle with ice quality. It's very warm in the arena and after the opening ceremony, when the arena was packed and the ice really got a workout, it needed to be perfectly ventilated and cooled down more, but there wasn't enough time for that. No wonder the draw is at 13.40 at the start of the game. However, the ice team is very experienced, so it is certain that gradually the quality of the ice will be great. Kevin Martin added: "It takes patience, reading the ice, and everything will be ok."