The women's semi-final may have been decided by the over-cautiousness of Russian skip Privivkova, who missed two opportunities to score a three or four. So the Scots will play against the Swedes, who started again with the fifth player Adams and convinced especially with a concentrated performance. A broom dropped a few metres by Canadian number two Lachance and the subsequent admonishment by the umpire was the icing on the cake for the Canadians' golden (and silver) ambitions at the 2008 World Championships. The Americans were more accurate and deserved to advance to the final.