It could have been better with France.
Losing to France hurts. We were up three-one and had a decent match, but in the end we were four points ahead in the tenth end, and that was really not possible against the well-playing French. That they would play better than in the opening two games was already suggested by the draw shot that Coulot's skip covered the middle of the circles. We were a few centimeters from the center, but the advantage of the last stone was on the opponent's side. Again we had trouble at the hog line, and that gave us a deuce. Our passing was usually good, but France hardly let us do anything in the second half and deservedly won. Too bad, it was a game we could have won. Meanwhile, it's clear that momentary form (meaning on that day and at that hour) is the deciding factor that significantly affects the results of most matches played at this World Cup. We need the best form tomorrow night for Canada. And they have had that "momentary" form in every game so far. icemakers Wuthrich and Merklinger