With Tirinzoni at 22,00 local time.
Yes, we're in Canada. One of Switzerland's best current teams and defending champions, Team S. Tirinzoni stood in the way of our winning streak. The opening end was nil with the opponent's advantage. In the second came a deuce after a precise hit and stay by the Swiss skip. Three ends in a row ended in zero, so the score was 0-2 after the fifth end. In the sixth we played one out of compulsion and in the seventh after a wonderful come around by Anna, Tirinzoni stayed on the guard and we levelled at two two. Albrecht played two excellent wickets in the eighth end and it was tough. A close loss in the end. We arrive "home" before one in the morning. We go straight to bed, in the morning we push breakfast to 9:00 and the survival match against Flexey awaits us on Sunday, at 14.45 local time. There is a jazz trio playing in the curling club all evening, very good but also very loud. We are tired not only of the fact that it is many hours, but also of the fact that we can hardly talk, only shout over each other. The long compositions end and "Stu" announces a contest for three days at his house in Florida. I'm not in, three days is not enough.