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Xenia Schwaller of Team Switzerland continued Switzerland’s recent dominance over the last decade and a half in women’s curling on the world championship stage with a 7-5 win over Canada on Sunday in the gold medal game of the 2026 Women’s World Curling Championship at the Winsport Event Centre in Calgary, Alberta. This was Switzerland’s ninth gold medal in women’s curling on the world stage in the last 14 years.
Schwaller delivered her first world championship gold medal. She followed Swiss gold medal winning skips Mirjam Ott (2012 in Lethbridge, Alberta), Binia Feltscher (2014 in Saint John, New Brunswick and 2016 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan), Alina Patz (2015 in Sapporo, Japan), and Silvana Tirinzoni (2019 in Silkeborg, Denmark, 2021 in Calgary, 2022 in Prince George, British Columbia and 2023 in Sandviken, Sweden).
Xenia Schwaller (Anil Mungal, The Curling Group)
At 23 years of age, it is fair to say Schwaller has a bright future in the women’s game. The 2024 World Junior Champion is now a World Champion.
In Calgary over the last week, Schwaller lost her first game of the 2026 Women’s World Curling Championships to Japan 6-3 before winning 13 straight games to win gold. Here is my interview with Schwaller after winning world championship gold.
Q: Congratulations on winning the 2026 world title. Maybe just describe that final shot that clinched you the gold medal.
A: “My coach told me ‘I think you should play it now (the double takeout run back).’ The shot (for Canada) was going to be tougher. I think it was the right shot, and turned out to be fully buried behind the guard.”
Q: How much of an impact was your coach John Epping?
A: “Huge. We brought him on to the team this summer. We worked on a few things. That (the world championship gold medal) was quite the milestone.”
Q: You are continuing the Swiss dynasty of women’s world championship titles. Maybe just talk about the dynasty of the Swiss curlers have had over the years, including Svetlana Tirizoni.
A: “I think it showed us that we need to work a lot to achieve the same thing. We have a tough competition back home. I think it helped us and push us even more to work harder.”
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Schwaller delivered her first world championship gold medal. She followed Swiss gold medal winning skips Mirjam Ott (2012 in Lethbridge, Alberta), Binia Feltscher (2014 in Saint John, New Brunswick and 2016 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan), Alina Patz (2015 in Sapporo, Japan), and Silvana Tirinzoni (2019 in Silkeborg, Denmark, 2021 in Calgary, 2022 in Prince George, British Columbia and 2023 in Sandviken, Sweden).
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Xenia Schwaller (Anil Mungal, The Curling Group)
At 23 years of age, it is fair to say Schwaller has a bright future in the women’s game. The 2024 World Junior Champion is now a World Champion.
In Calgary over the last week, Schwaller lost her first game of the 2026 Women’s World Curling Championships to Japan 6-3 before winning 13 straight games to win gold. Here is my interview with Schwaller after winning world championship gold.
Q: Congratulations on winning the 2026 world title. Maybe just describe that final shot that clinched you the gold medal.
A: “My coach told me ‘I think you should play it now (the double takeout run back).’ The shot (for Canada) was going to be tougher. I think it was the right shot, and turned out to be fully buried behind the guard.”
Q: How much of an impact was your coach John Epping?
A: “Huge. We brought him on to the team this summer. We worked on a few things. That (the world championship gold medal) was quite the milestone.”
Q: You are continuing the Swiss dynasty of women’s world championship titles. Maybe just talk about the dynasty of the Swiss curlers have had over the years, including Svetlana Tirizoni.
A: “I think it showed us that we need to work a lot to achieve the same thing. We have a tough competition back home. I think it helped us and push us even more to work harder.”
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