Olympic curling: Team USA will play for bronze medal

[ASFN Admin]

If the U.S. women’s curling team wins the program’s first medal this weekend, it will be bronze. A win, to be sure, but a disappointment for Team Peterson.

After edging Switzerland in the 11th end on Thursday to advance to the Olympic semifinals for the first time, Team USA found itself on the other end of a rematch on Friday, losing 6-4 in regulation.

U.S. skip Tabitha Peterson got the U.S. a point with her hammer throw in the ninth end to pull the Americans to within 5-4 heading into the final end, and placed her final throw inside the 4-foot ring.

But Swiss skip Alina Paetz, continuing a stellar games performance, knocked it out with the hammer, and scored a point in the process, to send Team Switzerland into Saturday’s gold medal session against Sweden.

Team Peterson, which also includes Tara Peterson, Cory Thiesse and Taylor Anderson-Heide, will battle Canada for bronze Saturday at 7:05 a.m. CST.

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