The latest women’s curling results delivered a surprise in Cortina D’Ampezza as previously winless Italy defeated Team USA 7-2 on Monday.
The loss snapped a three-game win streak for the Americans and dropped them to 4-2 in the pool with two games remaining. The US will face Denmark next.
Italy entered the match at 0-5, but took an early 3-0 lead after Stefania Constantini placed three stones in scoring position in the opening phase.
The Americans struggled to recover and did not score until the sixth end, when Tabitha Peterson secured one point to make it 4-1.
Italy extended its lead to 7-2 after the ninth end. Faced with a five-point deficit, Team USA conceded the game.
“It was definitely a struggle for us, especially for me,” Cory Thiesse told NBC after the game.
“It was just hard to get a feel on the ice, and I felt like we were chasing the whole game and not really getting 100 percent on all our shots.”
The US team of Tabitha and Tara Peterson, Thiesse and Taylor Anderson-Heide now look to bounce back in the next match as women’s curling results continue to determine the play-off race.
