The U.S. women’s curling team decisively beat the ROC 9-3 in their first round-robin match of the Winter Olympics.
The U.S. women’s curling team is one step closer to the Olympic podium with a win over the Russian Olympic Committee on Thursday morning.
American sisters Tabitha and Tara Peterson, along with Nina Roth, dominated the ice 9-3 at the National Aquatics Centre.
The Americans took early command of the scoreboard rushing out to a 2-0 lead. The ROC earned a point by the second end, but the U.S. answered with confidence and precision, grabbing a 6-1 lead. Team USA closed out the match with three more points by the end of the seventh end, forcing the ROC to concede.
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The win gives Team USA a point towards the 10-team round-robin field. The four teams with the most wins at the end of the round-robin will get to play for medals.
In 2018, the U.S. went 4-5 in round-robin play and tied for fifth with China, Canada, and Switzerland. Ultimately, the gold was awarded to Sweden, silver to South Korea and bronze to Japan.
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The dynamic trio next faces Denmark on Thursday at 7:05 a.m. ET and will be live-streamed.