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Olympic curling: Men’s round robin results session 4 and 5

By Shea Corrigan

GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 15: Yusuke Morozumi of Japan laughs with Tetsuro Shimizu, Kosuke Morozumi; Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi in a 6-5 loss to Great Britain during the Men's Curling Round Robin on day 6 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Gangneung Curling Centre on February 15, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 15: Yusuke Morozumi of Japan laughs with Tetsuro Shimizu, Kosuke Morozumi; Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi in a 6-5 loss to Great Britain during the Men's Curling Round Robin on day 6 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Gangneung Curling Centre on February 15, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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After session 4 and 5, the men’s round robin tournament field is beginning to take shape. Here are the scores from the games through the night.

There’s no rest in Olympic curling. With three sessions a day in Pyeongchang, the live schedule for viewers in the United States is a gauntlet: a 7 p.m. ET game, followed by a midnight ET game, followed by a 6 a.m. ET game. And classic curling, compared to mixed doubles, can be quite a long, tense match.

On Feb. 16 in South Korea, the men played two sessions — 4 and 5, at 7 p.m. and 6 a.m game, respectively. Here are the results and highlights of those sessions.

Round robin session 4

Denmark def. Italy, 6-4

Denmark was desperate for a win entering this matchup, having lost both its opening games to Sweden and Switzerland. Italy was in a much more comfortable place. Though they lost to undefeated Canada in the first session, the Italians notched two wins again Switzerland and USA. Still, every game and every point matters in the round robin.

The Danes did not come to play. They held a lead throughout the whole game, and while Italy nearly caught up — 4-3 at the end of the sixth end — Denmark nailed two more points in the penultimate end to lock down their first win.

Norway def. Korea, 7-5

Norway and Korea both lost their first two games of the tournament, but the good news was that someone was coming out of this game with a W. As it turns out, it was Norway’s day.

The game really came down to simple math. Where Korea consistently put up single points throughout the ends they won, Norway average 2 points per won end. Still, 6-5 going into the final end, the hometown still had a chance to win or tie. Unfortunately, they couldn’t get it done.

Sweden def. USA, 10-4

One out of two in the tournament so far, USA really needed another win for firm footing. Unfortunately, they faced off against the undefeated team from Sweden, who beat Denmark 9-5 and Korea 7-2, the latter a game that finished with a conceded last end.

Sweden scored four points in the first end, and never really let up the pressure. As the two teams alternated single and two point ends, USA conceded at the end of end 8, down 10-4.

Round robin session 5

Switerzland def. Japan, 6-5

A close match saw Switzerland secure the win with a point in the final end, after neither team scored in the ninth and kept the game tied. With one win each, both teams needed the victory to stay in contention and Switzerland got it done.

Sweden def. Great Britain, 8-6

With two wins in their pocket, Great Britain took on the undefeated Swedes and lived to tell the tale. Sweden had a game that morning against USA and up until the ninth end, it looked like the British might actually take the win. Somewhat surprisingly, Great Britain conceded after Sweden scored two points in the ninth end to take the lead — two points aren’t an unprecendented number to come back from in the final end with the hammer. Curious.

USA def. Denmark, 9-5

Both teams have struggled to find their stride in this tournament, and their matchup saw USA finallly get it together in a decisive way. Shuster’s team scored the first six points of the tournament over the the first four ends, before Denmark finally woke up and started responding. It was a promising showing, with a conceded final end, so let’s home the momentum continues for Shuster and co.

Canada def. Korea, 7-6

Canada, heavy gold medal favorites and men’s tournament leaders, took on their host and Korea put up a good fight. The hometown team stayed in all 10 ends, scoring a single point in the final end to bring them within one. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to send the game to overtime and Canada remains with a perfect record.

Standings

  • Canada (4)
  • Sweden (4)
  • Great Britain (2)
  • Italy (2)
  • Switzerland (2)
  • USA (2)
  • Japan (1)
  • Norway (1)
  • Denmark (1)
  • Korea (0)

NEXT: 15 things to know and love about curling

Keep it posted here as the Olympic curling events continue. The next session of the men’s round robin curling tournament begins at 12 a.m. ET Saturday, Feb. 17.

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