Et Tu Annie?

Though the sun is still shining outside, Annie didn't seem to get it to shine for the US inside the Olympic Curling Venue. Team USA fell to Die Deusche Frauen on the last rock of the 10th. Debbie and the gals had a chance for a big end in the fourth but weren't able to pull it off. The Germans followed immediatley up in the fifth with 3 points to go up 4-1 at the break, and the US ended up trailing the rest of the contest. The McCormick Rink did gain some ground, but needed to steal 2 in the 10th but came up one rock short.

Right now, the USA really needs a win. Big time. Hopefully the men can do so in the next draw.

The other women's games were very entertaining with the Canadian skip Bernard totally wowing the fans with a last rock takeout in the 10th to score 2 to beat the Japanese by 1. It was a really interesting end with a mess of stones piled up at the top of the house but Bernard proved to have the right stuff. There are lots of Japanese fans in the audience so it was fun to watch both sides really get into it. Adding to the drama, the Japanese called two timeouts in the last end, which ended up helping build the excitement in the stands.

The other contests were also great with Scotland beating China and Sweden downing Switzerland - both in extra ends.

There is lots of good curling and the talent level is deep.

The US is not out by any means but it's "go time" now.


Next up Men vs. Switzerland.