Scheidegger sisters win Meridian Canadian Open

Tirinzoni then went onto the defensive in the third, forcing Scheidegger to take one point, to give her a 2-1 advantage heading into the fourth with the hammer and a chance to extend her lead.

Scheidegger had a few tricks up her sleeve too, stealing one in the fourth to tie it up 2-2 before the half way mark. The Alberta team wasn’t done yet. They stole another point in the fifth in what was one of the most exiting ends of the game as both teams made numerous amazing draws between guards, as if the rocks had eyes.

Tirinzoni came back in the sixth. She drew for one with the hammer and it took a measurement, but she ended up with two by less than a centimetre and regained the lead 4-3.

Things really started to heat up when Scheidegger took one point in the seventh making it a tie game heading into the final frame.

With Scheidegger lying one, all Trinzoni had to do was draw to the button and the trophy was hers. The Swiss skip came up a few inches short though giving Scheidegger the steal and the win.

“We made a good last shot to put some pressure on her [Tirinzoni],” Scheidegger said. “We were nervous because we know Silvana is a great drawer. It wasn’t what you expect but sometimes things happen like that in curling. That’s the beauty of the sport.”

Scheidegger’s win is more impressive when considering this was her first ever elite Grand Slam event. The win was even more special due to the fact Casey won playing with her sister Jessie.

“It was awesome,” Scheidegger said. “We’ve curled together for years, so I am just happy that we could do this together.”

Now it is off to provincials for Scheidegger, where she hopes to continue this momentum and represent Alberta at the Scotties.

Greg Higgins is a reporter with battlefordsNOW.com. He can be reached at greg.higgins@jpbg.ca.

by Greg Higgins

Scheidegger sisters win Meridian Canadian Open

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