The medal games are underway today at the World Women's Curling Championship.
Kerri Einarson and Team Canada defeated Sweden in the bronze-medal game of the 2023 tournament, repeating as third-place finishers at the event. Canada won 8-5 in the contest early on Sunday morning.
It's the 11th bronze medal for Canada at the event and 36th total medal.
Switzerland faces Norway in the gold-medal game. The Swiss have won gold at the last three tournaments, with Silvana Tirinzoni leading the way each year. Her crew is back again in 2023, looking to become the first country to four-peat at the event since Canada won four in a row from 1983-87.
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Here is everything you need to know for the 2023 World Women’s Curling Championship.
2023 World Women’s Curling Championship standings
There are 13 teams that make up the field at the 2023 World Women's Curling Championship.
In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the World Curling Federation removed all Russian Curling federation teams from competing at the World Championships. That ban remains in place in 2023.
Each team played every one of the other participants, resulting in 12 matches in round-robin play. After the round-robin concluded, the top six teams advanced to the playoffs.
The top two seeds had a bye to the semifinals, with the No. 3-6 teams participating in the qualification games. The winners of those two matches advanced to the semifinals and the winner of the two semifinal matches played in the gold medal game. The losers of the semifinals played for the bronze.
| Team | Games | Wins | Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 12 | 12 | 0 | Q |
| Norway | 12 | 8 | 4 | Q |
| Canada | 12 | 7 | 5 | Q |
| Italy | 12 | 7 | 5 | Q |
| Sweden | 12 | 7 | 5 | Q |
| Japan | 12 | 7 | 5 | Q |
| USA | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
| Turkey | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
| Korea | 12 | 5 | 7 | |
| Germany | 12 | 5 | 7 | |
| Denmark | 12 | 5 | 7 | |
| Scotland | 12 | 3 | 9 | |
| New Zealand | 12 | 0 | 12 |
2023 World Women’s Curling Championship schedule, results
Draw 1 (Saturday, March 18, 9 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Switzerland — 7
USA — 5
Sheet B
Korea — 6
Norway — 8
Sheet C
New Zealand — 2
Sweden — 14
Sheet D
Denmark — 7
Japan — 6
Draw 2 (Saturday, March 18, 2 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Germany — 5
Scotland — 12
Sheet B
Italy — 12
Turkey — 1
Sheet C
Switzerland — 11
Japan — 2
Sheet D
Canada — 9
Sweden — 4
Draw 3 (Sunday, March 19, 4 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Turkey — 13
New Zealand — 10
Sheet B
USA — 8
Canada — 7
Sheet C
Scotland — 7
Denmark — 9
Sheet D
Italy — 8
Korea — 3
Draw 4 (Sunday, March 19, 9 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Denmark — 3
Korea — 6
Sheet B
Sweden — 3
Switzerland — 9
Sheet C
Norway — 7
USA — 5
Sheet D
New Zealand — 2
Germany — 8
Draw 5 (Sunday, March 19, 2 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Canada — 9
Norway — 6
Sheet B
Japan — 9
Scotland — 8
Sheet C
Germany — 7
Italy — 4
Sheet D
Turkey — 2
Switzerland — 7
Draw 6 (Monday, March 20, 4 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
USA — 3
Japan — 8
Sheet B
Canada — 7
Italy — 2
Sheet C
Korea — 8
New Zealand — 7
Draw 7 (Monday, March 20, 9 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Korea — 6
Scotland — 4
Sheet B
Switzerland — 9
Germany — 1
Sheet C
Sweden — 7
Turkey — 2
Sheet D
Norway — 7
Denmark — 3
Draw 8 (Monday, March 20, 2 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Italy — 6
New Zealand — 5
Sheet B
Turkey — 4
USA — 11
Sheet C
Japan — 10
Norway — 3
Sheet D
Scotland — 8
Canada — 9
Draw 9 (Tuesday, March 21, 4 a.m. ET)
Sheet B
Denmark — 5
Italy — 7
Sheet C
New Zealand — 1
USA — 7
Sheet D
Germany — 9
Sweden — 3
Draw 10 (Tuesday, March 21, 9 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Scotland — 6
Norway — 9
Sheet B
Germany — 2
Korea — 4
Sheet C
Canada — 6
Switzerland — 7
Sheet D
Japan — 4
Turkey — 7
Draw 11 (Tuesday, March 21, 2 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Sweden — 5
Japan — 4
Sheet B
New Zealand — 4
Canada — 10
Sheet C
Italy — 7
Scotland — 6
Sheet D
USA — 7
Denmark — 2
Draw 12 (Wednesday, March 22, 4 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Turkey — 6
Korea — 5
Sheet B
Norway — 3
Sweden — 6
Sheet C
Denmark — 6
Germany — 7
Sheet D
Switzerland — 9
New Zealand — 1
Draw 13 (Wednesday, March 22, 9 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Canada — 3
Germany — 8
Sheet B
Scotland — 8
USA — 7
Sheet C
Turkey — 6
Norway — 7
Sheet D
Japan — 3
Italy — 7
Draw 14 (Wednesday, March 22, 2 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
New Zealand — 5
Denmark — 8
Sheet B
Italy — 3
Switzerland — 8
Sheet C
USA — 6
Sweden — 9
Sheet D
Korea — 6
Canada — 8
Draw 15 (Thursday, March 23, 4 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Norway — 1
Switzerland — 6
Sheet B
Germany — 3
Turkey — 8
Sheet C
Japan — 7
Korea — 4
Sheet D
Sweden — 9
Scotland — 6
Draw 16 (Thursday, March 23, 9 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
USA — 9
Italy — 7
Sheet B
Canada — 5
Japan — 6
Sheet C
Scotland — 8
New Zealand — 3
Sheet D
Denmark — 2
Turkey — 5
Draw 17 (Thursday, March 23, 2 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Korea — 5
Sweden — 7
Sheet B
Norway — 8
New Zealand — 1
Sheet C
Switzerland — 7
Denmark — 3
Sheet D
Germany — 4
USA — 6
Draw 18 (Friday, March 24, 4 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Japan — 7
Germany — 1
Sheet B
Switzerland — 7
Scotland — 6
Sheet C
Turkey — 4
Canada — 10
Sheet D
Italy — 5
Norway — 6
Draw 19 (Friday, March 24, 9 a.m. ET)
Sheet A
Denmark — 11
Canada — 5
Sheet B
USA — 6
Korea — 10
Sheet C
Sweden — 3
Italy — 7
Sheet D
New Zealand — 5
Japan — 7
Draw 20 (Friday, March 24, 2 p.m. ET)
Sheet A
Scotland — 7
Turkey — 10
Sheet B
Sweden — 4
Denmark — 9
Sheet C
Norway — 6
Germany — 3
Sheet D
Korea — 3
Switzerland — 5
Qualification Games (Saturday, March 25, 5 a.m. ET)
Italy — 3
Sweden — 4
Canada — 6
Japan — 4
Semifinals (Saturday, March 25, 11 a.m. ET)
Switzerland — 4
Sweden — 8
Norway — 8
Canada — 5
Bronze-Medal Game (Sunday, March 26, 5 a.m. ET)
Canada — 8
Sweden — 5
Gold-Medal Game (Sunday, March 26, 10 a.m. ET)
Norway —
Switzerland —
When is the 2023 World Women’s Curling Championship?
- Start: Saturday, March 18
- End: Sunday, March 26
The 2023 World Women’s Curling Championship is set to start on Saturday, March 18 and run until Sunday, March 26.
The round-robin goes from March 18 to March 24, with the playoffs beginning on March 25.
What channel is the 2023 World Women’s Curling Championship on?
The 2023 World Women’s Curling Championship will be broadcast on TSN. The platform will have every round-robin game involving Canada, in addition to the playoffs.
Live streams will be available on TSN.ca and in the TSN app.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Channel |
| Saturday, March 18 | 2 p.m. | Canada vs. Sweden | TSN1 |
| Sunday, March 19 | 4 a.m. | USA vs. Canada | TSN3 |
| 2 p.m. | Canada vs. Norway | TSN3 | |
| Monday, March 20 | 4 a.m. | Canada vs. Italy | TSN1 |
| 2 p.m. | Scotland vs. Canada | TSN1/3 | |
| Tuesday, March 21 | 9 a.m. | Canada vs. Switzerland | TSN1/4 |
| 2 p.m. | New Zealand vs. Canada | TSN1/4 | |
| Wednesday, March 22 | 9 a.m. | Canada vs. Germany | TSN1 |
| 2 p.m. | Korea vs. Canada | TSN1 | |
| Thursday, March 23 | 9 a.m. | Canada vs. Japan | TSN1/5 |
| Friday, March 24 | 4 a.m. | Turkey vs. Canada | TSN1 |
| 9 a.m. | Denmark vs. Canada | TSN1/4 | |
| Saturday, March 25 | 5 a.m. | Qualification | TSN1/3 |
| 11 a.m. | Semifinal | TSN1 | |
| Sunday, March 26 | 5 p.m. | Bronze-Medal Match | TSN1 |
| 10 a.m. | Gold-Medal Match | TSN1/3/5 |
Who is representing Canada at the 2023 World Women’s Curling Championship?
The winner of this year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts determined who represents Canada on the world stage. That is Kerri Einarson's team for 2023.
Einarson's crew has played in the World Women’s Curling Championship for the country at the last two tournaments. Here is a breakdown of the team:
- Skip: Kerri Einarson
- Third: Val Sweeting
- Second: Shannon Birchard
- Lead: Briane Harris
- Alternate: Krysten Karwacki
Where is the 2023 World Women’s Curling Championship?
- Venue: Goransson Arena
- Location: Sandviken, Sweden
This year's world championship is being played at the Goransson Arena in Sandviken, Sweden.
The arena is the home of Sandvikens AIK, a bandy club that plays in the Elitserien.
Sandviken has never hosted the women's worlds before, however, this is the fourth time the event is being held in Sweden.
What is the time difference between Sweden and Canada?
Sweden is in the Central European Time Zone, meaning the country is multiple hours ahead of Canada.
Here is how the time zone breaks down with the different time zones in Canada:
| Time Zone | Time |
|---|---|
| Central European Standard Time | 12 p.m. |
| Atlantic Standard Time | 8 a.m. |
| Eastern Standard Time | 7 a.m. |
| Central Standard Time | 6 a.m. |
| Mountain Standard Time | 5 a.m. |
| Pacific Standard Time | 4 a.m. |
2023 World Women’s Curling Championship odds
Einarson's rink enters the 2023 tournament as the favorite. According to Sports Interaction, Canada is +147 to win the world championship.
Here are the rest of the pre-tournament odds for the field.
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Canada | +147 |
| Switzerland | +190 |
| South Korea | +524 |
| Japan | +677 |
| Sweden | +742 |
| USA | +1800 |
| Denmark | +2000 |
| Scotland | +4200 |
| Italy | +5100 |
| Norway | +5100 |
| Germany | +5100 |
| Turkey | +18900 |
| New Zealand | +37900 |