As with the trios, yesterday was another tough day at the office. We started really well with a 1048 game which kept us in the hunt for a medal and kept our spirits up! We were all playing really well and everyone looked comfortable on the long, even those that had found it a bit tricky during the week. The second game was on the same pair as Germany who had had the same start as us (1047 to be precise). Again, we played really well but seemed to lose our way a little through the middle part of the game and finished with 1001 - still a decent enough game and giving ourselves a chance in the last game. Germany shot 1032 and closing in on us were Finland with games of 1085 and 1014. At this stage, it was a battle for 3rd and 4th between 3 teams. Sweden and Denmark were so far ahead that it wasn't even worth looking at them as they were already guaranteed a medal.
Before the last game, the screen flashed up to show that there were just 8 pins separating us, Germany and Finland. We played our last game on 1 and 2 which had been favourable to me all week but it wasn't to be in this game. Lane 1 was hooking a lot earlier than lane 2 and it caught us all out with a few too many splits popping up when we least expected it. We limped across the line with a 904 which was 65 pins short of 4th place and a medal!
Again we all battled hard and nobody should be disappointed with their performance.
All was not lost as myself, Zara and Jenny had all made the top 24 for the masters which was good news. In all the excitement, Jenny managed to hurt her knee and ended up in hospital for 4 hours. Unfortunately, there is a nurses strike on in Denmark at the moment so she never got seen and returned to the hotel after 11pm last night. She's ok and it doesn't seem too serious, thankfully.
So on to the Masters.........
Before the last game, the screen flashed up to show that there were just 8 pins separating us, Germany and Finland. We played our last game on 1 and 2 which had been favourable to me all week but it wasn't to be in this game. Lane 1 was hooking a lot earlier than lane 2 and it caught us all out with a few too many splits popping up when we least expected it. We limped across the line with a 904 which was 65 pins short of 4th place and a medal!
Again we all battled hard and nobody should be disappointed with their performance.
All was not lost as myself, Zara and Jenny had all made the top 24 for the masters which was good news. In all the excitement, Jenny managed to hurt her knee and ended up in hospital for 4 hours. Unfortunately, there is a nurses strike on in Denmark at the moment so she never got seen and returned to the hotel after 11pm last night. She's ok and it doesn't seem too serious, thankfully.
So on to the Masters.........
