Busy year of travelling for Swiss rink (Journal)

Posted on by April 12, 2012

(by Jason Simmonds)

AARAU, SWITZERLAND – Silvana Tirinzoni and her teammates have certainly compiled their share of air miles during the 2011-12 curling season.

The commitment has been worth it as the Switzerland rink has earned one of the eight women’s spots in the Grand Slam of Curling Players’ Championship in Summerside from April 17 to 22.

Members of the Silvana Tirinzoni-skipped curling rink are, from right: Tirinzoni, third stone Irene Schori, second stone Ether Neuenschwander and lead Sandra Gant. (Submitted photo)

“We have never travelled as much as we did this year,” said Tirinzoni, 32. “Besides Norway, Scotland and Canada, we have also been to Japan and China.

“All the travelling was very exciting, and it paid off. We qualified for the playoffs in almost every tournament we competed in.”

Tirinzoni describes the Players’ Championship as the biggest event her rink has competed in. It’s also the team’s first Grand Slam event.

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