Sweden won the bronze medal at the women's curling world championship in Calgary, Canada, after defeating Japan 8-5 in the bronze medal match. The match was reportedly tied 3-3 until the eighth end, where a miss from the Japanese team and a well-placed stone from Sweden's Isabella Wranå gave Sweden five points, leading to an 8-3 advantage. The final score was 8-5.
This is Sweden's first world championship medal on the women's side since 2019. The Swedish team, making its world championship debut, includes Moa Dryburgh, Linda Stenlund, Maria Larsson, Almida de Val, and Isabella Wranå. Japan's team was reportedly skipped by Satsuki Fujisawa.
In the semifinals, Sweden lost to Switzerland 5-8, and Switzerland will face Canada in the final. The men's world championship is set to start in Utah.