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11.14 Unanue tries to fail, but the point remains Italian when there are two stones left to go.
11:13 De Zanna plays a freeze, always by eye there should be two blue points at the moment.
11.10 Good promotion by Unanue, difficult to understand whether the dot is blue or Iberian, it appears to be Italian. The Azzurri call a time-out to understand what to do.
11.07 Excellent hit and roll by De Zanna, the blue points become two.
11.05 Sixth end being played on the left: look and blue dot, the second stone closest to the center is Spanish.
11.03 Constantini doesn’t make a mistake, a point arrives for Italy in the fifth end, the Iberians will come back in the next.
11:00 The game is open in the center, Otaegi takes advantage of it and forces Italy to score just one point.
10.59 De Zanna fails without problems, the points for Italy rise to three.
10.58 Unanue goes home and Spain becomes second, there is light for the rejection.
10:57 De Zanna opens the game completely, two blue stones remain at the point.
10:56 Unanue plays long guard.
10:54 The fifth end opens with a stone on each side inside the house.
10.51am Now a few minutes’ break before the game resumes.
10:50 For the first time in the match, Italy will be in control and will have the last stone at their disposal.
10.48 Otaegi is on time, there was actually room for the point. Spain is unlocked.
10.46 Constantini doesn’t fit and misses a series of stones! An Italian point before the last stone.
10.44 This time Unanue’s promotion is precise, the first Spanish point of the match could arrive in this end.
10.43 Now there is no doubt! De Zanna rejects the Iberian stone which was causing problems with extreme confidence, the two points for Italy remain solid.
10.42 Good shot for the Iberian, Italy should still be first and second at the moment, it’s a matter of millimetres.
10.41 De Zanna plays for another promotion, the Azzurri’s points become two! The starting guard is very useful for us, Unanue will have to invent something.
10.41 STILL EMPTY UNANUE! He’s doing very badly for Spain.
10.40 De Zanna isn’t missing a beat, the situation for the Iberians becomes complicated immediately.
10.39 Otegi plays a good freeze, our stone has been moved slightly and will now be easier to hit.
10.38 Constantini starts more aggressively this time, he immediately gets the blue point.
10.38 Perfect start for Constantini and De Zanna, the Spaniards are perpetually under pressure and the difference in level is emerging end after end.
10.35 Yet another mistake by Otaegi and third hand stolen by the Azzurri!
10.34 Intelligent play by Constantini, who decides to protect his point with a guard.
10.33 UNANUE GOES EMPTY! There is still some light left and the failure could still happen in the next shot, but Constantini can decide what to do with serenity now.
10:32 PERFECT! De Zanna places a stone perfectly in the center of the house, the Iberians will have to overcome themselves to reject it without touching their own stones.
10.31 Great double failure from Unanue, now it’s the Azzurri’s turn to build something.
10:30 A Spanish point remains when four stones are missing, a more intricate situation than in previous ends.
10:28 De Glacial Fang! The blue again touches his own guard and promotes the stone already present inside the house, pushing it further to the center.
10:27 Otaegi’s freeze is slightly wide, there are two points for Spain after the first stones.
10.26 Usual shot at the opening of the end for Constantini, we immediately go inside the house.
10.23 SECOND HAND STOLEN! Oihane Otaegi doesn’t have the same level as Constantini and in the first two ends she always found herself with a very difficult last stone to manage. Italy is ahead by two points with two stolen hands.
10.22 Constantini tried his magic to score two points, but the shot was slightly long. Otaegi will still have to invent a miracle to avoid stumbling upon another stolen hand.
10.21 Hit and roll not easy for Unanue, the point is still blue with two stones to go.
10.20am The game is played in photocopy, De Zanna cannot miss these shots: guard back in place.
10:19 Unanue continues to open up the game, guard failed again.
10.19 De Zanna responds and places another.
10:19 Unanue decides to eliminate the Italian guard.
10.18 AM WONDERFUL DRAW BY DE ZANNA! The blue stone passed a few millimeters from the guard and, with a freeze, moved the second Italian stone to the point.
10.17 Immediate error instead for Otaegi, the Iberian hit our guard.
10:16 Good shot by Constantini, who passes sideways to his own guard and goes inside the house.
10.15 We remind you that, unlike traditional curling, in mixed curling each end begins with a stone inside the house for the hand team and with a guard for the second pair.
10.13am WE START WITH A BANG! Otaegi fails in an objectively very difficult shot and Italy immediately steals a hand from a point.
10.12 Good sweep by De Zanna, the blue does well to pull down Constantini’s stone.
10.11 Unanue plays in photocopy, at the moment the point remains blue.
10.10 De Zanna responds by placing another one, slightly shorter than the previous one.
10:09 Unanue sweeps the blue guard away.
10:08 De Zanna this time tries to open the game and finds an excellent double miss.
10.07 Snag for De Zanna, who chipped his own guard.
10:06 Otaegi tried to play a freeze, but the shot came out a little hard.
10.05 Constantini decides to go inside the house immediately.
10:02 WE BEGIN!
09:59 Spain will be in control in the first end and will therefore have the last stone at their disposal.
09:56 The teams begin to enter the ice for the official presentations.
09:53 Italy will return to the ice in the evening, precisely at 18:00, for a very delicate match against Switzerland. This first day will immediately be important and will help us understand whether or not our standard bearers will be able to fight for the top positions.
09:50 Many top teams have decided to abandon the event, there will be many world championship debuts and this could be useful for the Azzurri. In short, on the eve it seems difficult to establish a favorite couple, in this specialty twists can always be around the corner.
09:47 Italy failed to qualify for the final phase in the last world championship, the objective is to return to the medal zone. In this sense we will have to wait for the first matches to actually understand the level and degree of harmony of this new couple.
09:44 The tournament formula includes two round-robins of 10 teams, at the end of which the first-placed teams in each group will qualify directly for the semi-finals, while the second and third-placed teams will play for the remaining two places in a qualification game.
09.41 Stefania Constantini, Olympic champion in the specialty, has found herself replacing three partners in recent seasons, going from Amos Mosaner to Sebastiano Arman, ending with her current partner Francesco De Zanna, first reserve of the men’s national team.
09:38 The men’s and women’s World Championships ended a few days ago, which gave Italy a lot of satisfaction with the bronze medal for the boys and the fourth place for the girls. Today everything is ready for the start of the mixed World Championship, our team will present itself at this event with a new couple formed by Stefania Constantini and Francesco De Zanna.
09.35 Good morning and welcome to the LIVE LIVE of Italy-Spain, match valid for the first day of the 2024 Mixed Curling World Championships.
Friends of OA Sport, good morning and welcome to the LIVE LIVE of Italy-Spain, match valid for the first day of the 2024 World Mixed Curling Championships. After the exciting world championships by gender, which ended with a fourth place for the women and a bronze medal for the men, the time has come for the fascinating mixed tournament.
Italy presents itself at this event with a completely new pair, for the first time they will take to the ice as a single team Stefania Constantinireigning Olympic champion of the specialty together with Amos Mosaner, and Francesco De Zanna. Constantini found herself changing partners three times in the last two years, from Amos Mosaner to Sebastiano Arman, finally arriving at Francesco De Zanna, first reserve of the men’s national team. The tournament formula includes 20 teams at the start, who will face each other in two groups of 10, at the end of the round-robins the top two in each group will fly directly to the semi-finals, while the second and third classified will play for the two remaining places in a qualification game. Many top couples have deserted this event, it is therefore difficult to highlight one favorite formation above all. Italy, which missed the semi-finals in the last edition, aims to play a leading role, it will immediately be important to create the right alchemy to try to put even the most highly rated teams in difficulty. The Azzurri will return to the ice at 6pm for the match against Switzerland, this first day will already make us understand a lot about the ambitions of Constantini and De Zanna.
OA Sport offers you the LIVE LIVE of Italy-Spain, a match valid for the first day of the 2024 World Championships of mixed curling, real-time news, minute after minute, stone after stone, emotion after emotion, so you really don’t miss anything, the match will start at 10:00 am!
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