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If you look up "perfect" in the dictionary... they just might put a picture of 2025 Team Mouat.
What a blast it was to watch these guys this year!

SASKATOON — Christmas came early for Team Yannick Schwaller and Team Silvana Tirinzoni.

The Swiss squads swept the titles in Saskatoon during the HearingLife Canadian Open at Merlis Belsher Place.

Schwaller defeated Scotland’s Team Ross Whyte 7-4 and Tirinzoni downed Japan’s Team Satsuki Fujisawa 7-1 in Sunday’s finals.

Both champions should also send Christmas cards to the finalists, as they eliminated some thorns in their sides earlier in the playoffs. Whyte defeated Team Bruce Mouat in the semifinals, while Fujisawa knocked off Team Rachel Homan in the quarterfinals.

Let’s dive deeper with Eight Ends of takeaways from the event.

FIRST END: Oh no, Canada. The irony was not lost that there were zero Canadian teams in the finals of an event called the HearingLife Canadian Open. Not only that, but no Canadian teams even made it to the semifinals in the men’s or women’s divisions. Both shutouts were a first in the 25-season history of the Grand Slam of Curling.

HearingLife Canadian Open! 🥌🔥
Are you ready for the Grand Slam of Curling of the season?

It’s Championship Sunday at the HearingLife Canadian Open!
Who’s your pick?
🇨🇭Tirinzoni vs. Fujisawa 🇯🇵
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Whyte vs. Y. Schwaller 🇨🇭

Fujisawa bringing the holiday cheer before the final 🥰🎅🏻

World-class curling action is underway, and the ice is heating up!
Top teams, intense matchups, and championship-level drama — this is curling at its best.
Grab your seat, tune in, and feel every shot, sweep, and strategy as it happens!

Orangestore proudly stands behind Team Gushue at the HearingLife Canadian Open.
Newfoundland is cheering you on every step of the way.

SASKATOON — Niklas Edin's secret weapon is now being used against him.
Rewind to Draw 12 of the 2023 World Men’s Curling Championship. Edin trailed by two points with the hammer in the 10th end against Norway’s Magnus Ramsfjell. The Swedish skip needed a Hail Mary to force an extra end and fired a super-spinner shot — one with enough rotations to make your head spin, too — that unlocked Ramsfjell’s frozen rock, bumping it back far enough with his shooter sticking around to score the tying two points.
The reaction from the crowd at Ottawa's TD Place switched from laughter to roaring applause after witnessing one of the craziest shots in curling history.
Now that we've seen that it can be done in that situation, the floodgates have opened. Since then, many attempts have been made by other curlers, with varying degrees of success, including a couple against Edin this week during the HearingLife Canadian Open at Merlis Belsher Place.
Danny Casper tried and failed to connect with one on Tuesday, while Philipp Hösli also made an attempt Wednesday night that spun its way right through the rings. Both were the final shots of the game, leading to handshakes and victories for Edin.

We've been having a blast in Saskatoon so far at the HearingLife Canadian Open!
What's been your highlight so far?

HearingLife Canadian Open | Tier 2 - Draw 6 🥌
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