BEIJING, Feb 11 The Russian women's curling team lost to the Swiss team in a match group stage at the Olympic Games in Beijing. The meeting ended with a score of 8:7 in favor of the Swiss. Alina Kovaleva (skip), Yulia Portunova, Galina Arsenkina, Ekaterina Kuzmina, and reserve Maria Komarova are part of the Russian team at the Games. The Russians played the second match at the Olympic Games and suffered a second defeat. 10 teams participate in the tournament, they will play in a one-round format. The top four teams will advance to the playoffs. The Russians will play their next match against the South Korean team on Saturday.
