Tirinzoni tops Fujisawa to win women’s curling final at HearingLife Canadian Open

By Canadian Press on December 21, 2025.

SASKATOON — Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni defeated Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa 7-1 in the women’s final at the HearingLife Canadian Open in curling action on Sunday.

Tirinzoni jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first end before Fujisawa trimmed the deficit to one in the second.

After a scoreless third, Tirinzoni’s rink scored five points across the next three ends, including a triple in the sixth.

The second-seeded Tirinzoni defeated Japan’s Sayaka Yoshimura 5-4 in Saturday’s semifinal to advance into Sunday’s final.

Meanwhile, the 10th-seeded Fujisawa took out top-ranked Rachel Homan of Ottawa in the quarterfinals before defeating Momoha Tabata of Japan 7-5 in the semifinals.

Scotland’s Ross Whyte will face Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller later Sunday in the men’s final of the Grand Slam of Curling competition.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 21, 2025.

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