Italy's Joel Retornaz yells during the men's curling round robin session against Britain, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Alpine moves to top of the table after first-ever Rock League sweep

Apr 8, 2026 | 4:03 PM

TORONTO — Team Alpine completed the first-ever sweep in curling’s Rock League with a 3-0 win over Team Northern in Wednesday’s early match.

Almida de Val and Oskar Eriksson clinched the sweep with an 8-7 extra-end win over Giulia Lacedelli and Rasmus Wrana in mixed doubles action.

Alina Paetz skipped Alpine’s women’s team to a 4-3 win over Northern’s Isabella Wrana, while Joel Retornaz led the men’s team to an 8-3 victory over Bruce Mouat.

Team Frontier beat Team Maple 2-1 in Wednesday’s afternoon draw, while Team Typhoon handed Team Shield a 2-1 loss in the late match.