Virtaala Reaches 2023 Finnish Women's Championships Semifinals

SKIP
Elina
Virtaala

Third
Jenni
Backman

Second
Janina
Lindstrom

Lead
Olivia
Ollikainen

Elina Virtaala (Joensuu-Ahvenanmaa, ) run at the 2023 Finnish Women's Championships came to an end in the semifinals with a 8-6 loss to Miia Ahrenberg (Lohja, ).

Virtaala finished 3-1 in the 5-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Virtaala lost 8-6 to Emmi Lindroos (Helsinki, FIN), then responded with a 11-2 win over Henna Isoniemi (Turku-Hyvinkaa, FIN). Virtaala won 10-2 against Ella Eivola (Turku-Hyvinkaa, FIN), then won 8-1 against Ahrenberg in their final qualifying round match.

Virtaala earned 2.125 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Finnish Women's Championships. For week 29 of the event schedule, Virtaala did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Virtaala ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

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