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Selina Rychiger
Curler
Born (2003-11-07) November 7, 2003 (age 21)
Matten, Switzerland[1]
Team
Curling clubGC Zurich,
Zurich, SUI[2]
SkipXenia Schwaller
ThirdSelina Gafner
SecondFabienne Rieder
LeadSelina Rychiger
Curling career
Member Association Switzerland
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  Switzerland
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Lohja

Selina Rychiger (born November 7, 2003) is a Swiss curler from Bern.[3] She currently plays lead on Team Xenia Schwaller. Playing for Schwaller, Rychiger won gold at the 2024 World Junior Curling Championships.

Career

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Rychiger won back-to-back bronze medals at the Swiss Junior Curling Championships in 2019 and 2020 as alternate for Fabienne Rieder.[4][5] With most of the 2020–21 season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, her team only played in one event, finishing 1–3 at the 2020 Women's Masters Basel.[6] The following season, the team finished second at the Swiss trials for both the 2022 and 2023 World Junior Curling Championships to the Grasshopper Club Zurich led by Xenia Schwaller.[7][8] Following the season, Rychiger and Rieder joined the Zurich rink at alternate and third respectively, replacing Malin Da Ros and Sarah Müller. The team also consisted of skip Xenia Schwaller, second Marion Wüest and lead Selina Gafner.[9]

Team Schwaller began competing in more women's events during the 2022–23 season while still junior eligible. The team played in the 2022 Women's Masters Basel where they went undefeated until the quarterfinals where they narrowly lost to the Silvana Tirinzoni rink 4–3.[10] They continued their momentum into the rest of the season, going undefeated to claim the Match Town Trophy in October and the St. Galler Elite Challenge in the new year.[11][12] They also won the OVCA U21 Junior Superspiel in Ottawa, Ontario, defeating many of the top ranked Canadian junior teams in the process. In February, the team represented Switzerland at the 2023 World Junior Curling Championships where they were dominant through the round robin, qualifying for the playoffs with an undefeated 9–0 record. In the semifinal, they faced Japan. After controlling most of the match, the gave up three points in the tenth end to lose 7–5. They could not recover in the bronze medal game, finishing fourth after an 8–5 loss to Norway.[13] The next month, the team turned things around by once again going undefeated to capture the 2023 Swiss junior championship, qualifying for the 2024 World Junior Curling Championships the following season.[14]

Throughout the 2023–24 season, Team Schwaller became a dominant force on the women's tour, defeating many of the top teams in the world. Their triumphant run began at the 2023 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic where they advanced to the semifinals after previous victories over Ha Seung-youn, Laurie St-Georges and Kim Eun-jung.[15] The team then won four straight tour events. On the Nordic Curling Tour, they defended their title at the Match Town Trophy before also claiming the Sundbyberg Open and the Danish Open.[16][17] They then won the DeKalb Superspiel in Canada, defeating the likes of Krista McCarville, Delaney Strouse and Selena Sturmay in the process.[18] In the final, they won 6–5 over Serena Gray-Withers.[19] At the 2023 Western Showdown, they defeated 2018 Olympic gold medalist Anna Hasselborg in their round robin meeting, eventually losing to Korea's Gim Eun-ji in a qualification game.[20]

To begin the 2024 part of their season, they went undefeated until the final of the 2024 Cortina Curling Cup, falling 6–4 to Turkey's Dilşat Yıldız.[21] They then played in the 2024 International Bernese Ladies Cup where after a 3–2 round robin record, they defeated the world number one ranked Team Silvana Tirinzoni in the quarterfinals before losing out to Korea's Gim in the semifinals.[22] Next for Team Schwaller was the 2024 Swiss Women's Curling Championship where they again beat Tirinzoni in the round robin, along with Corrie Hürlimann and Roxane Héritier to finish 3–1 and qualifying directly for the final. There, they could not beat Tirinzoni for a third time, losing the match 5–4 and settling for silver.[23] Their success throughout the season made them the highest ranked team headed into the World Junior championships in Lohja, Finland. For the second straight year, they finished 9–0 through the round robin, again earning the top spot in the playoff round.[24] They then beat Canada's Myla Plett in the semifinal before securing the gold medal with a dominant 10–3 win against Japan's Momoha Tabata.[25] With the amount of points cumulated throughout the season, Team Schwaller became the first junior team to qualify outright for a Grand Slam of Curling event.[26] At the year-end 2024 Players' Championship, the team finished with a 1–4 record, defeating four-time Canadian champion Kerri Einarson 6–4 in their sole win.[27]

Personal life

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Rychiger and her teammates are employed as soldier athletes.[28]

Teams

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate
2018–19[29] Fabienne Rieder Selina Gafner Nadine Rieder Larissa Rubin Selina Rychiger
2019–20 Fabienne Rieder Selina Gafner Tina Zürcher Nadine Rieder Selina Rychiger
2020–21 Fabienne Rieder Xenia Schwaller Tina Zürcher Selina Rychiger Nadine Rieder
2021–22 Fabienne Rieder Tina Zürcher Laurane Flückiger Selina Rychiger
2022–23 Xenia Schwaller Fabienne Rieder Marion Wüest Selina Gafner Selina Rychiger
2023–24 Xenia Schwaller Selina Gafner Fabienne Rieder Selina Rychiger Marion Wüest
2024–25 Xenia Schwaller Selina Gafner Fabienne Rieder Selina Rychiger

References

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  1. ^ "Meet the team". Instagram. @teamschwallergc. June 5, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Xenia Schwaller: Die nachwuchs-curlerin wird flügge" (in German). GC.Zürich. June 25, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Team Xenia Schwaller". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Juniorinnen A SM / CS A juniors filles 2018-19". Swiss Curling. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Juniorinnen A SM / CS A juniors filles 2019-20". Swiss Curling. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "2020 Women's Masters Basel". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "World Junior Championships here we come!!". Instagram. @teamschwallergc. September 26, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  8. ^ "Juniorinnen A SM / CS A juniors filles 2021-22". Swiss Curling. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "Announcement: Malin decided to step back from competitive curling to focus on studies". Instagram. @teamschwallergc. June 5, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  10. ^ "2022 Women's Masters Basel". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  11. ^ "2022 Match Town Trophy". Nordic Curling Tour. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  12. ^ "2023 St. Galler Elite Challenge". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  13. ^ "China, Scotland Win World Junior Curling Crowns". Sports Illustrated. The Curling News. March 4, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  14. ^ "Juniorinnen A SM / CS A juniors filles 2022-23". Swiss Curling. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  15. ^ "2023 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  16. ^ "2023 Match Town Trophy". Nordic Curling Tour. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  17. ^ "2023 Danish Open". Nordic Curling Tour. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  18. ^ "2023 DeKalb Superspiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  19. ^ "Scott Howard leads three man team to impressive victory in Penticton against stacked field". TSN. December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  20. ^ Video (full game): 2023 Western Showdown – Anna Hasselborg vs. Xenia Schwaller on YouTube
  21. ^ "È il team Yildiz a inaugurare l'albo d'oro della Cortina Curling Cup" (in Italian). Cortina Curling Cup. January 13, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  22. ^ "55. Internationaler Berner Damen Cup 2024". Curling Bern. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  23. ^ "Level 2: SM Frauen / CS femmes 2023/24". Swiss Curling. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  24. ^ "Semi-finals set at World Juniors". World Curling Federation. February 22, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  25. ^ "Switzerland women crowned world junior champions". World Curling Federation. February 24, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  26. ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 8, 2024). "Eight Ends: What you need to know for the 2024 Princess Auto Players' Championship". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  27. ^ Jonathan Brazeau (April 10, 2024). "Schwaller upsets Einarson at Players' Championship to score first win in GSOC". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  28. ^ "Sports Army". Instagram. @teamschwallergc. November 12, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  29. ^ "Selina Rychiger Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
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