Kovaleva Reaches 2021 GSOC Masters Semifinals

SKIP
Alina
Kovaleva

Third
Julia
Portunova

Second
Galina
Arsenkina

Lead
Ekaterina
Kuzmina

Alina Kovaleva (Saint-Petersburg, RUS) run at the 2021 GSOC Masters came to an end in the semifinals with a 8-4 loss to Tracy Fleury (East St. Paul, MB). of the 2021 GSOC Masters in Oakville, Ontario; Kovaleva advanced through the quarterfinals with a 5-3 win over Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON). of the 2021 GSOC Masters in Oakville, Ontario;

Kovaleva finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kovaleva lost 4-3 to Eunjung Kim (Gangneung, KOR), droppimg another game, 8-5 to Isabella Wrana (Sundbyberg, SWE) where Kovaleva responded with a 9-2 win over Unchi Gim (Uijeongbu, KOR). Kovaleva won 7-4 against Satsuki Fujisawa (Kitami, JPN), then won 7-3 against Anna Hasselborg (Sundbyberg, SWE) in their final qualifying round match.

Kovaleva earned 50.490 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the GSOC Masters, remaining in 11th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 44.909 after improving upon their best so far this season. Kovaleva ranks 5th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 80.991 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

2023: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew, Sarah Wilkes , Ryan Fry
Ottawa, ON
2022: Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard, Briane Harris
Gimli, MB
2021: Tracy Fleury
Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish
East St. Paul, MB
2019: Tracy Fleury
Tracy Fleury, Selena Njegovan, Liz Fyfe, Kristin MacCuish
East St. Paul, MB
2018: Anna Hasselborg
Anna Hasselborg, Sara McManus, Agnes Knochenhauer, Sofia Mabergs
Sundbyberg, SWE
2017: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Kaitlyn Lawes, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2016: Alli Flaxey
Alli Flaxey, Clancy Grandy, Lynn Kreviazuk, Morgan Lavell
Caledon, ON
2015: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Joanne Courtney, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2014: Val Sweeting
Val Sweeting, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Dana Ferguson, Rachel Brown
Edmonton, AB
2013: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle , Earle Morris
Ottawa, ON
2012: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON

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