Just getting on the ice on Sunday felt like a victory.
Tahli Gill of Australia’s mixed doubles curling team had her bags packed and a flight booked to return home. Any hopes of finishing her Olympic run had seemingly been dashed by a series of positive coronavirus tests.
Yet, after a whirlwind of developments on Sunday, Gill and her partner, Dean Hewitt, notched Australia’s first-ever wins in curling. The pair beat Switzerland, 9-6.
“I only had time to pull out my uniforms,” Gill told reporters after the match, recounting the dizzying turn of events that led to health officials delivering an unexpected reprieve that sent her scrambling to make the game.