2021 Swiss Olympic Curling Trials
The 2021 Swiss Olympic Curling Trials were held from September 22 to 25 at the Curlinghalle AG Biel in Biel, Switzerland. The winning Peter de Cruz team earned the right to represent Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. There was only a men's event, as the Silvana Tirinzoni rink had already been chosen to represent Switzerland in the women's event.
| 2021 Swiss Olympic Curling Trials | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Biel, Switzerland |
| Arena | Curlinghalle AG Biel |
| Dates | September 22–25 |
| Winner | Team de Cruz |
| Curling club | CC Genève, Geneva |
| Skip | Peter de Cruz |
| Fourth | Benoît Schwarz |
| Third | Claudio Pätz |
| Lead | Valentin Tanner |
| Coach | Håvard Vad Petersson |
| Finalist | Yannick Schwaller |
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The event was held in a best-of-seven series between the 2020 and 2021 Swiss champion rinks, Yannick Schwaller (Bern) and Peter de Cruz (Geneva) respectively. Coming into the event, both teams played in two events, the 2021 Baden Masters and the 2021 Euro Super Series, with Schwaller winning both events. Schwaller also defeated de Cruz in the final of the Baden Masters. de Cruz was looking to return to the Olympics, as they won the bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Switzerland secured an Olympic Spot in the men's event by finishing in third at the 2021 World Men's Curling Championship, courtesy of Team de Cruz. Had they made it to the gold medal game, they would have automatically been named as the Olympic Team. All games were broadcast on Swiss Curling's YouTube Channel.