| 2021 WCT Arctic Cup | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Dudinka, Russia |
| Arena | Taimyr Ice Arena |
| Dates | May 27–30 |
| Winner |  Hürlimann / Schwaller |
| Female | Briar Hürlimann |
| Male | Yannick Schwaller |
| Finalist |  Samoylik / Vaskov |
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The 2021 WCT Arctic Cup, a mixed doubles curling event on the World Curling Tour, was held May 27 to 30 at the Taimyr Ice Arena in Dudinka, Russia.[1] It was the final event of the 2020–21 curling season. The total purse for the event was € 20,000.[2] The event was originally scheduled for November 4 to 9, 2020, however, it was moved to the end of May due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
In the final, the reigning Swiss mixed doubles champions Briar Hürlimann and Yannick Schwaller secured a 9–2 victory over the Russian team of Anna Samoylik and Mikhail Vaskov.[4] Hürlimann and Schwaller finished 3–1 through the round robin and defeated the Italian duo of Diana Gaspari and Joël Retornaz 6–4 to advance to the championship game.[5] Samoylik and Vaskov also went 3–1 through the group stage and upset the previously undefeated team of Alina Kovaleva and Sergey Glukhov 10–5 to reach the final. In the third place game, Kovaleva and Glukhov defeated Gaspari and Retornaz 10–5.
- ^ "Команды из 6 стран сыграют в V Кубке Арктики по кёрлингу (Teams from 6 countries will play in the V Arctic Cup in curling)" (in Russian). Arctic Cup. May 19, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "Arctic Cup". World Curling Tour. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "WCT Arctic Cup". World Curling Tour. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Кубок Арктики отправляется в Швейцарию (Arctic Cup goes to Switzerland)" (in Russian). Arctic Cup. May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Определились финалисты V Кубка Арктики (Finalists v Arctic Cup determined)" (in Russian). Arctic Cup. May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.