{{Short description|Swiss curler (born 1998)}} {{Infobox curler | name = Selina Witschonke | image = Selina Witschonke 2026 Players.jpg | image_size = | caption = Witschonke at the [[2026 Players' Championship (January)|2026 Players' Championship]]. | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|12|17}} | birth_place = [[Samedan]], [[Switzerland]]<ref name="MG">{{cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2024/03/2024-BKT-Tires-World-Womens-Curling-Championship-media-guide-V1.pdf|title=2024 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide|work=[[Curling Canada]]|accessdate=11 March 2024|archive-date=11 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311202556/https://www.curling.ca/files/2024/03/2024-BKT-Tires-World-Womens-Curling-Championship-media-guide-V1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> | Curling club = [[St. Moritz Curling Club|St. Moritz CC]], <br> [[St. Moritz|St. Moritz, SUI]] | Skip = [[Alina Pätz]] | Third = '''Selina Witschonke''' | Second = [[Stefanie Berset]] | Lead = [[Renée Frigo]] | Alternate = | Member Association = {{SUI}} | World Championship appearances = 2 ({{WWCC|2024}}, {{WWCC|2025}}) | European Championship appearances = 2 ({{EuCC|2023}}, {{EuCC|2024}}) | Olympic appearances = 1 ([[Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2026]]) | Grand Slam victories = 4 ([[2024 Players' Championship|2024 Players']], [[2025 Players' Championship|2025 Players']], [[2025 Canadian Open (curling)|2025 Canadian Open]], [[2026 Players' Championship (January)|2026 Players' (Jan.)]]) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[curling]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{SUI}} }} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalSilver | [[2026 Winter Olympics|2026 Milano Cortina]] | [[Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Curling Championships|World Championships]] }} {{Medal|Silver|{{WWCC|2024|2024 Sydney}} | }} {{Medal|Silver|{{WWCC|2025|2025 Uijeongbu}} | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Curling Championships|European Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2023 European Curling Championships|2023 Aberdeen]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2024 European Curling Championships|2024 Lohja]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Youth Olympic Games|Winter Youth Olympics]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[Curling at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics – Mixed team|2016 Lillehammer]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Junior Curling Championships|World Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2019 World Junior Curling Championships|2019 Liverpool]] | }} }}
'''Selina Witschonke''' (born December 17, 1998 in [[Samedan]]) is a Swiss [[Curling|curler]] originally from [[St. Moritz]].<ref name="EWL">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ewl-luzern.ch/ueber-ewl/publikationen/blog/posts/der-kuehle-kopf-in-der-kaelte/|title=Der kühle Kopf in der Kälte|language=German|publisher=EWL Luzern|author=Monika Mingot|date=November 26, 2020|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> She currently plays [[Third (curling)|third]] on Team [[Alina Pätz]]. She won the silver medal at [[Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2026 Winter Olympics]] as the [[Lead (curling)|lead]] of the team skipped by [[Silvana Tirinzoni]].
==Career== [[File:Selina_Witschonke_(SUI)_2016.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Witschonke at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer.]] In 2016, Witschonke was named to the Swiss team for the [[Curling at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics|2016 Winter Youth Olympics]] in [[Lillehammer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2301876|title=Selina Witschonke|website=Olympedia|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> Through the round robin, she led her team of third [[Henwy Lochmann]], second [[Laura Engler]] and lead [[Philipp Hösli]] to a 6–1 record, finishing second in their pool. They then beat Sweden's [[Johan Nygren]] 7–3 in the quarterfinals before dropping the semifinal 7–5 to Canada's [[Mary Fay]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/youtholympics/youth-olympics-canada-1.3450083|title=Canada's mixed curling team advances to gold-medal final at Youth Olympics|publisher=CBC Sports|date=February 16, 2016|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> They won the bronze medal with an 11–3 defeat over Russia's [[Nadezhda Karelina]]. In the mixed doubles discipline, Witschonke competed with Estonia's [[Jarl Guštšin]]. After winning their first two games, the team lost in the quarterfinals to China's [[Han Yu (curler)|Han Yu]] and Great Britain's [[Ross Whyte]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/YOG/546|title=Winter Youth Olympic Games 2016 – Mixed Doubles|website=World Curling Federation|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref>
Witschonke represented Switzerland at five consecutive [[World Junior Curling Championships]] from 2016 to 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Person/Details/7960|title=Selina Witschonke|website=World Curling Federation|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> In her first appearance, as alternate for the [[Elena Stern]] rink, the team missed the playoffs with a 4–5 record. Witschonke played in no games. The next season, she skipped her team to victory at the Swiss junior championship to qualify for the [[2017 World Junior Curling Championships]]. There, her team lost 7–5 in a tiebreaker to South Korea's [[Kim Min-ji (curler)|Kim Min-ji]], finishing fifth. In 2018, they also narrowly missed the playoffs, again going 4–5 through the round robin and finishing seventh.
The [[2019 World Junior Curling Championships]] was a breakthrough event for the Swiss team. They added [[Raphaela Keiser]] to their team at third who took over skipping duties, shifting Witschonke to fourth. Through the round robin, the team finished third overall with a 6–3 record, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time. After losing 8–2 in the semifinal against Canada's [[Selena Sturmay]], the team rebounded in the bronze medal game by stealing two in the tenth end to upend China's [[Jiang Jiayi]] 6–4 and secure Switzerland's first women's world junior medal since 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2019/02/23/gold-for-men-silver-for-women-at-world-juniors/|title=Gold for men, silver for women at World Juniors|publisher=Curling Canada|date=February 23, 2019|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> In her last year of eligibility, Witschonke led the Swiss team to another 4–5 record, placing fifth.
While also competing in juniors, Witschonke and her team of [[Elena Mathis]], [[Marina Lörtscher]] and [[Anna Gut]] also competed on tour during the [[2019–20 curling season|2019–20 season]]. As a junior team, the team was able to find success at the [[Paf Masters]], advancing to the semifinals and the [[Schweizer Cup (curling)|Schweizer Cup]] where they finished fourth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=6001&teamid=138255&profileid=12568&eventid=6001&teamid=138256&profileid=26160#1|title=2019 Paf Masters Tour|website=CurlingZone|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> The following season, aged out of juniors, Raphaela Keiser rejoined the team at second but once again took over as skip. This shifted Witschonke to fourth, with Mathis playing third, Lörtscher at lead and Gut to alternate. Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], there were a limited number of events during the season, however, the team was able to find success in the two tour events they did play in. After another fourth-place finish in the Schweizer Cup, Team Keiser competed in the [[2020 Women's Masters Basel]]. After a 2–1 round robin record, the team won 6–5 over [[Corrie Hürlimann]] in the quarterfinals and then upset [[Elena Stern]] 9–4 in the semifinals. They couldn't keep their momentum going into the final, however, losing 8–2 to Sweden's [[Anna Hasselborg]].<ref>{{YouTube|eCujOhesw0k|'''Video''' (full game): 2020 Women's Masters Basel - Final - Raphaela Keiser (Switzerland) vs Anna Hasselborg (Sweden)}}</ref> At the [[2021 Swiss Women's Curling Championship]], they finished 3–6 through the round robin. They were, however, able to defeat [[Irene Schori]] 5–2 to win the bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=6847|title=2021 Swiss Women's Curling Championship|website=CurlingZone|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref>
Team Keiser began the [[2021–22 curling season|2021–22 season]] at the [[2021 Euro Super Series]] where they went 2–3, missing the playoffs. They then finished fourth at the [[Saint Petersburg Classic]], losing 7–4 to Scotland's [[Eve Muirhead]]. At the [[2021 Women's Masters Basel]], the team went 4–0 through the round robin before dropping the quarterfinal 8–7 to eventual champions Denmark's [[Madeleine Dupont]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.curling-is-fun.ch/a.html|title=2021 Women's Masters Basel Results|website=Rinkmaster|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330081143/http://www.curling-is-fun.ch/a.html|archive-date=March 30, 2022|access-date=May 8, 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref> Team Keiser had three semifinal finishes in a row at the [[Alberta Curling Series]] Thistle, Camrose, and the [[St. Galler Elite Challenge]]. In January 2022, they won their first tour event when they defeated Germany's [[Daniela Jentsch]] 5–2 in the final of the [[International Bernese Ladies Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingbern.ch/turniere/2021-2022/53-internationaler-berner-damen-cup/spielplan-resultate-schedule-results/|title=2022 International Bernese Ladies Cup: Spielplan + Resultate / schedule + results|website=Curling Bern|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523083926/https://www.curlingbern.ch/turniere/2021-2022/53-internationaler-berner-damen-cup/spielplan-resultate-schedule-results/|archive-date=May 23, 2022|access-date=May 8, 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2022, the team competed in the [[2022 Swiss Women's Curling Championship]] for the opportunity to represent Switzerland at the [[2022 World Women's Curling Championship]]. Through the first round, the team finished on top of the standings with a 4–1 record. They then went 2–1 through the second round, advancing to the best-of-three final against the two-time defending world champions Team [[Silvana Tirinzoni]]. After dropping the first game 10–4, Team Keiser won 5–3 to force a third game. There, Team Tirinzoni won 8–4 to secure the Swiss title, and later went on to win their third world championship title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling-results.ch/resultat/scl/2021-22/frauen/sm/indexf.html|title=SM Elite Frauen / CS femmes élite 2021/22 - Classement général|website=www.curling-results.ch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225215211/https://www.curling-results.ch/resultat/scl/2021-22/frauen/sm/indexf.html|archive-date=February 25, 2022|access-date=May 8, 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The following season, the Keiser rink began with a semifinal finish at the [[2022 Euro Super Series]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britishcurling.org.uk/news/jentsch-wins-euro-super-series-season-opener/|title=Jentsch wins Euro Super Series season opener|publisher=British Curling|date=August 21, 2022|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> On tour, they reached the final of the [[2022 Alberta Curling Series Major]] and the quarterfinals of the [[2022 Saville Shoot-Out]].<ref>{{YouTube|R7nRDrR_rbo|'''Video''' (full game): 2022 Curling Stadium Alberta Curling Series Major - Final - Ikue Kitazawa (Japan) vs Raphaela Keiser (Switzerland)}}</ref> The team won their second tour event by going undefeated to claim the [[2022 Women's Masters Basel]] in September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=7468|title=2022 Women's Masters Basel|website=CurlingZone|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> Due to their strong results early in the season, Team Keiser qualified for the [[2022 National]] [[Grand Slam of Curling]] event. Playing without third [[Elena Mathis]] who was out due to illness, Witschonke, Keiser, and Lörtscher finished 3–1 through the round robin to qualify directly for the playoffs. This included upset victories over [[Kaitlyn Lawes]], [[Gim Eun-ji]], and [[Tabitha Peterson]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/keiser-steals-win-from-lawes-in-gsoc-debut-at-boost-national/|title=Keiser steals win from Lawes in GSOC debut at Boost National|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=October 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005030407/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/keiser-steals-win-from-lawes-in-gsoc-debut-at-boost-national/|archive-date=October 5, 2022|access-date=May 8, 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the quarterfinals, they fell 6–2 to [[Kerri Einarson]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/lawes-einarson-advance-to-boost-national-semifinals/|title=Lawes, Einarson advance to Boost National semifinals|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=October 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204092154/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/lawes-einarson-advance-to-boost-national-semifinals/|archive-date=December 4, 2024|access-date=May 8, 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref> The team also competed in the next three Slams of the season, the [[2022 Tour Challenge]], [[2022 Masters (curling)|2022 Masters]] and the [[2023 Canadian Open (curling)|2023 Canadian Open]]. At the Tour Challenge, the team started with two straight losses, but then beat [[Chelsea Carey]] and Tabitha Peterson to get into a tiebreaker which they lost 4–2 to Gim Eun-ji. After a winless showing at the Masters, the team just missed the playoffs at the Canadian Open, going 2–3. They were, however, able to defeat Swiss rivals Team Tirinzoni 4–3 in a C event elimination game.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/keiser-constantini-rally-to-stay-in-contention-at-co-op-canadian-open/|title=Keiser, Constantini rally to remain in contention at Co-op Canadian Open|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=January 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319095329/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/keiser-constantini-rally-to-stay-in-contention-at-co-op-canadian-open/|archive-date=March 19, 2025|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> At the [[2023 International Bernese Ladies Cup]], the team continued their strong play with another semifinal showing. Despite their successful season, they had a disappointing showing at the Swiss Championship. After a 4–4 round robin record, they lost 9–4 in the semifinal to [[Corrie Hürlimann]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=7766|title=2023 Swiss Women's Curling Championship|website=CurlingZone|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> Following the season, the team announced they would be parting ways.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CqOF5EjNs0u/|title=OFFIZIELLES STATEMENT|publisher=@teamstmoritz|website=Instagram|date=March 25, 2023|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> On April 5, 2023, Team [[Michèle Jäggi]] announced that Witschonke would be joining them as their new third with [[Irene Schori]] retiring.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/teamjaeggi/posts/pfbid02EjizWDR1GywUo3uiLPjUggHN29TRebv8idqgJm5a14LpoqamwKX1wK9ogCJ8Bpokl|title=Meet the new TEAM JÄGGI|publisher=Team Jäggi|website=Facebook|date=April 5, 2023|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> A month later, however, Team Tirinzoni announced that [[Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann]] was removed from the team for "team harmony" reasons. Days later, it was announced that Witschonke was replacing Schwaller-Hürlimann as the team's second.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rts.ch/sport/curling/14002855-curling-selina-witschonke-rejoint-les-championnes-du-monde.html|title=Curling: Selina Witschonke rejoint les championnes du monde|publisher=RTS|language=French|date=May 5, 2023|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref>
To begin the [[2023–24 curling season|2023–24 season]], Team Tirinzoni won 14 straight games in their first two events to claim the [[2023 Women's Masters Basel]] and the [[2023 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic]], going an undefeated 7–0 at both.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldcurlingtour.org/women/event/851|title=2023 Women's Masters Basel|website=World Curling Tour|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard-freeholder.com/sports/local-sports/tirinzoni-and-edin-rinks-win-2023-shorty-jenkins-classic-in-cornwall|title=Tirinzoni and Whyte rinks win 2023 Shorty Jenkins Classic in Cornwall|publisher=Standard-Freeholder|author=Greg Peerenboom|date=September 25, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> They then reached the quarterfinals of the [[2023 Players Open]] where they lost to [[Kim Eun-jung (curler)|Kim Eun-jung]]. At the first Slam of the season, the [[2023 Tour Challenge]], the team had an undefeated record through the round robin before losing 7–4 in the quarterfinals to [[Jennifer Jones (curler)|Jennifer Jones]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/lawes-eliminates-top-seed-gim-in-hearinglife-tour-challenge-womens-quarterfinals/|title=Lawes eliminates top-seed Gim in HearingLife Tour Challenge women's quarterfinals|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=October 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250623003139/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/lawes-eliminates-top-seed-gim-in-hearinglife-tour-challenge-womens-quarterfinals/|archive-date=June 23, 2025|access-date=April 21, 2024|url-status=dead}}</ref> They bounced back immediately with another undefeated run to win the [[Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic]], their third title of the season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/world-no-1-silvana-tirinzoni-keeps-rolling-with-win-in-halifax-1.2031609|title=World No. 1 Tirinzoni keeps rolling with win in Halifax|publisher=TSN|date=November 5, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> At the [[2023 National]], the team had another playoff appearance but lost in the semifinals to Korea's Gim Eun-ji.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/edin-retornaz-to-meet-in-kioti-national-mens-final/|title=Edin, Retornaz to meet in KIOTI National men's final|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=November 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222050839/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/edin-retornaz-to-meet-in-kioti-national-mens-final/|archive-date=February 22, 2025|access-date=April 21, 2024|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2023, Team Tirinzoni won the gold medal at the [[2023 European Curling Championships]], finishing a perfect 11–0 through the event.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2023/11/w-gold-ecc2023/|title=Switzerland women crowned European champions|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=November 25, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> In the final, they defeated Italy's [[Stefania Constantini]] 6–5 after a perfect hit-and-roll to the button on Pätz' final shot. They then lost in the quarterfinals of the [[2023 Western Showdown]] to [[Isabella Wranå]]. At the next two Slams, the [[2023 Masters (curling)|2023 Masters]] and the [[2024 Canadian Open (January)|2024 Canadian Open]], the team made two straight finals where they lost to [[Rachel Homan]] on both occasions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/homan-wins-record-extending-14th-grand-slam-womens-title-at-wfg-masters/|title=Homan wins record-extending 14th Grand Slam women's title at WFG Masters|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=December 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119133548/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/homan-wins-record-extending-14th-grand-slam-womens-title-at-wfg-masters/|archive-date=January 19, 2025|access-date=April 21, 2024|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the latter, they lost on an extra end steal after Pätz' draw went too far.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/homan-steals-in-extra-end-to-win-canadian-open-womens-title/|title=Homan steals in extra end to win Canadian Open women's title|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=January 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715150902/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/homan-steals-in-extra-end-to-win-canadian-open-womens-title/|archive-date=July 15, 2024|access-date=April 21, 2024|url-status=dead}}</ref> They followed this with a quarterfinal finish at the [[2024 International Bernese Ladies Cup]], dropping a 4–3 decision to the [[Xenia Schwaller]] junior rink. Despite already being selected for the [[2024 World Women's Curling Championship]], Team Tirinzoni won the Swiss Women's Championship in February by defeating Team Schwaller in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ch/newsroom/artikel/team-tirinzoni-und-team-schwaller-fuer-weltmeisterschaft-selektioniert/|title=Team Tirinzoni and Team Schwaller selected for World Championship|language=German|publisher=Swiss Curling|date=December 21, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> At the World Championship, the team finished the round robin in second place overall with a 10–2 record after losses to Canada's Homan and Scotland's [[Rebecca Morrison]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/canada-s-team-homan-snap-team-tirinzoni-s-42-game-win-streak-at-women-s-worlds-to-stay-undefeated-1.2092231|title=Canada's Team Homan snap Team Tirinzoni's 42-game win streak at women's worlds to stay undefeated|publisher=TSN|date=March 19, 2024|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> After beating Italy's Constantini in the semifinal, they faced off against Team Homan again in the final. After controlling most of the first half of the game, the Swiss rink led 5–4 in the ninth end. On her last rock, Homan made a split of a rock in the 12-foot to score three, giving the Canadians a 7–5 lead. Team Tirinzoni then conceded the game in the tenth after deciding they didn't have a shot to tie the game.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/canada-s-rachel-homan-captures-gold-at-women-s-world-championship-with-win-over-switzerland-1.2094685|title=Canada's Homan captures gold at women's world championship with win over Switzerland|publisher=TSN|date=March 24, 2024|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> They ended the season on a positive note, however, as at the [[2024 Players' Championship]] they beat the Homan rink in the semifinals before defeating Team Wranå 6–5 in the final with Witschonke claiming her first career Slam title.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/tirinzoni-tops-wrana-to-take-players-championship-womens-title/|title=Tirinzoni tops Wrana to take Princess Auto Players' Championship women's title|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=April 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250623004235/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/tirinzoni-tops-wrana-to-take-players-championship-womens-title/|archive-date=June 23, 2025|access-date=April 21, 2024|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:Howald Witschonke 2026 Players.jpg|thumb|Witschonke sweeps a rock at the [[2026 Players' Championship (January)|2026 Players' Championship]].]] Team Tirinzoni kicked off the [[2024–25 curling season|2024–25 season]] by finishing runner-up to Team Homan at the [[2024 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7327787|title=Team Rachel Homan picking up where it left off after dominant curling season|publisher=CBC Sports|author=Gregory Strong|date=September 19, 2024|access-date=August 6, 2025}}</ref> They then played in the [[2024 Women's Masters Basel]] where they defended their title, defeating Anna Hasselborg in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=8626&teamid=184400#|title=2024 Women's Masters Basel|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 6, 2025}}</ref> After failing to qualify at the [[2024 Tour Challenge]], they had an undefeated run at the [[2024 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard]] up until the final where they lost to Kim Eun-jung.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/john-epping-eunjung-kim-win-in-toronto-on-busy-thanksgiving-weekend-1.2189136|title=Epping, Kim win in Toronto on busy Thanksgiving weekend|publisher=TSN|date=October 15, 2024|access-date=August 6, 2025}}</ref> At the Swiss European Qualifier, they easily beat the Xenia Schwaller rink 4–0 in the best-of-seven series, securing their spot at the [[2024 European Curling Championships]]. Before the Euros, they reached the final of the [[2024 Canadian Open (November)|2024 Canadian Open]] Slam, dropping a 7–5 decision to the Homan rink.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/news/homan-captures-canadian-open-to-claim-16th-gsoc-title|title=Homan captures Canadian Open to claim 16th GSOC title|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=November 10, 2024|access-date=August 6, 2025}}</ref> They bounced back with a dominant performance at the Europeans, again winning all 11 of their games to secure the title.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2024/11/ecc2024-women-gold/|title=Switzerland women defend their European title|publisher=World Curling|date=November 23, 2024|access-date=August 6, 2025}}</ref> At the next two Slams, the [[2024 National]] and the [[2025 Masters (January)|2025 Masters]], they lost in a tiebreaker and quarterfinal to [[Ha Seung-youn]] and Rachel Homan respectively. They rebounded again at the [[2025 International Bernese Ladies Cup]], however, claiming their third championship of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=8583&teamid=187494&profileid=34833#|title=2025 International Bernese Ladies Cup|website=CurlingZone|access-date=August 6, 2025}}</ref> The following month, they went undefeated at the Swiss Championship until the playoffs where they lost both the 1 vs. 2 game and the semifinal. This third-place finish meant they would not qualify as the Swiss representatives for the [[2025 European Curling Championships]] the following season, despite being two-time defending champions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ch/fr/actualite/article/zoug-et-geneve-sont-champions-suisses-2025/|title=Zug and Geneva are Swiss champions 2025|language=fr|publisher=Swiss Curling|date=February 8, 2025|access-date=August 6, 2025}}</ref> Still, they represented the country at the [[2025 World Women's Curling Championship]] where they went 11–1 in the round robin, only losing to Canada. After beating China's [[Wang Rui (curler)|Wang Rui]] in the semifinal, they lost in the final for a second straight year to Team Homan, settling for silver.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/rachel-homan-canada-complete-double-double-with-curling-win-at-worlds|title=Rachel Homan, Canada complete 'double-double' with curling win at worlds|publisher=Calgary Herald|author=Todd Saelholf|date=March 23, 2025|access-date=August 6, 2025}}</ref> Despite losing the previous five meetings, Team Tirinzoni beat Team Homan 5–4 in the final of the [[2025 Players' Championship]] to end the season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/news/tirinzoni-repeats-at-amj-players-championship|title=Tirinzoni repeats at AMJ Players' Championship|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=April 13, 2025|access-date=August 6, 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Witschonke was born in [[Samedan]] in the [[Engadin]] region, and later moved to [[Lucerne]]. She began curling when she was seven years old.<ref name="EWL"/> She currently lives in [[Sempach]] and is a sports management student.<ref name="MG"/>
==Teams== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Alternate |- ! scope="row"| 2014–15<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=30881&view=Teams#1|title=Selina Witschonke Past Teams|website=CurlingZone|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> | Selina Witschonke || [[Melina Bezzola]] || [[Anna Gut]] || [[Larissa Schmid]] || [[Elena Mathis]] |- ! scope="row"| 2015–16 | Selina Witschonke || Elena Mathis || Melina Bezzola || Anna Gut || Larissa Schmid |- ! scope="row"| 2016–17 | Selina Witschonke || Elena Mathis || Melina Bezzola || Anna Gut || [[Laura Engler]] |- ! scope="row"| 2017–18 | Selina Witschonke || Elena Mathis || Melina Bezzola || Anna Gut || Laura Engler |- ! scope="row"| 2018–19 | Selina Witschonke (Fourth) || [[Raphaela Keiser]] (Skip) || Laura Engler || [[Vanessa Tonoli]] || [[Nehia Meier]] |- ! scope="row"| 2019–20 | Selina Witschonke || Elena Mathis || Marina Lörtscher || Anna Gut || [[Sarah Müller]] |- ! scope="row"| 2020–21 | Selina Witschonke (Fourth) || Elena Mathis || Raphaela Keiser (Skip) || Marina Lörtscher || |- ! scope="row"| 2021–22 | Selina Witschonke (Fourth) || Elena Mathis || Raphaela Keiser (Skip) || Marina Lörtscher || |- ! scope="row"| 2022–23 | Selina Witschonke (Fourth) || Elena Mathis || Raphaela Keiser (Skip) || Marina Lörtscher || |- ! scope="row"| 2023–24 | [[Alina Pätz]] (Fourth) || [[Silvana Tirinzoni]] (Skip) || Selina Witschonke || [[Carole Howald]] || [[Stefanie Berset]] |- ! scope="row"| 2024–25 | Alina Pätz (Fourth) || Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) || Carole Howald || Selina Witschonke || Stefanie Berset |- ! scope="row"| 2025–26 | Alina Pätz (Fourth) || Silvana Tirinzoni (Skip) || Carole Howald || Selina Witschonke ||Stefanie Berset |- ! scope="row"| 2026–27 | Alina Pätz || Selina Witschonke || Stefanie Berset || [[Renée Frigo]] || |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commonscat}} * {{Sports links}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/48756 Selina Witschonke] at [[Milano Cortina 2026]] * {{Instagram}}<!-- per [[WP:ELMINOFFICIAL]], choose one official website only -->
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