One of the most liked players at this year's World Women's Curling Championship in Swift Current was Switzerland third Irene Schori.

Twelve months after winning her first World Championship in March of 2014, Schori was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, which had also spread to her liver.

Schori, who takes daily treatments to combat the disease, played a key role in Switzerland's championship run and was voted by her peers as the winner of the Francis Brodie Award, which honours the curler most exemplifying skill, honesty, fair play, friendship and sportsmanship.

Schori openly expressed her gratitude when reflecting on the honour.

"It was very emotional," she said. "It was because of the cancer. It is great to have some of the players be happy."

After being diagnosed, Schori added curling was, and remains one of her driving forces to conquering the disease.

"It was always my goal to play curling," she said following her team’s 9-6 win over Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa. "I had the whole summer to think about curling. It was my goal to play curling."

"I have no words for that," she said of the winning the gold medal.

Schori, along with her Swiss teammates claimed their second World Women's title in three years last night.