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‘We are definitely a playoffs team’ - Eve Muirhead predicts best to come after GB reach semis

Team GB skip Eve Muirhead has praised the never say die spirit of her curling rink and says the knockout phase suits them after they snuck through to the women’s semi-finals at the Winter Olympics through a win and a tie-break. Starting the final day of round robin matches with their medal hopes hanging by a thread, they needed to beat the Russian Olympic Committee and hope other results went their way. They achieved the first part of that, winning 9-4 thanks in part to a brilliant ninth end from Muirhead to secure four points.

Sarah Nurse: Canada ice hockey's point-scoring machine

Sarah Nurse’s insatiable appetite for points came to the fore in Canada’s 3-2 dismantling of the United States to reclaim the title they conceded to their southern neighbours four years ago.

Beijing 2022: More DNF disappointment for US star Mikaela Shiffrin

Mikaela Shiffrin insists that it was not the weight of expectations that led to her failing to finish her third race at the Winter Olympics. The American was a strong favourite to win gold in the combined event and was well placed after finishing fifth fastest in the morning's downhill leg. But returning to the Ice River course, where she had skied out in both the giant slalom and slalom, her favourite events, Shiffrin missed a gate and skied out yet again.

Winter Olympics 2022 - 'Who is the f*****g judge?' - Fury at 'huge drama' as ski cross medallist Fanny Smith demoted

Switzerland's Fanny Smith was furious with the judge's decision to award her a yellow card in the women's ski cross final, causing her to drop off the podium. In the last stage of the final, Canadian Marielle Thompson appeared to land on Smith's skis, pushing her into the slower line.

Women's curling at Beijing 2022 Olympics Day 8 round-up: Great Britain and Japan qualify for semi-finals as Canada miss out

Great Britain and Japan are the last two countries through to the women’s curling semi-final at Beijing 2022 following the result of the Draw Shot Challenge (DSC) tiebreaker on Thursday (17 February).

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‘We are definitely a playoffs team’ - Eve Muirhead predicts best to come after GB reach semis

Sarah Nurse: Canada ice hockey's point-scoring machine

Beijing 2022: More DNF disappointment for US star Mikaela Shiffrin

Winter Olympics 2022 - 'Who is the f*****g judge?' - Fury at 'huge drama' as ski cross medallist Fanny Smith demoted

Women's curling at Beijing 2022 Olympics Day 8 round-up: Great Britain and Japan qualify for semi-finals as Canada miss out

England to play two Nations League matches at Molineux

Great Britain’s women curlers survive tense finish to join men in semi-finals

Curling-US men earn semi-final spot, Britain advance to women's playoffs