Team GB will finally take their place on an Olympic podium after a Winter Games which has so far proved fruitless for the British squad in Beijing. The men’s curling quartet of Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan ensured at least a silver medal after beating the United States 8-4 in a tense semi-final to progress to the gold medal match, where they will take on Sweden. Ad/> It brings to an end the haunting prospect of Great Britain leaving an Olympics without a medal for the first time since 1992.