Beijing 2022 men’s curling final: Preview, schedule & stars to watch

After 10 days of competition, involving nine round-robin matches and two semi-finals, Sweden and Great Britain are the last two men’s curling teams left standing at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

All that remains is to crown one of them Olympic champion.

Team GB, skipped by Bruce Mouat will meet Niklas Edin's Sweden rink in the gold medal game on Saturday (19 February) at the rescheduled time of 14:50 Chinese Standard Time (CST).

The change in time follows a decision to expose the final to the biggest possible audience given that it will be an early start for both Swedish and British fans.

For Sweden and Britain, big curling finals are nothing new.

Team Mouat and Team Edin have clashed several times on curling’s biggest stages, including in European and World Championship finals where Team Mouat curl for Scotland.

PyeongChang 2018 silver medallist Edin beat the Scots at last April's World Championship to claim a record fifth world crown, but Mouat's team exacted revenge to take the European title in November.

And Britain bested the Swedes 7-6 in the round robin in Beijing more comfortably than the scoreline might suggest. They subsequently finished atop the group, with Sweden in second, and carry an eight-match winning run into the final.

“Niklas and his team have been our rivals for so many years now,” said Mouat after topping defending champions United States 8-4 to advance to the gold medal match. "It feels really nice to be able to play them in a larger final."

Mouat has already secured Britain its first medal at Beijing 2022 and matched David Murdoch's achievement of making the final at Sochi 2014 where Canada took gold.

An expectant nation will be tuning in to see if the Olympic debutants can claim a first