Men’s curling final: Team GB v Sweden preview, round-robin result, UK time, how to watch Winter Olympics

Team GB have a medal in the bag at the Winter Olympics – but its exact colour is still to be determined. That is because the men’s curling team are still preparing for Saturday’s gold-medal match against Sweden, the nation they narrowly beat 7-6 in the round-robin stage. Ad/> Win the gold and they will follow in the footsteps of Rhona Martin’s golden team from 2002, while the last British men’s side to win curling gold was 98 years ago at Chamonix 1924.

Beijing 2022GB to face USA in men's curling semi-final after dominant 5-2 win over CanadaYESTERDAY AT 04:10 Miss out on gold and pick up silver, and then Bruce Mouat’s rink would replicate GB’s feat from Sochi 2014, with David Murdoch’s side losing 9-3 to Canada in the gold-medal match to finish second. Mouat, the skip of the team, said after their semi-final win over USA: «It's hard to put it into words. I'm really proud of how we went about this week.

We've played amazing to get to this point. »I think for the reaction that I showed, the scream I did at the end, that was a release of tension and pressure.” A second curling final for Team GB? Muirhead's 'resilient' rink prepare to take on Sweden Team GB v Sweden: When to watch the men’s curling gold medal match GB guaranteed first medal as men's curlers reach final with win over USA Mouat is hoping for moment like that of fellow Scot Martin, who 20 years ago sent down a perfect final stone to hand GB gold in Salt Lake City. He added: «The yell that I gave out was that release.

I think people back in Scotland might have heard it to be honest. To be so close last week it's been a rollercoaster for me. I'm so happy with how I bounced back from that moment and it was from the support of this lot.