'Scotland might have heard it' - Bruce Mouat yells in celebration as Team GB guarantee Olympic medal

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.

/> Beijing 2022'Britain are in the Olympic final' — GB men beat USA in 'terrific' curling semi-final2 HOURS AGO 'Britain are in the Olympic final' — GB men beat USA in 'terrific' curling semi-final Thrilling Eve! Muirhead's rink into curling semis after win and a huge slice of luck Beijing 2022 Olympic Games: Schedule, big names, key events and more Mouat, the skip of the team, was delighted with the win, saying, «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.” The nail-biting finish saw American skip John Shuster with the hammer in the last end, needing to knock two British yellow stones out of the house. He missed to hand Team GB the win, which sparked emotional celebrations from the triumphant team of Scottish athletes. After failure to medal in the mixed doubles with Jen Dodds, Mouat has been feeling the pressure, and admits his loud reaction at the end of the match had been building up inside of him.