Winter Olympics 2022 day four: Sweden beat GB to curling bronze, snowboard slalom – live!
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Live updates: Old rivals face off on the ice on Tuesday in Beijing, while the world’s best skiers take to the slopes. Jonathan Horn has the latest.
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Before I pass the baton to Luke McLaughlin in sunny England, we’re about to go cross country skiing, before we don our rifles and head over to the men’s 20km Biathlon. Just wrapping up, Canada prevailed 4-2 over the United States in the Women’s Hockey in what will surely be the gold medal game, while Great Britain’s mixed doubles curlers met their match in the clinical, ruthless Swedes. Over to you Luke!
Curling – Mixed Doubles
Great Britain 1 – Sweden 9
We’re on the 6th End, and the Swedes are having a complete lend. Oscar Eriksson, in particular, is in fine fettle. They’ve all but sown up the Bronze.
Slovenia’s Tim Mastnak seemingly had it in the bag but got the wobbles when it mattered. Snowboarding is often thought of as a young person’s caper, but it was a battle of the veterans in the final. The 36-year-old in his Fourth Olympics has come up trumps and can scarcely believe his good fortune.
It the end, it was a walk in the park for the Czech superstar in her pet event. Three of her opponents failed to finish in the lead up, and the 26-year-old made mincemeat of Austria’s Daniela Ubling in the final. Now she switches the snowboard for the skis as she chases her fourth Olympic Gold.
Snowboard Giant Slalom Finals Minutes Away
They move quickly in the snowboarding competition! Ester Ledecka takes on Daniela Ubling in the women’s comp, while Austria’s Benjamin Karl tackles Slovenia’s Tim Mastak in the men’s.
Sweden 9 – Great Britain 3
It’s all over in the mixed doubles, with the respective pairs shaking hands and the Swedes taking