Winter Olympics 2022 – Heartbreak and silver for Team GB as Sweden win nervy curling final in Beijing

Bruce Mouat’s rink fell at the final hurdle as Sweden staged a curling masterclass to edge a tense men’s curling final at Beijing 2022. The silver medal was Team GB’s first of any colour at the Games, but they were left to rue a loose start as Swedish skip Niklas Edin produced a nerveless display. Ad/> It came down to the extra end – tied at 4-4, Sweden with the hammer – as the Swedes duly swept away all of GB’s thorny stones to secure the gold they craved.

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They were off the mark, but only by a slim margin. Sweden were able to do more with the hammer than their British opponents in the second end, with Edin manoeuvring for a relatively easy two. GB needed to try and get back on track in the third, but with three stones to play, there was a red stone right on the button that they needed to remove.

Edin was piling on the pressure and with two stones to play, Mouat had the issue of having one Swedish stone on the button and another sitting near the top of the house. The skip produced a superb double take out to remove both of them, but Edin responded in kind with a double take out of his own. Mouat had a chance for one, but his last stone did not turn quite enough and Sweden achieved a steal for a two point advantage.