Winter Olympics 2022 - Team GB guaranteed second curling medal as Eve Muirhead guides women to final

Eve Muirhead lead the women's curlers to the final and another guaranteed medal for Team GB, following in the footsteps of Bruce Mouat and the men on Thursday. After an epic fightback to eventually beat Sweden 12-11 after an extra end, Muirhead will lead her rink in the gold medal match against Japan on Sunday (01:05 GMT).

Ad/> Team GB found themselves with a mountain to climb after the first end as they went 4-0 down following a short stone from Muirhead. Beijing 2022Mouat eager to replicate Martin as Team GB chase first curling gold for 20 years7 HOURS AGO But a brilliant recovery in the second made the match an instant classic as GB put three in the house, with skip Anna Hasselborg unable to get a defensive Sweden out of trouble.

At 4-3 up, Hasselborg's final stone for Sweden took one for 5-3, but that was all Team GB could have asked for as Sweden looked sapped of ambition. Muirhead reduced the deficit to one after playing it safe in the fourth end with the hammer.

And after the British skip struck yellow onto yellow with a disastrous shot in the fifth end, it looked like the Swedes would take the lead. But Hasselborg failed to take advantage with the hammer and Muir, making amends with a brilliant guarding stone, managed a steal to pull things level.

GB guaranteed first medal as men's curlers reach final with win over USA 'Scotland might have heard it' — Mouat yells in celebration as Team GB guarntee Olympic medal Sweden retook the lead at once after picking up two in the sixth end with a devastating hammer as Britain failed to curl a yellow stone inside the reds with their final stone. But GB once again pulled level in the seventh end as Sweden failed to knock a yellow stone out of the 12-foot, leaving Muirhead to