Winter Olympics 2022 - Team GB miss out on mixed doubles curling final with defeat to Norway, will go for bronze

Team GB's Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds threw away a 4-2 lead to miss out on a shot for mixed doubles curling gold at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, losing 6-5 to Norway in the semi-finals. The pair, who beat the same opponents to win the world title last year, looked to be in control until a poor sixth end saw the context of the match swing the other way. Britain still have an opportunity to go for bronze, when they will take on Sweden on Tuesday morning (0605 GMT).

Norway will take on Italy for the gold after the Italians beat Sweden 8-1. Ad/> Norway's husband and wife pair of Kirsten Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten had inflicted GB’s worst defeat of the competition so far when they recorded a 6-2 win during the round robin phase on Sunday, but they started the semi-final poorly despite starting with the hammer. Beijing 2022Live video and data as Team GB take on Norway in semis2 HOURS AGO Mouat threw a sensational penultimate stone in the opening end, clearing two red stones from close to the button.

Norway were still on course for securing two points to open the match, but on their final throw, Skaslien produced a wayward shot which failed to take out a British stone and slid to the end of the sheet to give GB a steal. Having gone 1-0 up, Norway retained the hammer and the British pair continued their good start by limiting the damage to one stone in the second end, their opponents levelling at 1-1. /> GB now had a chance to use the hammer to their advantage and a so-far flawless Mouat was solid throughout the third end.