Winter Olympics live: Team GB go for curling gold as women’s halfpipe final postponed due to bad weather
Great Britain face Canada in the men’s curling final hoping to go one better than they managed in Beijing four years ago
Great Britain will hope to end their 102-year wait for Winter Olympic men’s curling gold as Bruce Mouat’s rink seek revenge against Canada in Cortina.
Team GB’s men slumped to a 9-5 defeat by Canada on Tuesday evening following the controversy that erupted over the weekend with cheating accusations made against the Canadian team, but they hit back in style against the USA on Wednesday afternoon, winning 9-2 after just six ends to remain in the hunt for a medal.
The British quartet then saw off Switzerland 8-5 in the semi-finals to guarantee at least silver - which they won in Beijing four years ago - and now have the chance to write themselves into Olympic folklore.
But GB’s Zoe Atkin must wait until Sunday to chase glory in the freeski halfpipe after the final was postponed due to a snowstorm in Livigno.
Elsewhere, Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo made history by winning a record-breaking sixth gold at these Games, while Austrian pilot Jakob Mandlbauer was hospitalised after a horror bobsleigh crash in the four-man final.
Follow all the action from the Winter Olympics in our live blog below:
Great Britain 5-5 Canada
Scoring has been quite tricky to come by in this match but it would be incredible if GB could collect another two in this end.
As usual McMillan and Hebert set up guards with the first few stones of the end.
McMillan then comes around the right side guard and settles his stone inside the house.
A nice move.
Great Britain 5-5 Canada
Jacobs takes one point from the end and draws level again.
Three ends to go and the hammer moves back to Team GB.
They still hold the slight advantage.
Great Britain 5-4 Canada
Bruce Mouat draws in from the left and looks to leave his red behind the guards.
It just about makes it but there’s another takeout on the cards and this one for Brad Jacobs.
Jacobs takes out the sitting red and leaves his yellow in the house.
Mouat has to come wide down the right to move that one on and sit two up... which is just what he does!
Canada now have to take the one point. Incredible play from the GB skip.
Great Britain 5-4 Canada
Tit for tat at the minute.
Three stones left per team in the seventh end and there are no stones in the house.
GB are trying to force Canada into only scoring one here.
Kennedy drives onto the nose of a red guard and knocks away the only stone in the house.
But, a red remains in there which could cause an issue for the Canadians.
Great Britain 5-4 Canada
A couple of guards go up in the seventh end.
Then a few stones curled into the house with Canada looking to freeze atop the two British reds in there.
Mouat doesn’t like that. He tasks Lammie with striking the centre guard and knocking the two yellows out.
He does so wonderfully!
Team GB sit two up.
Great Britain 5-4 Canada
Four ends to go. Britain lead by one but Canada now have the hammer.
Britain will want to limit Canada to one point in each of their remaining ends to keep their slight advantage.
The Canadians will want to score big.
Which team will blink first?
Great Britain 5-4 Canada
The hope was to displace three yellows but Mouat can only move two of them.
Canada still lie one up and are now looking to restrict GB to one point in this end.
Jacobs nestles his final stone up against the red on the right side of the house.
There’s an angle for Mouat!
He can double the two sitting yellows and possibly collect two points here.
Mouat with the steely focus, he releases...
... and takes them! Two yellows spin out of the house leaving two reds in place.
Team GB move back ahead!
Great Britain 3-4 Canada
Just the skips to go in this end.
Canada have the advantage as they lie one up. Jacobs draws in from the right and leaves his yellow atop of the British red.
The house is clustered over to the left.
Mouat thinks there’s a chance he can take out all three of the yellows that are causing issues.
High risk shot this one...
Great Britain 3-4 Canada
A great shot from Marc Kennedy sees him draw in from the right and nudge the only red in the house out of the way.
Hardie’s response is to try to freeze up against the yellow in the house.
Canada have a little chat and decide to freeze their own stone on top of Hardie’s.
It’s a tricky shot for Kennedy and he leaves it a little short.
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