Britain’s men’s curling team will contest the Olympic semi-finals on Thursday evening after a defeat for Italy saw them scrape through to the next stage.
Bruce Mouat’s side needed either Switzerland or Canada – both of whom had already qualified for the medal matches – to beat Italy or Norway respectively.
Semi-final inbound! 🥌
Team Mouat will compete in the men's curling semi-final at 6.05pm tonight 🔥#TeamGB | #MilanoCortina2026 pic.twitter.com/zBHyDkVmWK
Switzerland made a bright start with two points in the first end and led at the halfway mark 4-1.
While the Italy side staged a renaissance to bring it back to 7-5 at the conclusion of eighth end, Switzerland took two points in the ninth, prompting the Italians to offer a handshake at 5-9 down.
Britain will face Switzerland in their semi-final after Canada lost 8-6 to Norway, with those two teams now meeting again in the other match.
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