BEIJING (Reuters) -Sweden clinched their first males’s Olympic curling gold medal after skip Niklas Edin led them to a 5-4 extra-end victory over Britain in a managed however tensely-fought contest on the National Aquatics Centre on Saturday.
Edin learn the ice to near-perfection in an in depth, tactical battle, forcing Britain to attract for one within the tenth finish earlier than he delivered the knockout blow within the further finish with out taking part in his remaining stone.
The door was open for Britain’s Bruce Mouat to probably lie two and seal the win however he couldn’t dislodge the crimson Swedish rock within the button regardless of frantic efforts from his sweepers.
There was a literal silver lining for Britain, nevertheless, as their second-placed end introduced the nation’s first medal on the Beijing Olympics.
Edin’s Sweden surprisingly completed runners-up to the United States 4 years in the past in Pyeongchang, whereas additionally they received bronze on the Sochi Games in 2014.
On Friday, Canada beat the U.S. 8-5 to win bronze and make sure the nation prevented a podium shutout on the Olympics, after their blended doubles and ladies’s groups missed the playoffs.
(Reporting by Hritika Sharma; Editing by Clare Fallon and Andrew Cawthorne)
