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Great Britain’s combined doubles curling pair missed the possibility to assure at the least a silver medal as they misplaced 6-5 to Norway in a tense semi-final on the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat will as a substitute meet Sweden within the bronze-medal match on Tuesday (06:05 GMT).
The Scottish pair led 4-2 after 5 ends, however Norway edged dwelling within the final finish to arrange a ultimate with Italy.
Britain beat Sweden 9-5 when the groups met within the group stage.
“We pushed them so far as we might,” Mouat stated.
“It might be powerful to recover from however there’s a medal nonetheless up for grabs and we’re hungry for it.”
Mouat and Dodds have been enjoying properly and in command, however the match turned within the sixth finish when their opponents – Magnus Nedregotten and Kristin Skaslien – opted to use their powerplay.
A number of free photographs – together with a tough takeout try from Dodds – left Skaslien the possibility to roll in for three and switch the sport round.
The Norwegians crucially restricted Britain to one on their very own powerplay, once they opted for a extra cautious shot to sq. the match at 5-5 heading into the final.
With the benefit of the ultimate shot, Norway have been in a position to play defensively and attract a easy final stone to declare victory.
“I’m simply dissatisfied at my final three ends,” Mouat added. “Jen performed wonderful all day.
“I’m dissatisfied extra about what I’ve accomplished for the group than myself. It is hard.”
Dodds added: “We gave ourselves an opportunity on the finish and that’s all we might ask for. We have to regroup- there’s nonetheless a medal to be gained on the market.”
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