Great Britain have won a silver medal in the men's curling at the Winter Olympics after losing to Sweden in the final. They had to settle for a silver after Sweden beat them 5-4 in an extra end at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing. Despite the loss, they managed to scoop Team GB's first medal at the 2022 Games.
Who won the medals in curling?
Medals update: Canada wins bronze in Beijing 2022 men's curling shootout with the USA. The defending Olympic champions were beaten to the bronze medal in an intriguing match between the two North American sides, which ended 8-5 to Canada.
Who won medals in men's curling Olympics?
Sweden's Niklas Edin has captured the gold medal in men's curling at the Beijing Olympics. SWEDEN WIN OLYMPIC GOLD!!!! Edin defeated Great Britain's Bruce Mouat 5-4 in an extra end in the final on Saturday.
Who took gold in curling?
Sweden overcame Great Britain in what turned out to be a long, dramatic conclusion to the men's Olympic curling tournament in Beijing. After a 4-4 tie, Sweden nabbed the all-important point in overtime as they won 5-4.
Who won the gold medal in men's curling 2022?
A dream season has ended in more glory for Niklas Edin and his Swedish curling rink. Barely two months after clinching their maiden Olympic gold medal at Beijing 2022, Sweden won a fourth-consecutive world title by beating Canada's Brad Gushue 8–6 at the World Men's Curling Championship in Las Vegas, USA.
19 related questions foundWho won curling silver?
Beijing – Japan took the silver medal in women's curling Sunday at the Beijing Winter Olympics following a heavy 10-3 loss to Great Britain in the final.
Who won the gold medal in men's hockey?
Finland won its first ever Olympic men's ice hockey gold medal with a 2-1 victory over the Russian Olympic Committee on Sunday in Beijing. Finland forward Hannes Bjorninen scored the game-winning goal just 31 seconds into the third period.
Who medaled in women's curling?
Medals update: Muirhead and Team GB dominate Japan for women's curling gold. The women's curling event saw Great Britain win their first gold medal of these Beijing Olympic Games with a 10-3 win over silver medallists Japan in a nine-end final -- with Sweden rounding out the podium with a win over the Swiss yesterday.
Which country has won the most Olympic medals in curling?
Since the 1998 Olympics, Canada has generally dominated the sport with their men's teams winning gold in 2006, 2010, and 2014, and silver in 1998 and 2002, and a bronze in 2022.
Who won the bronze medal in curling?
Italy beat United States by 13-4 in Sunday morning's bronze medal game at the LGT World Men's Curling Championship.
Who won gold silver and bronze in curling?
It was a bitter upset they did not forget. Eight years after winning a bronze medal and four years after settling for silver, Sweden on Saturday finally has its first curling gold. “It feels so crazy,” the Sweden skip Niklas Edin told reporters.
Has gb ever won gold in curling?
Curling began Olympic life at the first Olympic Winter Games at Chamonix 1924, in which Team GB won gold, and returned at Nagano 1998. Since then, Team GB have won one further gold medal with Rhona Martin's “stone of destiny” at Salt Lake City in 2002 before the double medal success of silver and bronze at Sochi 2014.
What does Eve Muirhead do for a living?
Eve Muirhead: Curler, golfer, bagpiper
She began piping at ten years old with the local Pitlochry pipe band, after receiving a set of pipes as a birthday gift from her mother. But these days with her commitment to curling, she mostly come out at the weddings of her friends.
What is Anna Sloan doing now?
Along with her new role as Scottish Curling's Development Officer at Lockberbie – her home ice rink – she is one of ten winners of the 'Athlete in Excellence' award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development.
Who got bronze in women's curling?
Sweden claim Olympic bronze after beating Switzerland 9-7 in a tense match that saw the Swiss come back from 6-2 down to take the game into a final end.
Who won the gold medal in women's curling in the Olympics?
Eve Muirhead led Britain to the Olympic women's curling gold medal — the first for the sport's homeland since 2002 — pulling away with a four-ender in the seventh on Sunday for a record-setting 10-3 victory over Japan.
Who makes Curlingstones?
Kays of Scotland produces the only stones used in competition by the World Curling Federation and is the sole supplier of curling stones to the Winter Olympic Games.
Who won silver men's hockey?
Finland has been making gains in international hockey recently. It won silver at the 2021 World Championship and gold in 2019. At the world junior level, there was bronze in 2021 and gold in 2019.
Who won the silver medal in men's hockey?
Finland ended the men's tournament with a perfect 7-0 record. Mikhail Grigorenko scored the lone goal for ROC in the first period, but overall, scoring opportunities were hard to find. ROC settled for the silver medal after capturing the gold medal at the 2018 Olympics with a 4-3 overtime win over Germany.
Who won the 2022 men's hockey silver medal?
For the first time in the team's history, Slovakia has won a medal at the Winter Olympics, beating Sweden 4-0 for the bronze on Saturday.
Did GB win the curling today?
Eve Muirhead led Team GB to a 10-3 victory over Japan in the gold medal match, a day on from the British men's curlers winning silver; Great Britain's two curling medals are their only two won at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
What Scandinavian country has won the most medals in men's curling since 1924?
Norway is the most successful nation of all time at the Winter Olympic Games, having amassed a total of 368 medals since the first Winter Olympics in 1924 – this tally includes 132 gold medals, 125 silver, and 111 bronze.
