Men's curling final - Featuring Sweden - Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics review and highlights

The men's curling final of Beijing 2022 went to an extra end for the very first time in history. At the end of a tight contest, Sweden beat Great Britain 5-4 to claim a historic gold medal. 

Niklas Edin
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Fourth, bronze and silver - those were the finishing positions of Sweden's men's curling skip Niklas Edin during his previous Olympic Winter Games appearances. But in an unforgettable match at the National Aquatics Centre, the Swedish team banished the ghosts of previous Games to win a thrilling match against a gallant Team GB.

"It’s completely unbelievable," said Edin after the game. "It’s an insane end to this tournament, both the semifinal and the final are incredibly well-played and tough matches. We fought all the way to the end and it was down to millimetres in many situations in both games.

"It feels so crazy, I almost had to ask someone before I came here, 'We have won, right?’

This video will be available in the US starting from March 2nd (00:01 PST|03:01 EST).

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