Team Muirhead win thriller to send Britain through to second curling final at Beijing 2022

Britain came through a thriller against reigning champions Sweden Friday (18 February) to make the Beijing 2022 women's curling final.

After conceding four in the opening end, Eve Muirhead's rink hit back with a triple in the second to narrow the gap.

Anna Hasselborg led 8-7 after eight ends, but a wonderful last stone from Muirhead in the ninth scored four to make it 11-8.

But Hasselborg somehow manufactured a triple in the 10th to tie it up at 11-11 and force an extra end.

Britain had the hammer and kept taking out Swedish stones to leave the house relatively clear. And when Hasselborg just failed to put her last rock inside the British shot stone, they conceded to hand Team Muirhead the win 12-11 and guarantee Team GB a second medal at these Games.

The Scottish foursome now face Japan in the final after Fujisawa Satsuki's surprised world champions and round-robin leaders Switzerland 8-6.

In making the Olympic final, Muirhead's rink emulates Bruce Mouat's men's team who will play Sweden in Saturday's gold medal match which has been moved to 12:50 local time.

That means a slightly later start for British fans who will need to set their alarm clocks for a 6:50am start.

The women's final is on Sunday morning at 09:05 local time (01:05 GMT).

Both Mouat and Muirhead are aiming to match the women's gold of Rhona Howie, then known as Rhona Martin, and her team at Salt Lake City 2002.

Should they both triumph, it would be the first time Great Britain has won more than one gold at a single Olympic Winter Games.