Winter Olympics: Mixed fortunes for Great Britain curlers in Pyeongchang
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XXIII Olympic Winter Games |
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Venue: Pyeongchang, South Korea Dates: 9-25 February |
Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Red Button, Connected TVs, BBC Sport website and mobile app. Full coverage times |
Great Britain's men beat Switzerland before losing to defending champions Canada as they kicked off their curling campaign in Pyeongchang.
A tight match against the Swiss saw the score tied at 5-5 in the 10th end before skip Kyle Smith secured a 6-5 win with a simple shot.
They trailed Canada 4-1, but fought back to 5-4 before Canada sealed a 6-4 win following a tactical 10th end.
Great Britain's women beat Olympic Athletes from Russia 10-3.
Smith told BBC Sport: "It was a shame because we had quite a slow start. We played a lot of good curling once we got into it. It's a pity we didn't start with that form.
"It's good to get the first win under our belt this morning. We played two very difficult games but there's a lot to take from tonight's game so we will take that into tomorrow."
Great Britain's women's team - consisting of Eve Muirhead (skip), Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams and Lauren Gray, along with alternate Kelly Schafter - were in control of their opener against Olympic Athletes from Russia from the first end.
They established a 3-0 lead at the first opportunity before running away to 10-3 victory. They take on the United States on Thursday.
The top four teams from the round-robin stage will progress to the semi-finals.
Great Britain's men earned silver four years ago, losing to Canada in the final in Sochi.
Muirhead, Sloan, Adams and Gray were all part of the team who won bronze in 2014.
Bad conditions force Britons to wait
Security staff try to cope with the windy conditions at Gangneung Olympic Park
Elsewhere, high winds once again forced postponements of events.
Coventry-born Amanda Lightfoot was supposed to compete in the women's biathlon, but that has been rescheduled for Thursday. And Scottish duo Alex Tilley and Charlie Guest were set for the women's slalom, but that will now be run on Friday.
The winds caused damage at Gangneung Olympic Park, where stands were damaged and staff struggled to hold down metal-detecting security scanners.
The four gold medals on day five
American Shaun White becomes the first snowboarder to win three Olympic titles
Germany's Eric Frenzel defends his nordic combined title
Dutch speed skater Jorien ter Mors sets an Olympic record to win the women's 1,000m
German duo Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt defend their doubles luge title
Other news lines on day four
Rivals question the suits worn by Great Britain's skeleton sliders. The British team say the suits have been approved.
A-Team and Rocky III actor Mr T's love for curling goes viral
Canadian short-track skater Kim Boutin is a target of online abuse after winning bronze
American skaters enjoy Valentine's Day on ice
The action on BBC TV
09:15-13:00, BBC One and online
12:05-14:30, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra (Ice hockey - Slovakia v Olympic Athletes from Russia in the men's preliminary round)
The Games Today
19:00-20:00, BBC Two and online
14:00-00:00, BBC Red Button (replays) and online
Olympics Extra
20:00-21:00, BBC Four and online
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