GB men's curlers' semi-final hopes on line after shock defeat
created: Feb. 16, 2026, 10:05 p.m. | updated: Feb. 16, 2026, 11:29 p.m.
Great Britain's men's curling Winter Olympics medal hopes have been cast into doubt after a shock 8-6 defeat by Norway left them scrambling to make the semi-finals in Cortina.
Bruce Mouat's world champions had lost two of their opening six matches, but were expected to beat the Norwegians for their fifth victory of the competition.
But a few untimely errors, combined with a disciplined display by their unheralded opponents, left them 6-4 down with two ends left.
"We need to win our next two to make sure we're definitely in the semis," lead Hammy McMillan told BBC Sport.
"We're doing a lot of the right things, we just need to find that extra inch."
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