When curlers need snookers: Team GB fight on at Winter Olympics after day of drama

Brits keep their hopes alive with vital wins Team GB women need to beat Italy on Friday These are strained days at the ­curling arena, where the chances of the two British teams are teetering like a bus full of bullion that’s backed over the lip of a cliff. Both the men and women ended up in a position where they need to win every game they play and hope other results go their way to have any chance of making the semi-finals. Curling is one of the very few sports left being contested at the Winter Olympics in which the British fancy their chances, and Team GB’s hopes of getting anywhere near their medal target will turn on the curl of the stones in the next few days. Continue reading...

By Andy Bull at the Cortina Curling Stadium