Brit Watch: GB men’s curlers slip to narrow Canada defeat

Updated 14/02/2018 at 13:56 GMT

Team GB’s men’s curling team fell 6-4 to defending champions Canada in their second round-robin clash of the day.

Britain's Kyle Waddell (R) brushes with his teammate in front of the stone during the curling men's round robin session between Switzerland and Britain during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung on Februa

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After an extra-end winner helped GB edge past Switzerland 6-5 earlier on Wednesday, the team – led by skip Kyle Smith – put in a valiant display against Canada, who have won the past three men’s Olympic titles.

Canada led 4-1 after three ends, though GB fought back to trail 5-4 after the eighth.

And after a score-less ninth round, the Canadian’s took advantage of having the last stone for the final end, taking one final point to win 6-4.

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Meanwhile, the GB women were more dominant in their first preliminary game with the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR), forcing them to concede the match at 10-3.

Skip Eve Muirhead's team were 3-0 up after the opening end and stretched their lead to an unassailable seven points by the seventh end, with the OAR team deciding to shake hands and sportingly congratulate GB on a comprehensive win.

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