Team GB curling heroes melt into tears after brutal outcome in match | Other | Sport
Team GB suffered heartbreak in the men’s curling final against Canada, falling to a 6-9 defeat. Speaking to the BBC afterwards, both Bruce Mouat and Grant Hardie broke down in tears. Interviewer JJ Chalmers moved between the two, giving each of them a moment to compose themselves.
Captain Bruce Mouat said: “I’m a bit in shock. We felt like we were the better team there. I don’t know what to say. Regardless of the result, the incredible thing we will take away is the amount of people who have come out to support us and have messaged us from back home.
Hardie added: “[Our friendship] is why we wanted to win it for each other. The pain from four years ago was that much, we thought we’d give it another go, had the chance, but unfortunately we haven’t got there again.”
Meanwhile, Jen Dodds of Great Britain’s women’s team expressed her sympathy: “Gutted for them. They haven’t shied away from the fact this has been their goal. They wanted to win Olympic gold.
“You can tell that from their emotions now. They were so close and in such a great position in the eighth end. They will want to replay that ninth end hundreds and hundreds of times over. I am so proud of them. The fight in the 10th end was just amazing.”
Commentator Steve Cram also told BBC Two: “GB have to settle for second best again. They started so well, were in control of the match and had opportunities but Canada got better as the match went on.
“The turning point was when they picked up the three (in the ninth end) which could have been a four.”
The four‑man team of captain Mouat, Hardie, Hammy McMillan and Bobby Lammie were unable to bring home the gold, missing the chance to become the first British men’s curling champions since the inaugural Winter Olympics in 1924.
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