“I think it will hurt but that’s curling for you,” Jen Dodds whispered, her voice struggling to be heard even in the eerie quiet of an empty Ice Cube, as she sought to process how an Olympic semi-final that was going so well slipped away.
Britain’s mixed curlers could almost sniff a gold medal match against Italy on Tuesday but a few errant shots turned a 4-2 lead into a 6-5 defeat. The added gut punch? The match came down to the final stone.
