Twelve years on from masterminding Canada’s last Olympic curling gold, captain Brad Jacobs broke British hearts once again, defeating Bruce Mouat’s rink 9-6 in an edgy final to condemn Great Britain to being bridesmaids once again.
Twenty-four years to the day since Rhona Howie’s infamous “Stone of Destiny”, Mouat could not replicate that great escape. It was silver again for the Beijing runners-up, who despite being comfortably the best team of the last two years could not make that advantage count on Saturday night.
