Muirhead vows to rally Team GB as curling defeat means wait goes on for Winter Olympic medal

Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds look dejected following their defeat to Italy’s Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner in the bronze medal match. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Another day, another dolour. The Great Britain Olympic team suffered their third heartbreak in the space of 24 hours after the mixed doubles curling team of Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds lost their bronze medal match to Italy 5-3.

After fourth-placed finishes for Mia Brookes in the big air and Kirsty Muir in the slopestyle, this was another bitter disappointment. “We always speak about winter sports and how it comes down to absolutely nothing,” said the team’s chef de mission, Eve Muirhead, “and the last couple of days has been a prime example of that. It’s been millimetres and milliseconds.”