In the eighth end, Sweden took a 4-3 lead with a draw from Skip Niklas Edin. An intermediate state that also persisted after the ninth end, because no stone was written there anymore.
Brits place last stone perfectly
The decision was made in the tenth and final end. Here the Scottish skip Bruce Mouat placed the very last stone perfectly. The equalizer to 4:4 – which meant that the decision had to be made in the extra end.
In this, the Swedes had the right of the last stone. And the Scandinavians took advantage of it and finally won 5:4. This makes Schweder the new Olympic champion.
Great Britain also in the women’s final
The Canadian team had already prevailed against the USA in the small final on Friday and thus secured the bronze medal. The 2018 Olympic champion went away empty-handed at the Beijing Games.
Both the German men and women failed to qualify for the Winter Games in Beijing. Italy prevailed in the mixed competition and won gold after a strong tournament. In the women’s final (live from 2:05 a.m. on sportschau.de) Japan and Great Britain will meet on Sunday.