BRITAIN’S men’s curling team are guaranteed at least a silver medal after an 8-5 victory over Switzerland in the Olympic semi-final.Bruce Mouat’s side had faced a nervous wait to see if they would make the semi-final cut, with Italy’s defeat at the hands of the Swiss on Thursday morning sealing Britain’s place in the line up.When the two sides met in the round-robin stage, it took an extra end to separate them, with Switzerland prevailing but Britain had come out top at last year’s world championships.

BRITAIN’S men’s curling team are guaranteed at least a silver medal after an 8-5 victory over Switzerland in the Olympic semi-final.

Bruce Mouat’s side had faced a nervous wait to see if they would make the semi-final cut, with Italy’s defeat at the hands of the Swiss on Thursday morning sealing Britain’s place in the line up.

When the two sides met in the round-robin stage, it took an extra end to separate them, with Switzerland prevailing but Britain had come out top at last year’s world championships.

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