Mens Curling Results: GB reach final after semi-final win over Switzerland

mens curling results: Great Britain beat Switzerland 8-5 in the men's semi-final, a win that secures a place in Saturday's final against Canada (ET). The victory hinged on a late-game turnaround and one remarkable shot that shifted momentum.

Mens Curling Results: Semi-final turnaround

Great Britain were trailing for much of the match but turned it in the sixth and seventh ends. The British stole the sixth when the Swiss vice skip missed a hammer shot, then produced a pivotal play in the seventh: a run back triple takeout that deprived the Swiss of what looked like at least three points. That shot, described by the team as one of the finest, forced the Swiss into a single point attempt and set up Britain to score two in the following end and lead 6-5 going into the tenth. The match finished 8-5 in favour of Great Britain.

Turning points and the Mouat shot

The seventh-end run back triple takeout was the key turning point. It diverted an imminent Swiss advantage and swung control to the British side. The British skip was praised for shotmaking, and teammates pointed to his recent form as a critical factor in the win. The game featured vocal home support, including a band of travelling Scottish fans whose energy — and even a bagpiper and a kazoo — were singled out by team members as influential on the atmosphere in the arena.

What comes next for GB

Britain advance to the final on Saturday against Canada (ET). The path to the knockout had been narrow: the team only progressed from the round robin because another group-stage result went against their opponents earlier in the day. The Swiss entered the semi-final unbeaten in the round-robin phase and had brought in an experienced coach to guide their play; that coach came onto the side of the ice during a time-out as the match reached its decisive moments.

Historic head-to-head context carried into the contest. The British skip had led their rivalry by a wide margin coming into this match, and Britain had also beaten the Swiss in a recent world championship final. Those past results provided a backdrop to the semi-final but the match turned on a handful of ends and one extraordinary shot rather than history alone.

• Score: Great Britain 8, Switzerland 5; Britain led 6-5 going into the tenth.
• Key moments: sixth-end steal; seventh-end run back triple takeout; two points in the following end.
• Next: Britain face Canada in the Olympic men's final on Saturday (ET).

Analysis and forward look: the British performance under pressure — particularly the decisive shotmaking in the seventh — is an observable indicator of their capacity to execute in high-leverage moments. If that level of shotmaking and the crowd-driven momentum carry into the final, Great Britain will be well placed to challenge Canada on Saturday.