Canada - China in extraend. Russian against GB.
Rui Liu played brilliantly but made two errors in the second half, and despite China already leading by three stones, Brad Jacobs' last draw to within ten centimetres sealed the win for Canada. It was beautiful curling and a demonstration of the team's tactical concept in a tight game. We have a lot to learn! Russians against the British. A much anticipated match watched from the stands by Olga Adrianova and Ludmila Privivkova. The Russians played well and probably better than the nervous Brits in the first half. But in the eighth end Anna made a mistake and then with the next stone she was in a difficult position and didn't deliver. Muirhead knocked out a loose stone. Four for GB. In the ninth Adams switched clearing and there were the Brits for three. Maintaining concentration is a tricky discipline, in the end Muirhead had to throw a double against a deuce. She gave and the Russians finished ninth in the Olympics. After the media coverage, it was almost a bust.