Sweden takes bronze in mixed double curling – NBC 7 San Diego
Sweden swept to a bronze medal on Tuesday.
The duo Almida de Val and Oskar Eriksson beat the British team Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat 9-3 in the bronze match in mixed double curling at the Beijing National Aquatics Center. It is Sweden’s first medal in mixed doubles after the country missed the opening tournament at the Olympics in PyeongChang 2018.
Great Britain struck first with a point in the beginning. From there, Val and Eriksson went on a 9-0 run over the next four finals. Great Britain got two points in the sixth end, but Sweden still took the early victory.
The victory secures Eriksson his third Olympic medal in his career, while de Val receives her first.
Italy meets Norway in the gold medal match at 7 ET on Tuesday.
Next for Eriksson is the men’s tournament which starts on Wednesday. Eriksson and Co almost won the competition in 2018, but Sweden lost to Team USA in the gold match.
de Val’s journey to the 2022 Olympics is coming to an end, as she is not part of Sweden’s women’s team.
Sweden had gone 5-4 in round-robin games, while Great Britain went 6-3. Great Britain beat Sweden in the first mixed doubles curling match during the 2022 Winter Olympics and won a 9-5 victory on Wednesday.