A big end helps Britain beat Sweden
Great Britain 8, Sweden 2
A 4-point finish gave Great Britain an early lead that they would not let go in an 8-2 victory over Sweden on Thursday.
With the score drawn 1-1 in the fourth, Eve Muirhead had a double takeout to sit four for the UK with one stone left for each team. Sweden’s draw on its last stone went to the 4-foot ring, but once again Muirhead got the outlet needed to give Great Britain four points and a lead.
GBR stole another in the fifth to take a 6-1 lead into the break.
Great Britain scored two more goals in the seventh to force Sweden to concede the last three goals.
Sweden are the defending Olympic gold medalists from 2018.
Sweden and Great Britain both play next at 01:05 ET. Sweden takes on Canada and the United Kingdom meets Korea.
Canada 12, Korea 7
Six points in the final four ends helped Canada in a 12-7 win over Korea on Thursday.
Canada had a single takeout that turned two into a 2-1 lead after the second end.
Korea sat three in third until a withdrawal from Canada on their last roll. Korea got the draw right away and held the spot for three points and an early 4-2 lead.
The Canadians responded by making three of their own in the fourth to come back ahead, and they stole another in the fifth.
Korea landed a draw for two in the sixth to equalize again to 6-6.
Canada dominated the rest of the way, making three in the seventh, one in the eighth, and stealing two in the ninth after Korea’s double elimination attempt went just wide.
Korea are the defending Olympic silver medalists from 2018.
Canada and Korea will both return to play at 1:05 ET on Friday. Canada will take on Japan while Korea will face Great Britain.
Switzerland 7, China 5
Individual points in each of the ninth and tenth finals helped Switzerland break a draw and defeat China 7-5.
Each team exchanged individual points through six until Switzerland finally broke the trend with a withdrawal on the last roll for two points and a 5-3 lead at the end of the seventh.
After China scored two goals in eighth place, Switzerland scored another point in the ninth to go into the final with 6-5.
China will face Team USA at 01:05 ET on Friday.
At the same time, Switzerland is taking on the team from the Russian Olympic Committee.