Great Britain Women's Curling Wins Second Gold at Winter Olympics
The Great Britain women’s curling team dominated Japan to capture its second Olympic gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
The Brits defeated Japan 10-3 at the National Aquatics Center on Sunday, led by Eve Muirhead, Vicky Wright, Jennifer Dodds, Hailey Duff and Mili Smith. Great Britain stormed out with a strong start, collecting two points for the early 2-0 lead. Japan answered with a single point in the second end, but still trailed 2-1. After a scoreless third, the Brits picked up a pair of points in the fourth and fifth end to grab a 4-1 lead.
The Japanese added a point to their score in the sixth to cut the deficit to 4-2. The Brits would go on to collect four more points in the seventh, comfortably extending their lead to 8-2. Japan was able to earn their last point of the game in the eighth end, but the Brits sealed the win with two more points.Eve Muirhead of Great Britain with the perfectly executed throw to score FOUR points.
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