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Mouat and Dodds ready to aim for curling final place
Great Britain's Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat in action against Czech Republic's Zuzana Paulova and Tomas Paul during the Mixed Doubles Round Robin Session 8 Olympic Curling on day one of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the National Aquatics Centre, Beijing, China
From Barry McGuigan and Carl Frampton to Tyrone McKenna and Lewis Crocker, the city’s fighters carry a complex history into the ring, writes JOHN WIGHT
GREAT BRITAIN’S mixed curling duo will fight for a place in the Olympic final in Beijing on Monday after confirming their place in the top four with one game of the round-robin phase to play.
Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds exited the ice unaware of their achievement after a 6-2 defeat to Norway, and were given the news having completed post-match interviews as they awaited a bus back to the Athletes’ Village.
The British pair progressed because they boast a superior head-to-head record over two of the three teams with whom they could conceivably tie behind the round-robin leaders Italy.
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