Winter Olympic curling semi-final schedule and results after Team GB qualify

Great Britain’s men scraped into nan curling semi-finals connected Thursday to support their badge hopes alive, but nan women fell agonisingly short aft the curling information robin stage astatine nan Winter Olympics 2026.

GB’s men slumped to a 9-5 conclusion by Canada connected Tuesday evening pursuing the contention that erupted complete nan play pinch cheating accusations made against nan Canadian team, but they deed backmost successful style against nan USA connected Wednesday afternoon, winning 9-2 aft conscionable six ends to stay successful nan hunt for a badge and play-off spot.

Bruce Mouat’s rink required thief from elsewhere to seal a top-four spot, needing either Norway aliases Italy to suffer their last lucifer connected Thursday morning. Italy obliged by losing 9-5 to unbeaten Switzerland, while Norway hit already-qualified Canada to seal nan last qualifying spot, 1 spot supra GB.

Britain’s uphill task continues though arsenic they look apical qualifiers Switzerland successful nan semi-final from 6.35pm GMT connected Thursday evening, wherever a triumph would guarantee astatine slightest metallic – which they won successful Beijing 4 years ago.

Team GB’s women nevertheless were narrowly edged retired of nan apical four. Having snatched nan astir singular of 8-7 victories against nan USA connected Wednesday greeting earlier thrashing Japan 9-3 successful nan evening and beating Italy 7-4 connected Thursday, they needed Switzerland to hit nan US to guarantee their progression.

But nan Americans sealed a singular 7-6 triumph successful an other extremity to condemn Britain to a group shape defeat.

Here’s nan schedule, results and existent standings:

Men’s Winter Olympics curling schedule

Semi-final fixtures

All times GMT

19 February: Switzerland 5-8 Great Britain

19 February: Canada 5-4 Norway

Round robin results

11 February: China 4-9 Great Britain

12 February: Great Britain 6-3 Sweden

13 February: Great Britain 7-9 Italy

14 February: Czech Republic 4-7 Great Britain

15 February: Germany 4-9 Great Britain

15 February: Great Britain 5-6 Switzerland

16 February: Great Britain 6-7 Norway

17 February: Canada 9-5 Great Britain

18 February: USA 2-9 Great Britain

Top 4 beforehand to play-offs

Play-off round

February 19 - semi-finals

February 20 - bronze badge lucifer

February 21 - golden badge game

Squad successful full

Skip: Bruce Mouat

Third: Grant Hardie

Second: Bobby Lammie

Lead: Hammy McMillan Jr.

Alternate: Kyle Waddell

Women’s Winter Olympics curling schedule

Round robin results

12 February: China 7-4 Great Britain

13 February: Great Britain 3-9 Republic of Korea

14 February: Great Britain 7-6 Canada

15 February: Great Britain 7-10 Sweden

16 February: Denmark 2-7 Great Britain

16 February: Switzerland 10-6 Great Britain

17 February: Switzerland 10-6 Great Britain

18 February: USA 7-8 Great Britain

18 February: Great Britain 9-3 Japan

19 February: Great Britain 7-4 Italy

Top 4 beforehand to play-offs

Play-off round

February 20 - semi-finals

February 21 - bronze badge lucifer

February 22 - golden badge game

Squad successful full

Skip: Sophie Jackson

Third: Jennifer Dodds

Second: Sophie Sinclair

Fourth: Rebecca Morrison

Alternate: Fay Henderson