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Great Britain defeated by Canada in Olympic curling final

Team GB lose 9-3 against Canada in the men's curling final.

Great Britain have lost 9-3 to Canada in the men's curling final, taking a silver medal.

Canada raced into an early two-point lead after skip Brad Jacobs completed a simple draw in the first end.

Team GB managed to pull one back, but their opponents opened up a gap of three points in the third end, with three Canadian stones in the house spread apart to capitalise on British errors.

Britain had previously come back from 5-1 down against Denmark during the Games, but that task became a whole lot tougher when Canada extended their advantage further in the fourth end.

There was some hope restored before the break as skip David Murdoch worked the stone past two yellows to pick up a solitary point, making it 6-2 at the interval.

The sixth end saw the gap open up further once more, however, as Jacobs rolled his final stone towards an unguarded button to give Canada two more points with a maximum of four more ends remaining.

Murdoch and his men managed to stop the rot by making it 8-3 in the seventh, but the opportunity was there for two stones, only for another mistake to prevent this from happening.

A strong first stone from Jacobs in the following end ensured Canada were on course for at least one point, with Great Britain calling an end to the final, settling for second place and a silver medal.

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Great Britain curling team member David Murdoch attends a press conference ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Main Press Center (MPC) at on February 7, 2014
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