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Canada defeated Great Britain 9-6 to win the Olympic men's curling gold in Cortina, sealing the title on the final stone after a tense, late-ends battle. Britain were left heartbroken as Mouat and teammates reflected on a painful near-miss but vowed to keep pursuing the sport.
Canada edged Great Britain 9-6 to win the men’s curling gold at Milano Cortina 2026, with Brad Jacobs scoring a decisive three in the ninth and sealing the victory with a 10th-end steal; Jacobs becomes the first male skip to win two Olympic curling titles, while GB take silver and Switzerland win bronze.
Britain’s men’s curling rink, led by Mouat, pushed Canada close but could not convert a late advantage; Canada capitalized in the final ends to clinch Olympic gold, denying Mouat’s British team a second straight gold after a string of successes.
Team GB aim for curling gold in the men’s final against Canada, while the women’s halfpipe final is postponed due to heavy snowfall in Livigno, delaying part of Milano-Cortina 2026’s Winter Olympics schedule.
Britain made Olympic history by winning two golds in a day as Matt Weston and Tabitha Stoecker clinched the mixed team skeleton, giving Team GB its third gold of Milan-Cortina and making Weston the first Briton to win two Winter Games golds. Stoecker posted 1:00.77, setting up a final time of 1:59.36, while Germany took silver and bronze and a second GB duo, Marcus Wyatt and Freya Tarbit, finished 0.01 seconds off the podium.
Britain’s Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat lost 5-3 to Italy in the mixed doubles curling bronze match at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina, ending their push for a medal after a strong round-robin and a semi-final defeat to Sweden, leaving GB still waiting for its first medal of these Games.
Great Britain was eliminated from the Billie Jean King Cup 2025 semi-finals after a 2-0 loss to the United States, with key matches featuring Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal falling short against top American players, as the US advanced to face Italy in the final.
Since the October 7th, 2023, jihadist and radical left alliance in Great Britain has expressed support for Hamas, with the BBC playing a central role in spreading misinformation and bias against Israel. The article highlights instances where the BBC and other institutions have misrepresented facts and events related to the Israel-Gaza conflict, and emphasizes the need for accountability for Hamas' actions under international law. It also discusses the ethical considerations and military tactics employed by the Israel Defence Force in response to Hamas' attacks, and criticizes the biased portrayal of the conflict in mainstream media.
Great Britain's baseball team, made up of players who were not born in Britain but fully embrace their role of representing the nation, won their inaugural World Baseball Classic game against Colombia with a score of 7-5. Harry Ford, a Seattle Mariners prospect born in Atlanta to British parents, hit a crucial home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Great Britain a 6-3 lead. The team's manager believes this win could inspire more people to play baseball in Britain.