Great Britain's men's curling team secured a spot in the Winter Olympics gold medal match on Saturday with an 8-5 victory over Switzerland. The team, led by skip Bruce Mouat, will face Canada, who edged Norway 5-4 in the other semi-final.
In the women's ice hockey final, the USA stunned Canada 2-1 in overtime to claim gold. Canada had been two minutes away from victory before a late American goal forced extra time, where the USA sealed the win.
American figure skater Alysa Liu ended a 24-year gold medal drought for her country in the women's event. The 17-year-old delivered a near-flawless routine, scoring 150.25 in the free skate for a total of 226.79, beating Japan's Kaori Sakamoto (silver, 224.9) and Ami Nakai (bronze, 219.16).
In freeski halfpipe qualifying, Britain's Zoe Atkin topped the standings to advance. Canada's Cassie Sharpe also progressed but was stretchered off after a heavy fall on her second run.



