Great Britain defeated Denmark in overtime to win the mixed team curling gold medal. 2024 Gangwon Youth Olympic Games Thursday (January 25th).
The UK link is logan carson, Tia lorry, archie high slop and holly barkUnder the lights of the Gangneung Curling Center, they watched with determination as they defeated the Danes 7-5 in the final match.
The Danes scored four points and led 4-1 at the end of the second end, but the battle soon became tough for the Brits.
Although he was hit back, he fought back and stole three bases in a row to even the score at the end of the fifth end. Great Britain’s Skip Carson in particular was infallible as he kept inviting the Danes into mistakes.
With a chance to score one run in the sixth inning, Denmark opted to empty it out to the end in search of a bigger score. This decision ultimately backfired as the Englishman continued to steal bases, scoring another point and taking the lead for the first time.
With over six ends scoreless, they needed at least two to win, but the pressure was on the Danes in the eighth end. However, despite the demands, they could only score one point, and the match was tied at 5-5, and the match was sent to overtime.
Dominating and hammering, Team GB curlers finally took full control of the game and when the Danes skipped jacob schmidt A final attempt to create a shot lock failed and the final was won by Great Britain.
“It’s really amazing,” Carson told Olympic.com after the win.
“I couldn’t be more proud of these three guys and our coaches who have been absolutely amazing this past week. We couldn’t have done this without each of them doing their part and turning things around. Winning is really special.”
On the nature of the comeback, the 16-year-old praised the chemistry within the team: “This is just our team and our belief is always really strong. We’re going to make sure we get the shots when it matters. I believe we can do it, and luckily we did it. We got the win.”
Curling in Gangwon Province in 2024 will continue with a mixed doubles event starting on Friday, January 26th.