Britain will leave Gangwon-do 2024 Winter Youth Olympics clean it thoroughly, curling after defeating Denmark 7-6 in the mixed doubles gold medal match on Thursday, February 1st.
The final of the last of these Youth Olympics was a rematch of the mixed curling gold medal match in which both countries were also finalists, and once again Team GB won against the British pair. curry sater and ethan brewster Beat the brother-sister team Catherine and jacob schmidt.
The Brits got off to a bright start to the final, leading 3-0 after the first two games.
The Danes responded with two points and two steals to take the lead, and Sauter and Brewster each scored three points in the fifth end for a 6-4 lead.
This was a decisive turning point in the game, with Denmark scoring just one point in six power plays. Great Britain also added a point on the power play, leaving the Danes chasing seven points in the eighth and final end, but that proved to be too much of a challenge for Schmidt and Soutard’s final shot. It was blocked and that was it. We were able to score one point.
Thanks to the efforts of Sawtal and Brewster, Great Britain won its first-ever gold medal in mixed doubles curling at an Olympic competition, and its second gold medal in Gangwon curling. They were both satisfied with the results.
“It feels amazing. It’s just an unbelievable feeling,” Sarter told Olympic.com after Great Britain’s win. “What a week it’s been. I can’t believe we won the gold medal.
“There was nothing between us and Denmark because the game was close from the beginning. They played really well throughout the game, so it was really tough for us. ”
Brewster continued: “I looked down and saw only one red and thought, ‘Wow, I won gold.’ My legs gave way and I collapsed to the floor in relief. We All we needed to win the game was the last stone we made.”