Event Summary
Eight teams competed and the format was a round-robin tournament; each nation played all others in a group stage with the top four qualifying for medal playoffs. Canada topped the group, Great Britain finished second and Sweden finished third, all three qualifying for the semifinals. Denmark and Norway finished joint fourth and faced each other in a tie-breaker match to decide who took the final position in the semifinals; Norway beat Denmark 4-3 to advance.
The semifinals saw first seeds Canada play Norway and Great Britain face Sweden. Canada beat Norway 5-4 and Great Britain stole three in the 1st end of their game, going on to win 7-3 win. Sweden only managed to curl 35% as a team, with skip Jalle Jungnell struggling at 23% for the game. Sweden and Norway met in the bronze medal match, the Swedes won 10-3.
In the final Great Britain faced Canada. Trailing 6–3 in the final end British skip Frank Duffy had an opportunity with the last stone of the tournament for an open hit of a Canadian stone that would have scored four for Britain and won them the gold medal. He threw too hard and the shot tracked an inch wide allowing Canada to score one and win 7-4.
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