In the men's curling semifinals of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which ended on the evening of February 17, Beijing time, the British team defeated the United States 8-4 and advanced to the final first. The British men's curling team has locked a medal in advance, which also means that the British delegation finally has a medal on the fourth day of the winter Olympics.
At this Winter Olympics, the British men's curling team performed bravely, losing only one round robin tournament and ranking first with 8 wins and 1 loss. By the semi-finals against the United States, the First Five Sets of the Half, The United Kingdom led 5-4. In the 6-8 innings that followed, neither side scored. The crucial 9th innings Britain managed to steal a point. In the final inning, the United States made the last mistake and the British team stole two more points to defeat the American team 8-4 and advance to the final. In the final, the British men's team will face Sweden. Regardless of whether the British team wins or loses, they will ensure that they will win the first medal for the British team at the Winter Olympics, and the British team has finally avoided the embarrassment of no harvest at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
At the last Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the British team won 8 medals, but four years later, the British athletes at the Beijing Winter Olympics repeatedly broke the sword, and the first gold medal or even medal could not arrive. The British lost to Switzerland in the previous mixed doubles curling three- or four-finals; world snowboard champion Charlotte Banks lost both team and individual competitions; and the high-hope steel-framed snowmobile and double-man snowmobile were unsuccessful.
Ahead of the Winter Olympics, the Uk General Administration of Sport set a goal of winning 5-7 medals. But now that the schedule is nearing its end, with few points to win, the UK is likely to be unable to achieve this goal.