Women curlers win gold at last for Britain in Beijing

BEIJING: Britain finally won Beijing Olympics gold on Sunday, the final day of the Games, as their women's curling team thrashed Japan 10-3.

It was Britain's second medal of the Games in total -- the other being silver for the men's curlers on Saturday.

Led by skipper Eve Muirhead, Britain's women had only just squeezed into the final after roaring from 4-0 down in Friday's semi-final against Sweden before advancing in a nerve-racking extra-end shoot-out.

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The win on Sunday was a triumphant end to a poor Games for Britain, whose small but well-funded Olympic squad fell below expectations.