Day 13 began with an early wake-up to see the GB women take on Switzerland in the bronze medal match. They had a similar start to the semi-final as after four ends they trailed 3-1 but a superb two in end five squared the game at the halfway point. Mirjam Ott put the Swiss back in front with the seventh being blanked then Eve Muirhead scored a two in end eight to give GB the momentum and mean the hammer could be hers in the final end.
The penultimate end saw Switzerland level at 5-5 and the GB followers knew that with the hammer in the final end, it was Eve's to win or lose and what a way to win the match as she guided her final stone into the house with perfection to an emotional celebration from the team and the crowd.
A 6-5 victory and a bronze medal is a brilliant reward for the girls from Scotland who have worked so hard in this Olympics and never let defeats get the better of them as they secured a well deserved place on the podium. Well done to Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Claire Hamilton and Lauren Gray for an emotional and exciting two weeks and for what will be one of my favourite memory of the games!
The gold medal game was less exciting even being a neutral as at times it was a struggle to see if either side wanted to win but the ninth end saw the excitement finally appear as they Canada led 4-3 with Sweden with the hammer but Canadinan skip Jennifer Jones left four in the house putting huge pressure on Sweden's Maria Prytz who blew her shot and allowed Canada to steal two and lead 6-3.
The final end ended early as with two stones apiece left, Jones cleared the house meaning the Swedes had no chance of forcing an extra end and with that Jones and her girls celebrated wildly at securing Olympic gold. The flower ceremony took place minutes later and it was a proud moment for the GB fivesome taking the first curling medal since Rhona Howie's heroics in 2002.
The ladies freestyle half pipe skiing saw GB skier Emma Lonsdale finish 18th in qualifying to miss out on the final and sadly she announced her retirement later in the day but in the final itself, Maddie Bowman took gold for America with Marie Martinod (FRA) taking silver and Ayana Onozuka (JPN) collecting the bronze.
The men's ski cross saw a what is surely the most bizarre phot finish in history as the quarter final saw Armin Niederer, Egor Korotkov and Victor Oehling Norberg qualify witht the latter sealing a semi-final place by the width of an ankle over the line but in the final it was a clean sweep for France as Jean Federic Chapuis took gold with fellow Frenchmen Arnaud Bolovent taking silver and Jonathan Midol collecting the bronze.
History was made in the ladies figure skating as Adelina Sotnikova became the first Russian to win the title and did so with a stellar long program scoring 149.95 for a total score of 224.59 ahead of Korean Kim Yuna who came so close to retaining her title from Vancouver but had to settle for silver with Carolina Kostner (ITA) taking the bronze.
The nordic combined team saw gold for Norway with the silver going to Germany and bronze to Austria while the women's ice hockey saw a surprise in the bronze medal match as Switzerland stunned Sweden 4-2 to secure the bronze while the gold medal game saw the might of Canada and the USA face off with America leading 2-1 before Marie-Philip Poulin struck in the final minute force Overtime and sealed the win herself to give Canada a fourth consecutive crown.
The biggest news of the day is that GB have now set a new record medal haul in their history of the Winter Games as with the guarantee of a medal in the men's curling final, the women's bronze success means a minimum of four medals overall but right now the medal table sits like this...
The penultimate end saw Switzerland level at 5-5 and the GB followers knew that with the hammer in the final end, it was Eve's to win or lose and what a way to win the match as she guided her final stone into the house with perfection to an emotional celebration from the team and the crowd.
A 6-5 victory and a bronze medal is a brilliant reward for the girls from Scotland who have worked so hard in this Olympics and never let defeats get the better of them as they secured a well deserved place on the podium. Well done to Eve Muirhead, Anna Sloan, Vicki Adams, Claire Hamilton and Lauren Gray for an emotional and exciting two weeks and for what will be one of my favourite memory of the games!
The gold medal game was less exciting even being a neutral as at times it was a struggle to see if either side wanted to win but the ninth end saw the excitement finally appear as they Canada led 4-3 with Sweden with the hammer but Canadinan skip Jennifer Jones left four in the house putting huge pressure on Sweden's Maria Prytz who blew her shot and allowed Canada to steal two and lead 6-3.
The final end ended early as with two stones apiece left, Jones cleared the house meaning the Swedes had no chance of forcing an extra end and with that Jones and her girls celebrated wildly at securing Olympic gold. The flower ceremony took place minutes later and it was a proud moment for the GB fivesome taking the first curling medal since Rhona Howie's heroics in 2002.
The ladies freestyle half pipe skiing saw GB skier Emma Lonsdale finish 18th in qualifying to miss out on the final and sadly she announced her retirement later in the day but in the final itself, Maddie Bowman took gold for America with Marie Martinod (FRA) taking silver and Ayana Onozuka (JPN) collecting the bronze.
The men's ski cross saw a what is surely the most bizarre phot finish in history as the quarter final saw Armin Niederer, Egor Korotkov and Victor Oehling Norberg qualify witht the latter sealing a semi-final place by the width of an ankle over the line but in the final it was a clean sweep for France as Jean Federic Chapuis took gold with fellow Frenchmen Arnaud Bolovent taking silver and Jonathan Midol collecting the bronze.
History was made in the ladies figure skating as Adelina Sotnikova became the first Russian to win the title and did so with a stellar long program scoring 149.95 for a total score of 224.59 ahead of Korean Kim Yuna who came so close to retaining her title from Vancouver but had to settle for silver with Carolina Kostner (ITA) taking the bronze.
The nordic combined team saw gold for Norway with the silver going to Germany and bronze to Austria while the women's ice hockey saw a surprise in the bronze medal match as Switzerland stunned Sweden 4-2 to secure the bronze while the gold medal game saw the might of Canada and the USA face off with America leading 2-1 before Marie-Philip Poulin struck in the final minute force Overtime and sealed the win herself to give Canada a fourth consecutive crown.
The biggest news of the day is that GB have now set a new record medal haul in their history of the Winter Games as with the guarantee of a medal in the men's curling final, the women's bronze success means a minimum of four medals overall but right now the medal table sits like this...
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Norway | 10 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | United States | 8 | 6 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | Germany | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Russian Fed. | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Canada | 7 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Belarus | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | France | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 10 | Poland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Sweden | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 13 | Austria | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 15 | Korea | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | Japan | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 18 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 22 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| =25 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| =25 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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