Winter Olympics live: Latest updates from Milan-Cortina 2026 as Mouat and Dodds set for curling semi-final

The Brits with the hammer now but it’s Sweden who take advantage, getting a stone in the button.

Dodds tries to knock them out but her effort spins just out, allowing Sweden to capitalise and get two stones in a strong position.

Mouat launches a straight shot hard but gets really unlucky, knocking the guard but failing to rid Sweden from the button as they get fortunate with the ricochet.

He tries the same with his next shot and sees a bit more action, but Team GB still have all the work to do with two more stones to go.

“If we miss this, we’re in trouble,” Mouat says. But with his third clean-out shot, Mouat absolutely smashes it, getting all the dangerous yellows out of the four foot.

Sweden respond by getting their final stone into the four foot, giving GB a tough shot, whether they go through the two reds or curl in by hitting the yellows.

They go for the less risky shot and so nearly pull it off, knocking the yellow out of the four foot – but their stone drifts out as well, and with GB outnumbered in the house, Sweden get the steal!

That could be a telling blow for the Brits.

Back in action here and it’s Sweden with the hammer.

Mouat’s shot with the third stone lands just in the house, hoping to protect the other two stones (one of which is in the button at present).

But Sweden’s third effort is also a good one, knocking Dodd and Mouat out of the button for now.

Mouat’s next shot doesn’t have the desired effect and GB have work to do here…

Another well-placed Swedish stone lands in the button and they could go 3-1 up here…

Dodds takes the final GB shot of this round. Plenty of pace on it – it knocks two Swedish stones away but won’t be enough for a win.

Sweden land another in the button and it’s 2-1!

Lindsey Vonn’s coach Aksel Lund Svindal has spoken out for the first time following the American’s horror crash yesterday, hailing her bravery before revealing what she said before being airlifted to hospital.

He wrote on Instagram: “Lindsey. You’re incredibly brave. You inspire people that follow your journey and us that work closely with you every day.

“Yesterday was a tough day on the mountain. For everyone, but most of all for you.

“Still something happened that I think says everything. “Tell Breezy congrats and good job.” Your teammate was in the lead, and that’s the message you wanted the US ski team coaches to remember before you got airlifted to the hospital. Real character shows up in the hard moments.”

Not a bad first shot from Sweden, finding the house but not in the button.

And a decent retort from GB, Dodds landing a stone right in between the two Swedish shots.

A brilliant second shot from Sweden gets them almost right into the middle of the button, and they’ll have the upper hand for now.

GB go for the disruptove option as they try to knock the Swedish stones out, and they get two of them out of the way though a final stone remains.

Mouat’s next shot is a good effort too, slowly approaching before landing in the button, though Sweden knock it out on their next shot.

But a superb shot from Sweden throws a spanner in the works, knocking out GB and leaving them with work to do to take anything from this first round.

Dodds with the final shot – it’s there! Superbly placed into the button while knocking Sweden out for 1-0!

We’re just about ready to begin here, and Mouat and Dodds will have the hammer to start with in this semi-final.

US skier Lindsey Vonn was moved to intensive care “for privacy reasons” rather than medical necessity, according to the Daily Mail.

The report says that Vonn, 41, “is in intensive care” following her incident on Sunday, “although it is understood that she was transferred there for the sake of extra privacy, rather than any greater medical necessity”.

Vonn reportedly underwent two surgeries on a leg fracture in a hospital in Treviso, though her team have not provided any further updates on her condition.

Here are a couple more explainers regarding the ins and outs of curling ahead of that mixed doubles semi-final!

Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat have emerged for their semi-final! A reminder that they face Sweden for a place in the gold medal match.

Team GB curling mixed doubles team Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat, who won the world title together in 2021, could guarantee a medal if they win their semi-final on Monday.

The pair lost their aura of invincibility on Sunday when they were beaten for the first time in eight matches, with Switzerland edging them 7-5, but had already secured a berth in the last four.

But they returned to winning ways with a 9-6 victory over Italy – and a boisterous home crowd – later in the day. That result ensured they topped the group and will be top seeds in the last four, and crucially meant they will have the hammer in their semi-final where they will play fourth seeds Sweden.

Lindsey Vonn’s decision to compete in Sunday’s women’s downhill was for her to take, according to International Olympic Committee sports director Pierre Ducrey.

He said: “I think it’s clear in the downhill we give athletes opportunities to train to make sure they are able to go down the slope in the way it should be for all the athletes.

“That happened, she was able to train and made the choice, with the excellent team that she has, to take part, so from that point of view I don’t think we should say that she should or shouldn’t have participated.

“This decision was really hers and her team’s to take. She made the decision and unfortunately it led to the injury.”