Britain, Canada to meet in Olympic men's curling final

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Britain, the last team to reach the semifinals, rallied from behind to stun round-robin leader Switzerland 8-5 and advance to the men's curling final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday.

Switzerland, who recorded nine consecutive wins in the round robin, led 5-4 after seven ends. However, Britain scored two points in the eighth end and added another two in the tenth to secure a comeback victory.

In the other semifinal, Canada edged Norway 5-4.

The final between Britain and Canada will be held on Saturday, while Switzerland will take on Norway in the bronze medal game on Friday.

After the final women's round-robin session, the United States and Canada claimed the last two semifinal spots. The United States edged Switzerland 7-6 in an extra end, while Canada defeated South Korea 10-7.

In Friday's semifinals, Sweden will face Canada, while Switzerland plays against the United States.

South Korea placed fifth overall, followed by Britain, who beat host Italy 7-4 in the final session. Denmark ranked seventh and Japan finished eighth, ahead of Italy and China. ■