Curling - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Bronze Medal Match - Switzerland v Canada - Gangneung Curling Center - Gangneung, South Korea - February 23, 2018 - Switzerland players celebrate after winning the match. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - Canada's Olympic curling nightmare was completed on Friday when the men's team, gold medallists in the last three Games, lost 7-5 to Switzerland in the bronze medal match.
Canada's men had missed out on the final for the first time since the event was reintroduced to the Games in 1998 and their defeat followed the failure of the Canadian women's team to win a medal for the first time since 1998.
Curling - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Bronze Medal Match - Switzerland v Canada - Gangneung Curling Center - Gangneung, South Korea - February 23, 2018 - Lead Valentin Tanner of Switzerland and vice-skip Benoit Schwarz of Switzerland sweep. REUTERS/John Sibley
Switzerland's triumph matched their third place from 2010.
Sweden will play the United States in the final on Saturday with both seeking to win gold for the first time.
Curling - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Bronze Medal Match - Switzerland v Canada - Gangneung Curling Center - Gangneung, South Korea - February 23, 2018 - Switzerland players celebrate after winning the match. REUTERS/John Sibley
(Reporting by Mitch Phillips, editing by Ed Osmond)
Curling - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Bronze Medal Match - Switzerland v Canada - Gangneung Curling Center - Gangneung, South Korea - February 23, 2018 - Switzerland players celebrate after winning the match. REUTERS/John Sibley
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
