Winter Olympics 2018: Team GB 5-10 Sweden - women's curling semi-final as it happened

Follow stone-by-stone coverage from this morning's semi-final

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Eve Muirhead's trigger finger deserted her as Great Britain's curling team were beaten 10-5 by Sweden in their Olympic semi-final at the Gangneung Ice Arena.

Muirhead had deployed her 'pistol' to sink favourites Canada on Wednesday but two days later it was more a case of shooting herself in the foot as a calamitous seventh end signalled an emphatic defeat.

For the second consecutive Games the 27-year-old Muirhead will now face the tough task of raising spirits ahead of Saturday's bronze medal match against their fellow last-four losers Japan.

Here is the action, as it happened:

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Key Points

• Semi-final begins at 11am GMT
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[23 February 2018 13:26 · Ed Malyon]

Eve Muirhead's final stone is as disappointing as you could imagine. In-keeping with the Team GB performance in this semi-final, overcome by a Swedish team that barely made an error all day. 

Anna Hasselborg, a superstar, seals victory by laying up a simple draw for 2. Handshakes. 

[23 February 2018 13:28 · Ed Malyon]

FINAL SCORE: GB 5-10 SWEDEN

The dream is over, the tears will roll and those stones will be burnt into the memory of Eve Muirhead and company. 

How hard will it be to rouse themselves for a tilt at bronze when their ambitions were so much higher, when their hopes were of the ultimate glory? 

Well, you can find out on Saturday night. Until then, thanks for joining me and bravo to Anna Hasselborg and co.