Britain wins bronze medal in women’s curling

Reigning world champion Eve Muirhead skipped Britain to the bronze medal at the Sochi Olympics on Thursday (Wong Maye-E/AP).

SOCHI, Russia — Britain won the bronze medal in women’s Olympic curling by beating Switzerland 6-5 on Thursday, ensuring the country will at least match its record haul of four medals at a single Winter Games.

British skip Eve Muirhead secured victory with a draw to the button on the last stone.

Muirhead’s world champion rink recovered from a 6-4 loss to Canada in Wednesday’s semifinals to win Britain’s first curling medal since 2002, when the women’s team captured the gold.

Britain already had won a gold and a bronze in Sochi and is assured of either a gold or silver in men’s curling with David Murdoch’s team in the final. Britain last won four Winter Games medals in 1924.

Jennifer Jones and her 10-0 Manitoba rink play Sweden for the gold medal starting at 8:30 a.m. ET.

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