It was a mixed day for Team GB at the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics.
Curling Heartbreak
- GBโs mixed wheelchair curling team โ Karen Aspey, Austin McKenzie, Stewart Pimblett, Hugh Nibloe โ lost 5โ4 to Canada in round-robin play.
- Leading 4โ2 into the final end, GB faltered with last stones as Canada, with hammer advantage, scored three to snatch victory.
- Earlier, GB had beaten the USA in dramatic extra ends after losing to Slovakia.
Para-Snowboarding Drama
- Davy Zyw, the 38-year-old Edinburgh rider and first snowsport athlete with motor neurone disease to compete at the Games, was taken to hospital after a fall in Snowboard Cross UL pre-heats.
- Team-mate James Barnes-Miller failed to advance after mistakes in his quarter-final.
Para-Biathlon
- Scott Meenagh finished 18th in the menโs seated individual, over eight minutes behind Chinese gold medallist Zixu Liu.
Whatโs Next
- GB face Korea in curling on Monday (08:35 GMT).
- Mixed doubles pair Jo Butterfield & Jason Kean take on unbeaten China on Sunday (13:35 GMT), aiming to stay on track for the semi-finals.
๐ฒ Social Media Headline
๐ GB heartbreak in Milan-Cortina!
Curlers lose late to Canada, Zyw hospitalised after snowboard crash.
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