Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

Some of the GB team were out in the arena early, just taking in their surroundings and posing for the odd photo.

Hammy McMillan, as usual, swaggered out a bit behind them, waving to the crowd and swigging an energy drink as he went. Bobby Lammie made a typically low-profile arrival five or 10 minutes after his pals.

We've just seen pictures of the British team arriving at the venue. Plenty of smiles.

Game faces will be on soon.

Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

Image source, Andy Hone

Bruce Mouat: The skip or captain, he throws last and dictates the tactics. Calm, thoughtful, but fiercely competitive. Considered by many to be the best player in the world.

Grant Hardie: Mouat's deputy, he will throw third. He's the analytical one in the team and not afraid to speak his mind. Also drank champagne for the entirety of the 13-hour flight home from Beijing after winning silver.

Hammy McMillan: As the lead, he throws first. He's the lively one of the team and one of the best sweepers in the world. Loves a carry on. He and Hardie are cousins.

Bobby Lammie: The quiet one but an "absolute freak of nature physically" according to those who train alongside him. Along with McMillan, he has reinvented the role of the sweeper.

• 18:00-21:00 - Two-woman bobsleigh (featuring GB's Adele Nicoll/Ashleigh Nelson)
• 18:05-21:35 - GB face Canada in men's curling final
• 19:40-22:00 - Slovakia v Finland for men's ice hockey bronze medal

A reminder that the women's freeski halfpipe final, for which GB's Zoe Atkin was the highest-scoring qualifier, has been postponed until Sunday because of persistent heavy snow.

Great Britain's men won gold in 1924.

78 years later, Rhona Martin's team became Olympic women's champions in Salt Lake City...

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Eve Muirhead's rink were victorious at Beijing 2022...

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Will Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan join the list of British curling gold medallists this evening?

Canada are their opponents in the gold medal match, which gets under way in about half an hour.

We return, and we're glad you've tuned in - you've obviously heard there's a curling match on tonight...

Great Britain have won three gold medals already at these Winter Olympics.

Be nice to get a fourth tonight, wouldn't it?

We're going to be pausing the live text updates shortly as there is a lull in action and we need to carb-load for the big event to come.

Make sure you join us again at 17:30 GMT for all the build-up to Great Britain's men's curling final against Canada which kicks off at 18:05 GMT.

You don't want to miss it!

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It's the penultimate day of the Winter Olympics and here's what's happened today so far:

• Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo wins a sixth gold of the Games in the 50km cross country; GB's Andrew Musgrave was sixth
• Dutch duo Jorrit Bergsma and Marijke Groenewoud win men's and women's speed skating mass start gold respectively
• Brad Hall's Team GB crew drop to seventh after the second run of the four-man bobsleigh - the final two runs are on Sunday
• There was an Italy one-two in the men's ski cross, France took golds in the skimo mixed relay and biathlon while USA won mixed team aerials gold
• Canada beat the USA 10-7 to secure bronze in the women's curling

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Livigno

We've had a U-turn.

The women's halfpipe final has been postponed until tomorrow, time TBC, because of "persistent heavy snow and the inability to prepare the pipe in a safe and fair condition".

That means we'll have to wait a big longer to find out if Great Britain's Zoe Atkin, the highest-scoring qualifier, will clinch a medal.

Emma Smith
BBC Sport at Milano Speed Skating Stadium

Mia Manganello of the USA was pumping her fists like crazy as she crossed the line. I don't think she could quite believe what she just did.

She won bronze by holding off home hero Francesca Lollobrigida on the home straight. The Italian, winner of two golds in Milan, has to settle for fourth here.

Wilf O’Reilly
Former British short track speed skater on BBC iPlayer

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What a win for Groenewoud.

It was good work done by her team mate Bente Kerkhoff. Any time anyone tried to get away, she gave her medal chances up.

Emma Smith
BBC Sport at Milano Speed Skating Stadium

The Netherlands’ Marijke Groenewoud won her third mass start world title last year, outsprinting the field. And she just did exactly the same in the Olympic final.

Once Groenewoud hit the front with a lap to go, no-one could go with her. Brilliant.

That is the 53rd speed skating medal the Dutch have won in Olympic history. National dominance like in few other sports.

And it is their record-extending 10th gold of Milan-Cortina 2026.

Mia Manganello of the USA has bronze.

She pips Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida to that final podium place.

Ivanie Blondin takes silver for a second consecutive Games!

She has a massive smile on her face.

Bente Kerkhoff is leading but it's close and they are all sprinting ...

This is going to be a frantic finish!

Three laps to go. Who wants gold?

They're all bumping into one another because they're that bunched.

Belgium's Sandrine Tas has made a break and Francesca Lollobrigida is leading the chasing pack.

Nine laps to go and Kaitlyn McGregor is the first over the line in the intermediate sprint.