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GB Wheelchair Curling Falls to Canada in Heartbreaking 5-4 Loss

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Great Britain's mixed wheelchair curling team suffered a 5-4 defeat to 2022 Winter Paralympic bronze medallists Canada in their third round-robin match at the Milan-Cortina Games. The British quartet of Karen Aspey, Austin McKenzie, Stewart Pimblett, and Hugh Nibloe led 4-2 heading into the final end but couldn't hold on as Canada's last-stone advantage proved decisive.

After a scoreless opening end, GB stole a point in the second but Canada responded with scores in the third and fourth ends to take a 2-1 lead at the break. The British team leveled in the fifth and briefly looked in control, even having four scoring stones in the sixth end. However, Canadian skip Mark Ideson's well-placed final stone kept GB's lead to just 3-2.

The seventh end saw errors on both sides, with Ideson missing his last stone, allowing GB to steal one for a 4-2 advantage. But with last-stone advantage, Canada's pressure proved too much as Nibloe failed to find the target in the final end, allowing the Canadians to claim their second win in two games.