Winter Olympics closing ceremony LIVE: Team GB women win first gold medal in curling as Beijing Games end

So with five stones left each in this extra end, Sweden have left one in the centre of the house and Britain have a slight opening, perhaps. Bobby Lammie places one cleverly to the side, behind a Swedish guard, to give GB something in the centre. Sweden clear the guard with their next shot, and GB will try and replace it...

We go to an extra end. Sweden have the hammer, so Britain have it all to do.

Bruce Mouat pulls off the pressure shot, leaving his last stone on the button to win a point, and we’re going to an extra end!

Wow. A brilliant response by Sweden as skip Niklas Edin finds the tiniest gap to bump his own stone into Britain’s and knock it out of the house. Over to Bruce Mouat with this penultimate stone for GB, which he curls close to the centre. Sweden will surely knock this out, and leave GB with a simple shot to force the extra end...

Perfect by Hardie! He hits out the central Swedish stone and rolls perfectly behind the remaining two while staying closest to the centre. It means Britain have the advantage and it’s a really difficult stone for Sweden to wipe out as it’s so protected by the Swedes’ previous stones. Remember, Britain have the hammer (last throw) so they have a real chance here to pick up two crucial, gold medal-winning points...

Grant Hardie doesn’t quite nail his attempt to knock out two Swedish stones in one effort, and the Swedes now have three stones in the house. A tricky situation for Britain with their three more stones remaining. They call a timeout and Bruce Mouat gathers his team around the house to discuss their strategy. Hardie to throw...

Rasmus Wrana plays a clever shot to clear both of those British yellow stones guarding the top of the house. Bobby Lammie responds with a carefully placed stone close to the button, but Sweden remain in charge. Each team has four stones left in this Olympic final...

Sweden put a stone close to the button and place a guard, which Britain nudge. The Swedes then add another stone close to the centre, and Bobby Lammie clatters through them with a plant to leave...

That’s exactly what happens – we go into the final end perfectly poised: Sweden have a one-point advantage, but Britain have the hammer. GB need a two-point swing in this end to clinch Olympic gold, while one point would force an extra end – but Sweden would then have the hammer. Here we go...

It looks like it’s going to be a trading of stones now so that GB blank this ninth end, keep the scores as they are but importantly retain the hammer (the final stone) for the final and decisive 10th end.