Olympics-Curling-Edin and Sweden complete Olympic collection with golden crown


2022 Beijing Olympics - Curling - Men's Gold Medal Game - Sweden v Britain - National Aquatics Center, Beijing, China - February 19, 2022. Christoffer Sundgren of Sweden, Vice Oskar Eriksson of Sweden and Rasmus Wranaa of Sweden and Daniel Magnusson of Sweden react after winning the game. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

BEIJING (Reuters) -Niklas Edin cemented his position as one of the greatest curlers of all time when he led Sweden to an extra-end victory over Britain in the men's final on Saturday to finally add Olympic gold to his glittering collection of titles.

Sweden clinched their first men's Olympic curling gold medal after outplaying Britain 5-4 at the National Aquatics Centre in a tensely-fought tactical battle, with Edin reading the ice to near-perfection to maintain the upper hand.

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