"The match went down to the final end before defeat by the 2022 curling champions with Stefania Constantini making sure of victory with her final throw. Italy had led throughout the match but the British pair had given themselves a chance before ending in fourth place, the same position they obtained again without a medal at the Beijing Games. Mouat and Dodds were both fighting back tears when speaking to the BBC reporter afterwards."
"After topping the round-robin stage, the British pair slumped to a 9-3 defeat the hands of Sweden in Monday's semi-final and had to regroup for a Tuesday afternoon clash with 2022 Olympic champions Constantini and Amos Mosaner. A missed opportunity in the first end saw Italy take an early 1-0 lead, with Britain levelling the score in the second before a perfectly delivered final stone from Constantini in the third edged Italy back in front."
"We played so much better than four years ago to leave without a medal is tough. We talked last night about how lucky we are to be even competing at the Olympics with my best mate here."
Great Britain finished fourth in the mixed doubles curling after losing a bronze medal game to Italy, leaving the nation without a Winter Olympics medal. Stefania Constantini secured victory for Italy with her final throw as Italy led for most of the match. The British pair, Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds, had earlier topped the round-robin but lost 9-3 to Sweden in the semi-final. Britain fought back in the bronze match, leveling briefly and scoring in the fifth and seventh ends, but Italy extended the lead with a sixth-end winning shot by Amos Mosaner. Mouat and Dodds were visibly emotional after the defeat.
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