Simpson misses out on Paralympic title defence

Great Britain were beaten 7-6 by South Korea in the first of their two wheelchair curling mixed team matches on Monday after a mid-game reshuffle that saw Graeme Stewart replace Hugh Nibloe and Stewart Pimblett take on skip duties.

“- Published Britain's Neil Simpson said "a couple of mistakes" stopped him from defending his Paralympic super G title as he finished fourth in Cortina - his second medal near-miss of the Games”

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GB trailed 3-0 after two ends but picked up four shots across the next three ends to move into the lead.

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They then exchanged scores of two and allowed South Korea, with the hammer in the final end, to get the two required for victory.

Stewart told Channel 4 he was "just gutted with the result" but proud of the team's adaptability.

Pimblett said they needed to "bounce back" for a game against Sweden at 17:35 GMT.

Great Britain have played four of their scheduled nine round-robin matches, winning one and losing three.

The mixed doubles round-robin phase will be completed in the afternoon session.

The British pair Jo Butterfield and Jason Kean are one of five teams level in second place and round off their schedule against hosts Italy at 13:35.

Hosts Italy are bottom of the standings and unable to qualify, with the top four nations after the final round progressing to Tuesday's semi-finals.