Scotland's men lose European semi-final as women go for gold

European Curling Championships

Where: Lohja, Finland When: 22-29 November

Coverage: Watch selected games live on the BBC Sport website & app and the BBC iPlayer

Scotland's chance of gold at the European Curling Championships lies in the women's competition after the men fell at the semi-final stage.

Bruce Mouat's rink sailed through the round-robin phase with a 100% record but lost 8-5 to Sweden in the last four showdown.

Swedish skip Niklas Edin will now go for an eighth title against Switzerland, who beat Italy 8-7.

The Swedes, who lost three of their opening nine games, took two in the seventh and ninth ends to lead 7-5 and Mouat could not extend a tense tie when he was a fraction out with his final stone.

Team Mouat, runners-up last year and four-time winners, will play the Italians for bronze on Friday evening, with the action streamed on the BBC Sport website and iPlayer at 17:00 GMT.

"We've played a million times before," said Edin of his team's victory. "In the Olympic final it was the same situation.

"We just have to reach our own top level. We came in with the right mindset and executed well."

On Thursday, Scotland's women continued their revival in Finland by beating Switzerland in their semi-final.

The Scots - bronze medallists last year and ranked second going into this tournament - lost four of their opening six matches, but won their final three round-robin games to scrape into the knockout matches.

And in a dominant performance, Rebecca Morrison's rink prevailed 8-5 to earn a place in the final against Sweden.

"Reaching our first European final together and that is a great achievement for us," said an excited Jen Dodds, who won European gold in 2021.

"We got our bronze medal last year, which back then we were so happy with, and one of our goals for this season was to upgrade that and get to the final.

"Now we are really looking forward to getting that opportunity to compete in it."

The final will be live on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app at 08:00 on Saturday.