GB wheelchair curlers hold nerve to beat USAImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, British duo Jason Kean and Jo Butterfield are back in action on Saturday against JapanByPhil CartwrightBBC Sport journalistPublished46 minutes agoA 5-4 victory over the United States kept Great Britain firmly in the hunt for a semi-final spot in the wheelchair curling mixed doubles at the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics.After starting the eight-team round-robin phase with two defeats, British pair Jo Butterfield and Jason Kean have registered two consecutive wins to move into a five-way tie for second place in the table.China – who Great Britain face in their penultimate game – lead the standings with four wins out of four.The top four nations after seven matches will move through to the semi-finals.Following on from a 6-5 win against Latvia in Thursday’s evening session, Butterfield and Kean were narrow victors in a low-scoring contest against American duo Laura Dwyer and Steve Emt.
Neither side led by more than one point during the first seven ends and the sides were tied at 4-4 going into the final end, in which Great Britain had the hammer – the advantage of throwing the last stone.
Kean produced a fine penultimate stone under pressure to earn the point needed for victory.
