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Japan Beats Great Britain to Win Women's Curling Bronze Medal at 2018 Olympics

Japan beat Great Britain 5-3 to secure bronze in women's curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics on Saturday.

In a tense match, Japan skip Satsuki Fujisawa had steered her team into a 4-3 lead going into the final end. Her opposite number, Eve Muirhead, then opted to go for the win with her final stone instead of settling for an extra end.

Here's a look at the medal table following this third-place finish for Japan and a recap of another fascinating match at the Gangneung Curling Centre.

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Japan Edge Past Great Britain

In the first end, Muirhead was happy to take one point instead of blanking it out, while in the second some smart play from Team GB limited Japan to a solitary point of their own.