JENNIFER DODDS and Bruce Mouat face the painful task of regrouping for a shot at Olympic bronze after losing their mixed curling semi-final in a 6-5 defeat to Norway at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing today.

The British pair looked in control for much of the match but it swung on a three-point Norwegian power-play in the sixth, which ultimately afforded Kristen Skaslien to roll in the decisive stone and clinch victory in the final end.

Mouat and Dodds did not hide their disappointment in the wake of the contest but immediately sought to shift focus onto this afternoon’s match against Sweden, which will decide whether they make it onto the Olympic podium.