The Russian men's curling team lost to the US team in the first match of the round robin tournament at the Beijing Olympics.

The match ended with the score 6:5. An extra end was needed to determine the winner.

The Russian team in Beijing includes Sergey Glukhov (skip), Evgeny Klimov, Dmitry Mironov, Anton Kalalb, Daniil Goryachev.

The Americans are the reigning Olympic champions. At the Beijing Games, their line-up is as follows: Christopher Place, Colin Huffman, John Landsteiner, Matt Hamilton and Jon Shuster. The last three took gold at the 2018 Olympics.

Curling players of the Italian national team won gold at the Olympic Games in Beijing in the doubles of the 2022 Olympics. In total, ten teams compete in the tournament. The final will take place on February 19.

In the next match, the Russians will play on February 10 with the Chinese, and the Americans with the Swedes.

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