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Scotland men go for curling gold after women fail to land bronze - live on BBC
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Scotland's men will go for European Curling Championship gold on Sunday after the women's side failed in their bid to land bronze in Ostrava.
Fay Henderson's rink lost out to Latvia, who claimed their first-ever major medal in a thrilling 8-6 victory.
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The contest was levelled at a point apiece after the opening two ends before the Latvians surged into a four-point advantage.
The Scots reduced the deficit, winning by three in the fourth, but a four-point lead was restored by Latvia over the fifth and sixth ends.
Despite a 2-0 success in the seventh - and final - end, Scotland were not able to stage a comeback, with attention now turning to the men's team.
Grant Hardie's rink cruised through the group stage before losing their final match to Italy, but recovered to see off an experienced Swedish team 7-5 in the Czech Republic.
And they will play the Italians again on Sunday (13:00 GMT) with a gold medal at stake - live on the BBC.
