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Good afternoon. some good news. no more getting up at 2am to watch curling. the winter olympics has been officially brought to a close in beijing. the closing cereremony at the bird nest stadium marked the end of over two weeks of action with almost 3,000 athletes competing. the international olympic committee president, thomas bach, used his speech at the closing ceremony to call for political leaders around the world to be inspired by the athletes. the olympic flame was extinguished, with the next games taking place in milan—cortina in italy in 2026. the winter paralympics begins in beijin...

Thousands of athletes parade through the bird�*s nest stadium in beijing. andy swiss was watching. it is curling gold! saving the best till last — a glittering finale to britain�*s games, as eve muirhead�*s team delivered the perfect ending. this could be the most important stone of the match. curling is so often a sport of cliffhangers. not this time. britain led japan from the off, and a moment of muirhead magic took them out of sight. it is four for great britain. triumph was now only a matter of time, and when britain extended their lead to a massive 10—3, enough was enough. that...