Mouat & Dodds Get Team Gb Off To Winning Start

The pounding euphony and disco lights lent a consciousness of juncture to nan first action of this year's Games successful nan high-end Italian edifice of Cortina d'Ampezzo.

The snowfall which had hammered down each time successful nan Dolomites had turned to sleet by nan clip nan 4 matches started successful beforehand of a patient crowd wrong nan 3,500-capacity arena.

But galore of those spectators were formed into acheronian for 4 aliases 5 minutes early connected until personification put immoderate alteration successful nan meter, the scoring screens flickered backmost into life and play resumed.

"I didn't mind nan lights going off," said Mouat. "It was a spot of a boogie, a rave... it was for illustration a nightclub."

When nan dancing stopped, Norway's hubby and woman squad of Magnus Nedregotten and Kristin Skaslien initially took power earlier nan sides fell into a cagey contest.

Mouat and Dodds seized nan inaugural successful a splendid 2nd extremity - nan last accounting reached aft immoderate lengthy deliberation pinch nan measuring instrumentality - and led 4-3 astatine nan break aft edging a tight 4th against nan 2002 metallic medallists.

The interval did cheque nan momentum of nan puerility friends a little, arsenic Norway - who besides won bronze successful 2018 - drew level again.

Nedregotten's flawless play was keeping Norway successful it - woman Skaslien's struggles threatening a small home disharmony - but moreover his efforts could not forestall Team GB snatching 3 successful nan sixth extremity acknowledgment to a stunning Dodds throw.

That opened a three-shot lead pinch 2 ends to play.

And, though nan Norwegians invoked nan powerplay to trim nan shortage to one, Mouat and Dodds did likewise successful nan past extremity to adjacent retired a connection 8-6 win.

"It took america a spot of clip to activity retired 1 extremity was curling much than nan other, but erstwhile we did we took a measurement up successful capacity and took power from there," Dodds said.

"It's a bully assurance builder to commencement nan week."