Sitting a perfect 7-0 through four days of mixed doubles curling, Great Britain is the first team to clinch a spot in the semifinals of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

The U.S mixed doubles curling team of Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin lost their two matches on Saturday, first falling to Great Britain's Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat, 6-4, then taking a narrow defeat versus Kim Seonyeong and Jeong Yeongseok o f South Korea in an extra end, 6-5.

Great Britain beat Norway 4-0 to reach the second round of qualifying for November's eight-team Davis Cup Finals.

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With just two more round-robin sessions to go, table-toppers Great Britain remain the only team already qualified for the semi-finals. However, as an indication of just how tight this mixed doubles competition is,

A former Olympian and longtime IOC member, the Princess Royal urged athletes to take pride in reaching the Winter Games.

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