Bruce Mouat has revealed how burying his demons helped put Team GB in line for their first Olympic medal.
At the Ice Cube on Thursday, Mouat’s team take part in the men’s curling semi-finals knowing that victory would guarantee them gold or silver.
The match comes 10 days after Mouat suffered semi-final defeat in the mixed doubles and then missed out on bronze.
“It was pretty rough after the mixed, I was pretty down and I didn’t sleep much," the Scot admitted.
“I was happy to have the day off afterwards and spent a fair bit of time speaking with our sports psychologist.
“That really helped me refocus and regroup - reminding me how much I love curling and what it means to be playing at the Olympics and living my dream.”
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Final round-robin matches overnight will determine who Team GB play in the last-four. They and Sweden lead the standings with seven wins apiece from eight matches.
Britain's desperate need for curling success amplified after Dave Ryding, Britain’s World Cup-winning skier, finished 13th in the slalom.
Three weeks on from his famous triumph in Kitzbuhel he finished 1.48 seconds behind French winner Clement Noel.
Ryding said: “I will always be the first ever Brit to win one (World Cup race), but I’d have liked to have done it here.”
The 35-year old ruled out competing in a fourth Olympics in Milan four years from now.
“I don't think so,” he said. “I for sure can do one more year. But four years ahead sounds scary!”
