Great Britain are finally guaranteed to win their first medal of a challenging Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Bruce Mouat's men's curling team beat the USA 8-4 in the semi-final to reach the gold medal match, guaranteeing themselves at least a silver.
They will take on Sweden for the ultimate prize, while the USA will face Canada with the bronze medal at stake.
Fighting back from a nightmare start in which they conceded two with the 'hammer' in the first end, they led by a point at the halfway stage.
The Americans blanked three consecutive ends as they sought a bigger return for their last stone advantage, but were forced to give one away in the ninth.
Armed with a 6-4 lead going into the final end, Mouat's team retained control, and when US skip John Shuster's final attempted take-out went awry, the Britons' advance was secured.
"The last two weeks, especially for myself, has been a bit of a roller coaster so this is very special," Mouat told BBC Sport.
"I'm so excited to be able to share the moment with the guys and the celebration at the end was pure elation. I don't think I can sum it up any other way.
"I am excited to play that game and we have got a day off tomorrow. Just looking forward to getting on the ice again and going for that gold.
"We knew that we were going to have two games today so we came out to win this morning to keep momentum going and built that into the semi-final, that is exactly what we needed to do."
It comes after a slew of disappointments for British medal hopefuls in a range of events, but ensures Team GB will not end the Games empty-handed for the first time in 30 years.
Britain's women's curlers are also in the running for a medal after their win over the Russian Olympic Committee in their final round robin match saw them reach the semi-finals.
