Overview
- The hammer gives a team the final shot of an end, a significant edge that guides end-by-end tactics.
- Possession transfers to the team that fails to score in an end and is retained when no one scores.
- At championship level, the Last Stone Draw measures pre-game draws to the button to allocate last-stone advantage.
- Milano‑Cortina features men’s, women’s and mixed doubles events with ten nations per field and 112 total competitors.
- Great Britain’s mixed doubles team is Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Moat, with the format using five stones per team, pre-placed stones and one player throwing first and last.