Mouat has been calling himself all the bad swears during three patchy opening games amid the Dolomite mountains in the north of Italy, but one of the sport’s leading lights lifted it against the Swedes.
And in Dodds, he has a partner who has been consistently superb so far. Only Sweden’s Isabella Wranaa had been statistically better but she was no match here.
When Dodds asked her questions, she struggled to find answers. Indeed, at one stage, she battered her brush off the side of the sheet after an errant throw as the sibling bonds between her and partner Rasmus began to fray.
“The difference was the two girls. Isabella wasn’t making shots, but Jen was,” said BBC Sport pundit Jackie Lockhart.
At that stage, the GB pair were four points up – a second consecutive night without much sleep after a quick turnaround from Thursday’s win over Czech Republic proving no impediment – but the lead was narrowed to 4-3 at the break.
Another two in the fifth end cleaved open the advantage again before the teams traded points in the next two to leave Sweden needing four in the final end to win.
They got none, as the end was blanked. A stunning Mouat throw proved decisive, evincing a first-pump from the restrainted Scot and earning him an audience with Snoop moments later.
“Can you say you won pretty? It was just a lot better from me and happy we’re making opponents play tough shots,” Mouat told BBC Sport.
