Great Britain's men's curling team defeated Switzerland 8-5 in the semifinals to advance to the gold medal match against Canada, who beat Norway 5-4 in an extra end. The British team, reigning world champions, guaranteed at least a silver medal for Team GB. Meanwhile, Britain's women missed the semifinals after a 7-4 win over Italy was overshadowed by the United States' 7-6 extra-end victory over Switzerland.
In Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on February 19, 2026, the men's curling semifinals at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics delivered tense action. Great Britain's Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, and Hammy McMillan overcame an early deficit against undefeated Switzerland, led by Yannick Schwaller and Benoit Schwarz-van Berkel. Switzerland took a 4-3 lead at the break, but a Swiss error in the sixth end allowed Britain to tie at 4-4. Mouat's triple takeout in the seventh end limited Switzerland to one point, and Britain scored two in the eighth to lead 6-5. Switzerland blanked the ninth, but in the tenth, Schwarz-van Berkel's final stone missed, giving Britain two more points for the 8-5 win.
"That's probably the hardest-fought win we've ever had and glad we brought our best when it really mattered," Lammie told BBC Sport. Hardie added, "It will be the biggest match of our lives and we're so excited to get that opportunity again."
In the other semifinal, Canada's Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant, and Ben Hebert edged Norway's Magnus Ramsfjell 5-4 after an extra end. Canada led 4-2 entering the tenth, but Norway tied it with two points, forcing overtime. Jacobs' draw secured the win when Ramsfjell's runback missed.
"That was probably the most nervous we've been as a group in a long time," Jacobs said. The final, pitting the 2022 Olympic silver medalists Britain against 2014 gold winners Canada, is set for Saturday at 18:05 GMT. Britain, who went 5-4 in round-robin play, seek to upgrade their Beijing silver; Canada, 7-2 in round robin, aim for their first men's gold since 2014.
Britain's women beat Italy 7-4 but needed Switzerland to defeat the US to advance. Switzerland forced an extra end but lost 7-6, eliminating Britain despite their late surge of three wins in two days. "We're absolutely gutted but so proud," skip Sophie Jackson told BBC Sport.
The matches highlighted ongoing controversy, with Canada facing double-touching accusations, including from Sweden's Oskar Eriksson against Kennedy, who received a verbal warning for his response.
