Medal Round

U.S. curlers upset Italy to advance to mixed doubles final

February 09, 2026 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI Hoton da AI ya samar

The United States' Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse defeated reigning Olympic champions Italy 9-8 in the mixed doubles curling semifinals at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Sweden's Isabella and Rasmus Wrana beat Britain 9-3 in the other semifinal, setting up a gold-medal matchup between the U.S. and Sweden on Tuesday. Canada finished out of the playoffs with a 4-5 record after beating Switzerland 8-4 in their final round-robin game.