Medal Round

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

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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.