USA Women's Curling beats Canada for first time
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When the men's rinks of Canada and Sweden met at the Winter Olympics in Cortina on Friday, tempers became frayed.
Day 8 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games brings another massive slate of medal events including skiing disciplines, men's and women's hockey and curling matches. Other sports where medals will be handed out today include the men’s 500m speedskating,
Every single curling stone in the Winter Olympics is crafted from a special granite found only on Ailsa Craig, a small uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland.
With the noise inside the arena rising every session, one curler has made it clear he doesn’t want it turned down. Following his 7th-place finish in the mixed doubles, Swiss skip Yannick Schwaller is reigning strong in the singles showdown.
The defending world champs and the winningest Olympic team of all time are sitting at the top of the men's curling standings through three sessions of play on Friday. Canada and Switzerland are both 3-0 in Cortina — the only remaining unbeaten teams.
Six of the 11 U.S. athletes in Cortina for Curling hail from Minnesota. Rich Ruohonen used the Olympic platform to speak on ICE raids in his home state.
The National Women's Bonspiel curling event is set for Feb. 19-22 in Wayland, drawing competitors from throughout the country.
American curling duo Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin won silver in the mixed doubles event at Milan Cortina - a massive victory for them and their sport. Maybe more importantly, they could be the start of a broom-brigaded revolution.