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Britain's Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds extended their unbeaten run to seven wins by beating Canada and the United States to reach the Winter Olympics mixed doubles curling semi-finals, with Sunday’s matches against Switzerland and Italy determining their last-four opponent.
At the Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, U.S. mixed doubles curlers Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin moved to 4-0 with a 7-5 win over Canada and an 8-1 win over the Czech Republic, tying and then setting the best undefeated Olympic start for a U.S. curling team; Snoop Dogg attended as NBC correspondent, sat with Dropkin’s mother, and even tried curling with the team after the match.
Live coverage from Milano Cortina 2026 highlights Lindsey Vonn’s remarkable downhill training—less than a week after ACL injury—demonstrating speed and resilience as opening ceremonies loom. The day also features protests against ICE in Milan, details of the multi-site opening ceremony with two da Vinci-inspired cauldrons lit simultaneously in Milan and Cortina, and ongoing curling and ice hockey action, including Team GB and USA results and a Switzerland win over the Czech Republic in a shootout.
The opening mixed-doubles curling matches at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo were briefly halted when arena lights went out for about three minutes, delaying play for a little over five minutes before power was restored and competition resumed. The cause wasn’t disclosed. Sweden, Switzerland, Great Britain and Canada won their openers as the event continues through Tuesday, with the US and defending champion Italy set to debut Thursday.
Opening curling matches at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics were briefly halted five minutes in by a power outage at the arena; lights were restored quickly and play resumed, with the U.S. mixed curling set to begin Thursday and coverage on Peacock and USA.
As Milan Cortina 2026 opens with 116 medals on the line and roughly 3,000 athletes, The Athletic highlights 26 international stars across 16 disciplines who could shape the Games, from Federica Brignone and Marco Odermatt in alpine competition to Canada’s hockey stars led by Crosby and Poulin, and notable performers in curling, biathlon, luge, freestyle, snowboarding, cross-country, ski jumping and more, including neutral entrant Adeliia Petrosian and other top contenders across speedskating, ski mountaineering, and skeleton.
NFL stars George Kittle, T.J. Hockenson and Jared Allen are backing Rock League, a new professional curling circuit by The Curling Group, featuring six global franchises with balanced men’s and women’s teams. The league targets an April 2026 kickoff, Toronto launch, and plans a 2027 five-stop season with a world schedule by 2028, plus festival-style events and broad distribution (Rogers Sportsnet and global streams) to broaden curling’s appeal beyond its traditional quiet culture while leveraging Olympic momentum and existing Grand Slam ties.