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The Americans clinched their first-ever medal in mixed doubles and earned a gold medal match against Sweden.<\/p>\n<div style='background:#f9f9f9;padding:20px;border-left:4px solid #e74c3c;margin:25px 0'>\n<h3 style='margin-top:0'>\ud83d\udd25 Quick Facts<\/h3>\n<ul style='margin:10px 0;padding-left:20px'>\n<li><b>Final Score<\/b>: Team USA 9, Italy 8 in a dramatic semifinal showdown Monday<\/li>\n<li><b>Historic Achievement<\/b>: First-ever Olympic medal for USA in mixed doubles curling<\/li>\n<li><b>Players<\/b>: Korey Dropkin (Massachusetts) and Cory Thiesse (Minnesota)<\/li>\n<li><b>Gold Medal Match<\/b>: USA faces Sweden on Tuesday, February 10 at 12:05 p.m. ET<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Dramatic Final Shots Send USA to Historic Olympic Final<\/h2>\n<p><b>Dropkin<\/b> and <b>Thiesse<\/b> engineered a thrilling comeback. They scored <b>five points<\/b> in the final three ends. <b>Thiesse<\/b>, hailing from the curling powerhouse of <b>Duluth, Minnesota<\/b>, became the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in this event. The tension inside the <b>Cortina Curling Stadium<\/b> was electric as Italian fans held their breath.<\/p>\n<p>The American pair hugged tightly after the final rock settled. <b>Dropkin<\/b> whooped and hollered, directing fist pumps toward a small pocket of <b>USA<\/b>-chanting supporters. The victory came just hours after Italy had defeated the Americans <b>7-6<\/b> in round-robin play.<\/p>\n<h2>Upsetting the Reigning Olympic Champions<\/h2>\n<p><b>Stefania Constantini<\/b> and <b>Amos Mosaner<\/b> of Italy looked stunned. The defending champions had enjoyed <b>raucous home support<\/b> all week. Italian fans had been banging wooden bannisters and screaming &#8220;Italia! Italia! Italia!&#8221; throughout the Cortina Curling Stadium. That energy evaporated as the <b>Americans<\/b> mounted their comeback.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dropkin<\/b> said the victory felt perfect. &#8220;There&#8217;s no better way to make the Olympic final than to go through the reigning Olympic champions,&#8221; he stated. The Massachusetts native brings more visible energy than his teammate, celebrating every shot with genuine emotion.<\/p>\n<h2>The Road to Gold: USA vs Sweden Showdown<\/h2>\n<table style='width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:20px 0'>\n<tr style='background:#f4f4f4'>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd;font-weight:bold'>Team<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd;font-weight:bold'>Record<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd;font-weight:bold'>Key Players<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'><b>USA<\/b><\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>First-time Olympians<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Dropkin, Thiesse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style='background:#f9f9f9'>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'><b>Sweden<\/b><\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Defeated Britain 9-3<\/td>\n<td style='padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd'>Isabella and Rasmus Wrana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><b>Sweden<\/b>&#8216;s <b>Isabella<\/b> and <b>Rasmus Wrana<\/b>, a brother-sister team, crushed <b>Jennifer Dodds<\/b> and <b>Bruce Mouat<\/b> of Britain in just <b>seven ends<\/b> with a <b>9-3<\/b> blowout. The Swedes showed they can play at an elite level. Both <b>USA<\/b> and <b>Sweden<\/b> will battle <b>Tuesday night<\/b> at <b>12:05 p.m. ET<\/b>, with the gold medal on the line.<\/p>\n<blockquote style='border-left:4px solid #3498db;padding-left:20px;margin:25px 0;font-style:italic;color:#555'><p>\n&#8220;There&#8217;s no better way to make the Olympic final than to go through the reigning Olympic champions.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style='font-size:0.9em;color:#666;margin-top:-15px'>\u2014 <b>Korey Dropkin<\/b>, USA Mixed Doubles Curler<\/p>\n<h2>Breaking Barriers and Making History<\/h2>\n<p><b>Cory Thiesse<\/b> said the achievement felt &#8220;crazy.&#8221; She called it &#8220;just a dream week really.&#8221; The Minnesota native&#8217;s journey to the Olympic podium represents a breakthrough for <b>American curling<\/b>. <b>Mixed doubles<\/b>, requiring one woman and one man per team, had never produced an <b>American<\/b> medalist before this historic moment.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dropkin<\/b> defended his celebratory style. &#8220;You don&#8217;t see football players, basketball players, baseball players always hiding their emotions,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;You know when they&#8217;re pissed off and you know when they&#8217;re having a good time. Why not curlers, too?&#8221; His enthusiasm mirrors the passion dominating curling venues worldwide.<\/p>\n<h2>What Does Tuesday&#8217;s Gold Medal Match Hold for Team USA?<\/h2>\n<p><b>Sweden<\/b> enters as a formidable opponent after decimating <b>Britain<\/b> in the semifinal. <b>Rasmus Wrana<\/b> said the Swedes knew they had to play their best game against the world-class British team. <b>Isabella Wrana<\/b> noted that &#8220;anything can happen&#8221; in mixed doubles, proving that momentum shifts rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>For <b>Dropkin<\/b> and <b>Thiesse<\/b>, the gold medal represents redemption and validation. They came to <b>Milano-Cortina<\/b> as virtual unknowns competing in their <b>first Olympics<\/b>. Now they stand on the brink of Olympic glory. The match airs <b>Tuesday<\/b> on <b>USA Network<\/b> and <b>Peacock<\/b>, with the entire nation watching two underdogs chase Olympic gold.<\/p>\n<h3>Sources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>ESPN<\/b> &#8211; U.S. reaches first Olympic curling mixed doubles final with 9-8 victory over defending champion Italy<\/li>\n<li><b>Olympics.com<\/b> &#8211; Official Winter Olympics 2026 mixed doubles curling results and final standings<\/li>\n<li><b>NBC Sports<\/b> &#8211; Team USA curling mixed doubles advances to gold medal match after dramatic semifinal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":41786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"schema_org_data":"{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Korey Dropkin\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Cory Thiesse\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Stefania 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