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Mixed Doubles Curling Reaches Semifinals at Milano Cortina With Power Play in Focus

A once-per-game Power Play is reshaping tactics by moving the pre-placed stones to a corner for the last-shot team.

Overview

  • Great Britain topped the mixed doubles round-robin at 7–1, with semifinals scheduled for Monday at Milano-Cortina.
  • The United States secured the final playoff berth after a tiebreaker win over Canada.
  • In a recent USA–Canada game, Canada’s sixth-end Power Play produced only a single, while a later U.S. Power Play set up a decisive three in a 7–5 victory.
  • Mixed doubles uses eight ends with five stones per team and begins each end with one pre-placed stone per side, with the same player throwing first and last.
  • The Power Play can be used once per team per game and is not permitted in an extra end, and stones are equipped with hog-line sensors that can trigger removal for a release violation.