Overview
- Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin edged host Italy 9-8 in the semifinal to advance to the gold-medal game.
- Thiesse sealed the victory with the final stone, removing one Italian rock and nudging another to score two.
- The result guarantees at least silver for Team USA, making Thiesse the first American woman to win an Olympic curling medal.
- The pair, who teamed up in 2022, entered Cortina as the 2023 World Mixed Doubles champions.
- They will face Sweden’s sibling duo Rasmus and Isabella Wranå, who beat Great Britain 9-3, in a rematch of a U.S. round-robin win; the final airs on USA Network and streams on Peacock.