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02/19 06:18 CST Canada, Norway, Switzerland and Britain qualify for men's
curling semifinals at Olympics
Canada, Norway, Switzerland and Britain qualify for men's curling semifinals at
Olympics
By JULIA FRANKEL
Associated Press
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO (AP) --- Canada will play Norway and Switzerland will play
Britain Thursday in the men's curling semifinals at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
The face-off between Canada and Norway will be a repeat of the morning's game,
when Norway beat Canada 8-6.
Speaking after the match, Canadian curler Brad Jacobs said it felt like "deja
vu from Sochi," when at the 2014 Games Canada played China both in its last
round-robin match and then the semifinal. Canada beat China and went on to win
gold and is hoping for the same result tonight.
"We're experienced with this, done this lot," Jacobs said. "Hopefully, we can
get off to a better start tonight."
On the women's side, Sweden and Switzerland have already qualified for the
semifinals. The other spots are still up for grabs and will be decided by games
on Thursday afternoon.
The men's semifinals are scheduled for 7:05 p.m. The women's semifinals are set
for Friday at 2:05 p.m. All times are local.
Here's a quick breakdown.
Men's Olympic curling semifinals at Cortina Switzerland is undefeated going into the semis. It will play Britain, which has won 5 games and lost 4, and managed to sneak into the semifinals after Canada's loss to Norway. "I would say it's just a very good atmosphere in our group right now," said Yannick Schwaller, who leads the Swiss men, after their final win of the round robin. "Everybody is buying into what we're doing," he said. He added that taking on Glenn Howard, the acclaimed Canadian curler, as a coach, had also been a key ingredient of their success. Meanwhile, the hopes of the U.S. men' s team, which was counting on a Canada win to get them to the semis, were dashed. Sweden, the defending gold medalists, are out of contention. The men's bronze medal match will be on Friday at 7:05 p.m. The gold medal match will be Saturday at the same time.
Women's Olympic curling semifinals at Cortina Sweden is in the lead in the women's field going into the semifinals. It has won 7 games and lost two, to Korea and Canada. Switzerland, just behind, has played one fewer game than Sweden. It has won six games and lost two, to Japan and Sweden. Behind them, Canada, Korea and the U.S. are tied for third place, each having won five games and lost three. The final two spots in the semifinals are up for grabs. There will be one more round of play at 2:05 p.m. Thursday, before the semifinals. The women's bronze medal game is set for 2:05 p.m. Saturday, and the gold medal game is scheduled for 11:05 a.m. Sunday. ___ AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics
Men's Olympic curling semifinals at Cortina Switzerland is undefeated going into the semis. It will play Britain, which has won 5 games and lost 4, and managed to sneak into the semifinals after Canada's loss to Norway. "I would say it's just a very good atmosphere in our group right now," said Yannick Schwaller, who leads the Swiss men, after their final win of the round robin. "Everybody is buying into what we're doing," he said. He added that taking on Glenn Howard, the acclaimed Canadian curler, as a coach, had also been a key ingredient of their success. Meanwhile, the hopes of the U.S. men' s team, which was counting on a Canada win to get them to the semis, were dashed. Sweden, the defending gold medalists, are out of contention. The men's bronze medal match will be on Friday at 7:05 p.m. The gold medal match will be Saturday at the same time.
Women's Olympic curling semifinals at Cortina Sweden is in the lead in the women's field going into the semifinals. It has won 7 games and lost two, to Korea and Canada. Switzerland, just behind, has played one fewer game than Sweden. It has won six games and lost two, to Japan and Sweden. Behind them, Canada, Korea and the U.S. are tied for third place, each having won five games and lost three. The final two spots in the semifinals are up for grabs. There will be one more round of play at 2:05 p.m. Thursday, before the semifinals. The women's bronze medal game is set for 2:05 p.m. Saturday, and the gold medal game is scheduled for 11:05 a.m. Sunday. ___ AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics
