The United States mixed doubles curling team of Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin are 4-0 after two days of competition at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics following wins over Canada and Czechia on Friday. Thiesse and Dropkin began their day by defeating Canada's Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman 7-5 in a tight battle at Cortina Olympic Stadium.

Today's Google Doodle game celebrates the sport of curling at the Winter Olympics 2026, which started today, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, ahead of the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies on Friday, Feb. 6. To see interactive Google Doodles or play Google Doodle curling, go to Google.com.

Italy's team lost for the first time at a major international event after perfect runs at the 2022 Olympics and 2025 world championships.

It’s day two of the biggest competition in winter sports.

Creating an ice surface for curling isn't as simple as flooding an area with water and allowing it to freeze. The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina features some of the best ice technicians in the sport, and there is a certain way they go about making the four sheets inside Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.

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