Winter Olympic curling semi-final schedule and results after Team GB qualify - Team GB’s men have scraped into the semi-finals but the women agonisingly missed out at Milano-Cortina 2026

Canada beat United States of America in Saturday afternoon’s game by 10-7, to claim the women’s Olympic bronze medals. United States of America started the game with last stone advantage and opened the scoring in the first end when skip Tabitha Peterson played a tap-back off a Canadian stone sitting on the button.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics. The Canadian men's and women's teams, as well as the British men's team, have been accused of the same infraction: double-touching the curling stone after it is released.

Team USA women’s curling secured a major win on Thursday, when they beat Switzerland 7-6. Their remarkable run in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games has been filled with impressive moments, including their first-ever win against Canada in an Olympic competition.

Luca Eze, who plays the bagpipes, says he started his career on the zampogna, a type of instrument common in central and southern Italy. In the Veneto region, it’s sometimes called a “piva,” and is played on Christmas and during other festivities.

In households across the globe, the sporting action in Cortina has created plenty of passionate new curling fans. Like every four years, curling’s tension and its skilful athletes have captured the imagination and support of people everywhere.