CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The desperation played on the faces of Canadian curling couple Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman on Saturday as they watched Great Britain's Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds send red stones pummeling into their carefully set yellows.

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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.

Canada suffered its second loss in mixed doubles curling at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday, 7-5 to Great Britain. Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat took a fast 3-0 lead on Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman of Chestermere, Alta. in the first end, and never relinquished it in the round-robin win.

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

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Long track speed skater Valérie Maltais has won Canada’s first medal of the Milan Cortina Winter Games – a bronze – in the women’s 3000m race on Saturday at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium.

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An unprecedented four-site, dual-cauldron Winter Olympics opening ceremony replete with references to Italian icons and culture has officially kicked off the Milan Cortina Games, as the sports spectac