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.

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 certain way they go about making the four sheets inside Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.

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It's Day 1 of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina with competition heating up across a snowy Italy today. Gold medals are up for grabs in women’s ski jumping and men’s big air snowboarding, while competition continues in team events like women’s hockey and mixed doubles curling.

It was unclear what caused the brief blip as players joked and killed time before the lights came on and action resumed.

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Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, where the curling events will open ahead of the opening ceremony.

How do brooms affect stones in curling? Here's what to know as the popular 2026 Winter Olympics competition begins at Milano Cortina Games.