Cory Thiesse, Korey Dropkin send Team USA to gold match of mixed doubles curling

[ASFN Admin]

Team USA will have a chance to play for Olympic gold in mixed doubles curling.

In what was a semifinal thriller, Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin knocked off two-seeded Italy, the reigning Olympic gold medal winners from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, to advance to the gold medal match of the mixed doubles curling final Tuesday, Feb. 10 at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

It was the second time Thiesse and Dropkin played the Italians on Monday. They lost to them in the final game of round-robin play earlier in the day in Milan.

SAVE. US. A. SEAT.

Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin will compete for gold in the mixed doubles curling final on Tuesday at the #WinterOlympics. pic.twitter.com/PCsknY9vyW

— Team USA (@TeamUSA) February 9, 2026

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The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are off and running with 16 sports taking over 25 different venues. The games are exclusively airing across NBC's suite of networks with many events airing live on its streaming service, Peacock, which you can sign up for here .

All times Eastern and accurate as of Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, at 8:00 p.m.

Feb. 9 Winter Olympics TV Schedule​

• 12:15 AM - BIATHLON (REPLAY) (Medal Event) Mixed Relay 4x6km USA NETWORK
• 12:35 AM - OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY) SNOWBOARDING and more NBC, PEACOCK
• 1:30 AM - FIGURE SKATING (REPLAY) (Medal Event) Team: Pairs, Women's, Men's Free USA NETWORK
• 4:30 AM - ALPINE SKIING (LIVE) Men's Team Combined: Downhill USA NETWORK, PEACOCK
• 5:45 AM - ALPINE SKIING (REPLAY) (Medal Event) Women's Downhill USA NETWORK
• 6:30 AM - FREESTYLE SKIING (LIVE) (Medal Event) Women's Slopestyle Final USA NETWORK, PEACOCK
• 8:00 AM - ALPINE SKIING (LIVE) (Medal Event) Men's Team Combined: Slalom USA NETWORK, PEACOCK
• 9:00 AM - CURLING: Italy vs United States (REPLAY) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round USA NETWORK
• 11:00 AM - LUGE (LIVE) Women's Singles: Run 1 and 2 USA NETWORK, PEACOCK
• 11:30 AM - SPEED SKATING (LIVE) (Medal Event) Women's 1000m USA NETWORK, PEACOCK
• 12:00 PM - ICE HOCKEY: Germany vs France (REPLAY) Women's Preliminary Round USA NETWORK
• 12:00 PM - SPEED SKATING (REPLAY) (Medal Event) Women's 1000m NBC
• 12:45 PM - ALPINE SKIING (REPLAY) (Medal Event) Men's Team Combined: Downhill & Slalom NBC
• 1:00 PM - LUGE (LIVE) Women's Singles: Run 2 USA NETWORK
• 1:20 PM - FIGURE SKATING (LIVE) Rhythm Dance USA NETWORK, PEACOCK
• 1:30 PM - SNOWBOARDING (LIVE) (Medal Event) Women's Big Air Final NBC, PEACOCK
• 2:40 PM - FIGURE SKATING (LIVE) Rhythm Dance NBC
• 2:40 PM - ICE HOCKEY: Switzerland vs United States (LIVE) Women's Preliminary Round USA NETWORK, PEACOCK
• 5:00 PM - CURLING: (REPLAY) Mixed Doubles Semifinal CNBC
• 5:00 PM - ICE HOCKEY: Canada vs Czechia (REPLAY) Women's Preliminary Round USA NETWORK
• 5:30 PM - SKI JUMPING (REPLAY) (Medal Event) Men's Normal Hill USA NETWORK
• 6:30 PM - CURLING: (REPLAY) Mixed Doubles Semifinal CNBC
• 6:45 PM - SPEED SKATING (REPLAY) (Medal Event) Women's 1000m USA NETWORK
• 8:00 PM - PRIMETIME IN MILAN (REPLAY) Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Alpine Skiing NBC, PEACOCK
• 8:00 PM - LUGE (REPLAY) Women's Singles: Run 1 and 2 USA NETWORK
• 8:45 PM - CURLING: (REPLAY) Mixed Doubles Semifinal USA NETWORK
• 10:15 PM - SKI JUMPING (REPLAY) (Medal Event) Men's Normal Hill USA NETWORK
• 11:00 PM - ICE HOCKEY: Switzerland vs United States (REPLAY) Women's Preliminary Round USA NETWORK
• 11:35 PM - OLYMPIC LATE NIGHT (REPLAY) Snowboarding, Speed Skating, and more NBC, PEACOCK

Feb. 9 Winter Olympics Streaming Schedule​

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• 4:05 AM - CURLING: Norway vs South Korea (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round PEACOCK
• 4:05 AM - CURLING: Italy vs United States (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round PEACOCK
• 4:05 AM - CURLING: Switzerland vs Canada (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round PEACOCK
• 4:05 AM - CURLING: Czechia vs Estonia (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Preliminary Round PEACOCK
• 6:10 AM - ICE HOCKEY: Japan vs Italy (LIVE) Women's Preliminary Round PEACOCK
• 8:00 AM - GOLD ZONE: DAY 3 (LIVE) Digital Exclusive PEACOCK
• 10:40 AM - ICE HOCKEY: Germany vs France (LIVE) Women's Preliminary Round PEACOCK
• 12:05 PM - CURLING: (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Semifinal #2 PEACOCK
• 12:05 PM - CURLING: (LIVE) Mixed Doubles Semifinal #1 PEACOCK
• 1:00 PM - SKI JUMPING (LIVE) (Medal Event) Men's Normal Hill PEACOCK
• 3:10 PM - ICE HOCKEY: Canada vs Czechia (LIVE) Women's Preliminary Round PEACOCK

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Team USA's Cory Thiesse, Korey Dropkin advance to curling gold match

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