Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse win first US Olympic medal in mixed doubles curling

Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse go home as Olympic medalists.

In a tough final against Sweden On Tuesday, the mixed doubles curling pair narrowly missed out on the top spot on the podium, falling 6-5 to siblings Isabella and Rasmus Wranå in a back-and-forth match in which the lead changed hands three times.

Despite their defeat, Dropkin and Thiesse made Olympic history with their Milan Curtain performance in guaranteeing the United States its first Olympic medal in mixed doubles curling after its victory over the host nation in the semifinals.

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Thiesse, a native of Duluth, Minnesota, also became the first woman to win an Olympic curling medal for the United States.

Cory Thiesse competes in a gold medal mixed doubles curling match at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on February 10, 2026. (Fatima Shbair/AP Photo)

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She will have a chance at another medal when she competes in women’s singles curling, but for Dropkin, Tuesday’s final marked her only event.

“It was a really great match,” Thiesse said on the NBC broadcast after the loss, via The Atlético. “We just needed to be a little more precise today, but we’re not going to let that game take away from the week we had.”

Rasmus Wranå and Isabella Wranå celebrate in the background as Cory Thiesse hugs Korey Dropkin at the end of the gold medal mixed doubles curling match at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, on February 10, 2026. (Fatima Shbair/AP Photo)

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“This week has been a dream,” added an excited Dropkin. “Rasmus and Isabella are great curlers. They deserve it. They played amazing.”

Italy defeated Great Britain 5-3 and completed the podium with a bronze medal.